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I want her back..
My husband bought me a dog when we first got married, I loved this dog more than anything in the whole world..time passes me and hubby got a divorce and I moved.. that living situation didnt work out and I asked my Ex to take care of my dog for a few months for me (I knew he would take good care of her) anyways, I just found out that he gave Precious away! He gave her to his brother and his brother's wife -the wife, which hates me more than anyone on the face of the earth! What can I do? She was not a pure breed dog so I have no papers on her of that kind. I do have all my papers from vet visits with my name being on the reciepts as the owner. I also have TONS of picutres of me and her from the last 5 years. Do I have any legal rights or should I plot to steal her back? This woman never took care of her dogs and you could always see there rib cages. It is breakin my heart that my dog could possibly not be fed or showed the love she needs. Please just offer me your opinion... my heart is breaking! P.S. I'm married now and can provide her all the love and care she could ever need.
-Missing Precious
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That is so sad! You need to contact the people that have your dog and ask politely for her back. If they refuse then tell them you will be taking papers to prove ownership to animal control and if need be the police, to take the dog. Be ready to do both. Your dog probably misses you, too.
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Try to ask for her back. I know you said that the wife hates you but you should at least try. If you do not get along with her then be a suck-up. I think you would be able to get your dog back if you envole any law because, when I lived in Pennsylvania I had to give away my adorable kitty, and then the shelter called and said that since I paid for the cat I could not give her away without first informing the shelter, and they would do a bunch of paperwork and reasign the cat. But that is only at 1 shelter in Pennsylvania, so I am not sure if that will work for you. Since you are desprite you should at least try. I think that stealing her back wouldn't be such a great move because, it is ilegal.
Much Luck,
juicyfruitluvr4ever
P.S if you ever get your puppy back give her a hug for me, she sounds precious.
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Hello,
To determine legal recourse you may have to define 'a few months' was it three or eight? You could take him to small claims court if he broke a verbal agreement regarding the time he would keep the dog for you. Did you provide support for the dog? If so this would certainly help your case too. If it didn't appear that you would ever get the dog, or let's say he kept him for a year or over the time limit you specified and he provided all the support, it's doubtful you would win the case, but you could try and all you'd have to lose would be the filing fees...unless of course he counter claimed for the support of the dog.
If in fact the brother/sister-in-law are neglecting their dogs turn them in to animal control or the humane society. If they remove your dog she will be placed up for adoption, and you could adopt her.
You may believe that these people hate you, but perhaps if you called and asked they would give the dog back. Offer to 'buy' the dog from them. If they need the money they may just agree to sell her.
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im no lawyer im just a person with a temper and a animal lover. heres ur legal rights go over there see if your dog is ok if not go thru the door bust her in the face and take the dog or just call the humane society if you can see your dogs ribs and tell them to get your dog back before it starves to death. but i would go with the first thing
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Don't act rashly just yet. First try to get the dog back without getting the police or the law involved. Your ex gave your dog away. Talk to your ex about it. Let him know that the dog was a present to you and that even though he paid for it, it is legally your dog. You care about it and are willing to take legal action to get it back. Don't be harsh or accusatory, just be honest.
If this doesn't work, then it is time to get the law involved. I want to warn you though, it's going to be a battle of "he said, she said", which you could easily lose. Your ex, if he chooses to fight this, is probably going to claim that either, the dog was not a present to you, but a family dog, making it part his, or that when you gave it to him, it wasn't just to look after for a few months, you were actually giving the dog to him permanantly. He may have paperwork showing that he purchased the dog, while you will have no paperwork proving anything other than that you took care of it a few times. Try to be prepared for this if it gets this far. You will have a better chance of getting the dog back if it doesn't! So, really try to do everything you can before taking legal action.
I wish you the best of luck and I hope that you get your dog back.
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I could tell you so much more if I knew your location. The laws vary so much from state to state.
In most areas, property law says the dog is yours. You have vet papers with your name, pictures of the two of you, and (most likely) plenty of people willing to state that the dog is yours and no one elses.
Call your local police department. Explain the matter to them. In most areas, after proving the dog is yours, a uniformed police officer will show up at your ex-brother-in-law's house and reclaim the dog for you.
But be sure to call your local police. Even if this scenario doesn't apply in your area, they will be most able to let you know what your general rights are in this area.
If you still need assistance, and the police don't seem able to help, most lawyers will provide a free or inexpensive half-hour consultation. If you show up prepared, you should be able to get all the information you need in that half hour. The type of lawyer you are looking for will be property, personal property, torts, civil, or general.
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If you think you can win the case, you could always take the woman to court. It sounds like you may have enough information to be convincing.
Have you tried talking to her? She might not really hate you as much as you think.
If I were you, I'd ask the woman to simply give your dog back to you. If she says no, warn her that you're willing to take her to court for it. If she doesn't give in, then go for it. But she may realize that you love the dog and it's not really worth having to go to court and just give it back to you.
If you don't wanna talk to her, ask your ex-husband to talk to her if he's willing. Or even his brother..he may understand the whole situation better.
If she isn't taking care of the dog [or previous dogs as you said] and you can prove that, I can almost gaurantee that it's possible to get your dog back if you talk to the right people..maybe animal control of some sort! I wish you the best of luck!
=] Evy
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