I adopted a dog from Craigslist. The family re-homed him due to their autistic child not doing well with the dog and not having enough time for the dog due to care for the autistic child. I have a screen shot of the old Craigslist add. I also have all the texts from the time I got him. They decided they wanted him back. I didn’t give him back because I bonded to him and was concerned they would need to rehome him again. I think the dog caused outbursts for the autistic child. I have all the texts saying she needed to do what was best for her son and rehome him. He was supposed to go to someone else but they liked me better so they gave him to me for free.
I got a few texts saying how awful of a person I am and cruel for keeping him. They also won’t give me permission to change his akc microchip information into my name and information. It’s still in theirs. So if he gets lost, they will be contacted. I feel it’s cruel of them. The dog actually was scared to be pet and touched when I first got him and he also did a lot of submission urine out of fear. I think it was from the autistic child’s outbursts. He doesn’t do that anymore. He is in a calm loving situation with me. I just recently took him to the beach, We’ve gone hiking, go to the park everyday. I also have him as an emotional support animal. I’ve been through a lot of emotional trauma and his calm demeanor has been very supportive. He has been with me since November 2023 and it’s now May 2024. He has been with me for 7 months. He was only with them for a little while, maybe two months as I got him at 4 months old. They also sent texts saying that their son misses his best friend. That’s not the message I got when i adopted him. It was opposite. The texts were about the son hating him and not doing well with him. It’s been so very confusing. I love this dog very much and I’m attached. They also didn’t have him UTD on shots and I got him up to date. I’ve spent a lot of time and money on him.