Redditor Who Tried Their Hardest To Find The Owner Of A Lost Puppy Refuses To Return It After Finding Him A New Home

“ I know the dog will be happy if I leave her with her new family, but I really wanna give her back to the original owners if they will love her”

Ayoub

• Published in Animal Stories
• October 27, 2022

Losing your pet is one of the worst things that can happen to a dog owner. Sometimes, dogs can wander around and get lost, and finding them is usually quite hard.

The best course of action that a dog owner can take to increase the chances of finding their dog is to hang posters around or post about it on social media. Other than that, all you can do is wait and hope for the best.

Finding someone's lost dog is also a difficult situation to deal with, especially if they happened to wander a little bit too far away from home. And even if you happen to find someone that claims they own the dog, they need to provide proof of ownership because anyone can make that claim just to get a free dog.

A Reddit user who goes by the username u/Time-Flight2838 made a post on the r/AmItheAhole subReddit where they explained how they found a lost puppy and did everything they could to find their original owner. The Redditor eventually got contacted by a family that claims they own the dog but giving the dog back turned out to be more complicated than usual. Scroll down and check out the original Reddit post.

Here's the original post by Reddit user u/Time-Flight2838:

Here's the reason why OP thinks they might be the A-hole in this situation:

Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/Time-Flight2838's post:

OP eventually commented on their own post to provide more context about the situation:

As long as the family has proof of ownership, they should get their dog back.

The story they provided doesn't really add up.

It's obvious the dog was not being taken care of properly.

The dog is exactly where it belongs. Nothing can guarantee that the dog will have a good life.

A leash can be attached to a harness quite easily.

Some dog are exclusively on harnesses. It's considered safer.

Other people shared the previous user's opinion about only using a harness.

The dog wasn't necessarily neglected according to the available proof. But the story is still a little off.

The story still does not add up.

OP could take some precautions before giving the dog back.

The owners have to generate proof of ownership. It's impossible not to have at least one picture with the dog.

OP did everything they could to find the dog's owners.

The new family should also have a say in this.

It's obvious they cannot be trusted with the dog, unless they prove otherwise.

OP did everything in her capacity to find the puppy's original owner and went above and beyond before she ran out of options. The family that claims the dog belongs to them should provide more proof before moving the puppy to another family that might not necessarily give it a good life.

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