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How Would You Handle This..?

A while back I rescued two Siberian Huskys from a man who refused to give them the care they needed. They were underfed, no shots, had heartworms and everything else. I took them in, gave them there shots, heartworm treated them, and fatened them up. It finally came time to find them good homes and I had great success. They each got the home that suited them. I was extremely overjoyed. I kept in touch with each family over the next few months and all seemed well. Everyone was happy and they seemed to love their new dogs.

Overtime, the contact was less frequent but still talking.

My problem is..I went into the pet store to buy some dog food and in the back there is a wall where people put up flyers who have dogs to be rehomed or are selling puppies and things like that..I always like to look..lol..
I started glancing around and noticed a dog that looked familiar to me..it was one of the Huskys I had rescued and found a home for..UP FOR SALE!!! This lady has her up for sale as a "purebred" siberian husky..which I told her she is not!! I even told this lady many many times that is something happened and she could no longer keep the dog then I would take her back. I told her to please not giver her to anyone else or sell her..and she is anyway. It broke my heart..to see my little rescue pup up for sale when I was the one who gave her to a home that I thought would love and care for her.

How would you handle this? Would you ask for the dog back? I want to ask for her back, but what if she wont give her back..she obviously wants money.. Should I allow her to find a home..but what if she does not get a good one? This worries me. Please..any advice? Should I contact her?
Sorry, there is no written agreement..I kind of did this just out of feeling sorry for the pups, so I took them in on my own. I thought I was doing something wonderful for these dogs..making a difference. Now I feel like crap because of this.

One Trick, how can you use the word "dispose of" like that? I care what happens to these dogs.
Oh..and Yes, I took the add down myself..

What the hell difference does it make whether i am a certified shelter? So does that mean if I am not a shelter I should have just left these dogs to rot where they were? I had a little bit more compasion than that. If I did not care what happened to them I would not have taken them in in the first place, so please dont be so rude. Maybe I did not do it in the correct way totally, but I thought If i could find them a home, why should they have to suffer in a shelter that is already crowded..? I tried my best, and I charged a rehoming fee as well. That is what the shelter recommeneded that I do. I will get it in writing next time. I only asked to get an opinion because I have never had this problem and I did not want to handle it the wrong way. I wanted the best way so as to have a better chance of gettng her back..I am sorry for this..I am. I thought it was the right thing to do, trying to give thema better life. I am sorry I could not keep them indefinatly. I wish I could

Well, you can *ask* for the dog back, but I assume you didn’t have the woman sign a contract saying the dog had to be returned to you if she couldn’t keep it? Well, you’ll know for next time to get it in writing….then you’d have something to take to court.

Nothing you can do about what type of home this dog finds unless the woman will agree to let you help find the home. But since the dog isn’t purebred, you probably couldn’t get the kind of money she wants.

I guess how I would approach it is to contact the woman, and in a CALM voice say you saw the flyer. Pause to see if she says anything…. then go on to CALMLY remind her that the dog is not purebred, so shouldn’t be advertised as such…another pause to see if guilt kicks in…then remind her of the conversation you had saying you’d take the dog back if she couldn’t keep it, and tell her you’d like the chance to re-home it. She might reconsider, she might not.

I know you’re angry–and you have every right to be–but if you lose your temper, you’ll likely lose any chance of taking the dog back. Try to work *with* her, for the dog’s sake.

If she refuses to budge, then I’d go back and write on any flyer of hers that I could find, something like "I am the person who originally rescued this dog from a bad home and placed it with this person. The dog is NOT purebred and the person is well aware of that." Up to you if you want to add "I offered to re-home the dog, but this person just wants $$$".

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  • Sean

    I would contact her immediately and ask her why did she go against you. Especially when she is lying about the breed. I would also tel the store the story and that flyer is lying but I don’t know if they can remove it
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  • Jennifer M~ Got the Giggles

    I would certainly contact her.

    Did you make her sign an agreement when you adopted her out? If not, there is little you can do to enforce your verbal agreement. BUT I would definitely be giving her a "what the hell" kind of phone call.

    In addition, don’t beat yourself up too much about the woman not turning out to be a great home. Even experienced adoption screeners sometimes make mistakes trusting people they shouldn’t have. The only advice I can give you next time is to get it in writing.
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  • 0NE TRlCK P0NY

    I would step back and mind my own business. The dog is hers now, and how she sees fit to dispose of it is her business. And if some fool wishes to take her at her word and pay more than the dog is worth, that’s their business also.

