Young Woman's Family Is Moving To A Smaller Home And They Are Pushing Her Into Rehoming Her Dog, Claiming They’ve All Made Sacrifices

Hers, however, would be the only one with a heartbeat

Liezel

• Published in Animal Stories
• October 30, 2022

Whenever pet owners are moving homes, pets are always a number one consideration. While searching for their new home, they have to ask questions like "Will the new place allow pets?" "Will the new place have enough space for pets?" and the like.

These are critical questions to ask if you want to ensure that you and your pets are comfortable enough in your new home. Because, of course, if you really love your pets, you'd be hesitant to give them up just because you have to move.

Many people would even go to great lengths to find their new home just to make sure it meets all their pets' needs. But, of course, there are times when moving with your pet is just difficult.

For Redditor chyulip, there were a lot of issues coming from her brother about her taking her dog along with her to their new home. They were already leaving behind two dogs but she didn't want to leave the puppy she adopted behind.

However, according to her brother the dog would take too much work in their new home and he thinks his sister should rehome it. On the other hand, the sister also has plenty of counterarguments for her brother's reasons.

Here's the whole story.

OP asks:

The family was set to move into a smaller house than what their old family house was so everyone wanted to go minimal with what they were taking along

They have three dogs, one of which is the sister's personally adopted puppy

OP's brother thinks she should leave her puppy behind as well for various reasons

Most of his reasons is because he thinks the dog just won't fit into their new home with its needs and everything

But one of the biggest reasons is that they'd all had to sacrifice something in the move

The thing is, they'd all be living together only for the next six months since both brother and sister are also moving out by then

Now, OP is genuinely confused whether she's the one in the wrong here

As OP said, she values and really enjoys her time with her dog given that she's mostly housebound because of her disability. And no matter her brother's reasoning, OP's counter reasons also make a lot of sense.

After all, it's hard to part with a pup that just makes your day a lot better, right? Many people in the comments section also seem to think that OP is making all the right points for keeping her dog and many are encouraging her to be firm in her decision.

Here are some of the top comments.

1. Either rehome the brother or move into her own place a lot sooner

2. It's absurd how the brother compared the dog, a living breathing creature, to a lifeless hunk of metal

3. The dog is family and it's for life

4. The dog is literally her best friend

5. Plus, it's not the brother's house and he's not even staying in it for life with the dog

6. OP does make sure that her dog is well taken care of despite her disability

If absolutely need be though, this person recommend rehoming her dog

7. This person understands OP's reasons but still have some questions

OP assured them though that her dog has an outdoor garden to play in when not getting walks

8. Some people are also advising OP to get a dog walker instead of paying for her to go to the dog park

Despite all of OP's brothers' reasons, it's pretty clear that OP is doing her best to make sure that her dog is well taken care of. It may be in unconventional ways since she can't do a lot of those things herself but she still does it and seems to be willing to continue doing it.

With that, we don't think there's any problem at all, especially since she'll also be moving out into her own place soon. Hopefully, her brother can see OP's points especially given that her dog also seems like an emotional support dog to her.

Liezel