    You can’t save the whole world. Choose a project that will actually benefit someone.
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  • Blahman179

    Honestly, you can’t get the dog back, but I would contact the owner of the establishment that has the fliers up and tell him/her the situation.

    Maybe they’ll understand and remove the poster/contact the owner of the dog?
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  • Mrs. Crawler

    You need to contact her and take the pup back. This is irresponsible of her to sell this pup. Dogs need stability and love.
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  • Krisss

    Well any person that is lying about purebred and won’t take care of her dog might just be in it for the money. If I were you i would contact that lady immediately. YOU were the one that fed and treated the dog. She wasn’t even taking care of her. That’s not a true owner, or dog seller. So i would contact her and take/ buy the dog back.
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  • Cecillia

    I would buy that dog back if I had to. That’s just not right to me. It wasn’t right of her to keep you in the dark that it didn’t work out. Or maybe she just wants the money..

    It’s really hard to tell what families just don’t work out for a dog, it sucks when they don’t. My family is part of a rescue group, and I’ve seen it happen before.
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  • Lori’s Discovery

    I would go get the dog back!
    No I would RUN over and get the dog back.
    You tell the person you thought they would keep there word about not giving the dog up!
    Some folks only care about the All Mighty Dollar!
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  • Jenny

    This is her dog so she can sell it if she wants. I would call her and ask for her back and maybe she will if she cant sell her. Next time you adopt out I would have them sign a contract agreeing to return the dog to you if they can no longer keep it. I might even sneakily take the add down.
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  • the one

    . I would take the dog back while informing her and the world about false avertivsing. I give a lot of dogs to new homes and the only cost to them is to provide proper love and care after they take them home. I do make them aware that if I find them back in bad enviroments I will rerescue the dog from them.
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  • Helen Rempel

    Well, you can *ask* for the dog back, but I assume you didn’t have the woman sign a contract saying the dog had to be returned to you if she couldn’t keep it? Well, you’ll know for next time to get it in writing….then you’d have something to take to court.

    Nothing you can do about what type of home this dog finds unless the woman will agree to let you help find the home. But since the dog isn’t purebred, you probably couldn’t get the kind of money she wants.

    I guess how I would approach it is to contact the woman, and in a CALM voice say you saw the flyer. Pause to see if she says anything…. then go on to CALMLY remind her that the dog is not purebred, so shouldn’t be advertised as such…another pause to see if guilt kicks in…then remind her of the conversation you had saying you’d take the dog back if she couldn’t keep it, and tell her you’d like the chance to re-home it. She might reconsider, she might not.

    I know you’re angry–and you have every right to be–but if you lose your temper, you’ll likely lose any chance of taking the dog back. Try to work *with* her, for the dog’s sake.

    If she refuses to budge, then I’d go back and write on any flyer of hers that I could find, something like "I am the person who originally rescued this dog from a bad home and placed it with this person. The dog is NOT purebred and the person is well aware of that." Up to you if you want to add "I offered to re-home the dog, but this person just wants $$$".
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  • Robert

    Contact her. Did you sign a contract?
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  • Pamela D.

    If you really cared what happened to these dogs you would have kept them in the first place. You gave the dogs away so it was no longer any of your business, unless you are a certified shelter owner or a Husky rescue owner.
    Maybe the dog was more then the woman could handle.
    Did you even think to call her and ask why she wanted to re home it, NO you decided to come here and rant about it.
    Give it up and allow the dog to find a new maybe better home then any she has had so far.
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  • Manders

    It couldn’t hurt to call and ask her if she would like you to take her back.

    Unfortunately, since there is no written contract, I don’t think there’s a whole lot you can do. You re-homed the dog, which essentially means you gave up control of that dog. It sucks, but what can you do? I’m not saying you should just forget the dog, but remember that you already did what you could for her, and saved her life. It takes a special person to do that, but now you might just have to let go.
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  • munchkin

    mind your own business … the dog has been rehomed and if the new owner does not want the dog it is really none of your business … and it is not your business if this woman lies or asks for money either because it is HER DOG not yours … it is beyond my comprehension these people who give up dogs and then feel entitled to the dogs story for life … get over it … there is nothing you can do, you had no contract, and the current owner can do whatever they want with the dog … and even if you did have a contract like i did with my breeder to not spay MY DOG, it went to court and i WON because it is MY DOG and i chose to spay her … so get over it and if you can not rescue dogs without becoming overly attached, you might consider not doing it … and get it through your head, this dog is of no concern to you once it leaves your hands …
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