Single dad slammed for rehoming daughter’s canine whereas she was away from residence

The person has taken to Reddit to elucidate how he rehomed his daughter’s canine whereas she was spending the weekend along with her mum – he claims she ought to have seen it coming

Proudly owning a canine is a large dedication – and one which requires lots of thought earlier than leaping in.

However when making an attempt to appease his daughter, one man half-heartedly agreed to welcoming residence a Pomeranian pet for his ‘determined down’ 13-year-old.

Explaining how he adopted the canine on the promise she would stroll, feed and clear up after it, the person has vented his frustrations after his daughter stopped contributing to her canine’s care after it aged out of puppyhood.

Talking to Reddit, he mentioned: “Around two years ago I went through a divorce and ended up with my two kids.

“Not lengthy after shifting into a brand new place my daughter mentioned she needed a canine.

“I didn’t really want one as my son already had a cat and I knew from previous experience with a dog my daughter contributed very little to its care.

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“She promised me she would look after this one and I wanted to make sure she was happy living with me, so I eventually agreed.

“To her credit score, she did a superb job for the primary 12 months, taking it for walks, cleansing up after it, and so forth.

“The second year, however, she really dropped the ball. She started doing more extracurricular activities after school, hanging out with her friends, normal teenage girl stuff.

“I used to be advantageous with this so long as she stored taking care of the canine. I paid for all its meals and vet care, all she needed to do was stroll it, clear up after it, and feed it. These progressively stopped occurring.”

But a year and a half after getting the dog, the girl stopped caring for it altogether – instead leaving all the work for her dad or 15-year-old brother.

“I needed to continually remind her to take care of it as me and my son had been those feeding it and cleansing up after it as she would go away urine to the purpose it dried on the ground and its faeces till it stunk out my complete place,” he added.

“We argued numerous instances about it to the purpose I mentioned if she will’t take care of the canine then she didn’t need to have one.”

Reaching the top of his tether, the 55-year-old created an adoption advert for the canine – and ended up rehoming it whereas his daughter was at her mum’s home for the weekend.

He mentioned: “I had heaps of interest, so I interviewed and shortlisted several people.

“I didn’t wish to settle for any cash for the canine, I simply needed to provide it to a household that might love and deal with it.

“I went out to see multiple families and decided to give it to one with two young daughters – aged nine and 11 – with a huge backyard for the dog to run around and play in.

“I did this whereas my daughter was away along with her mom for the weekend. I, after all, anticipated backlash when she ultimately obtained residence and came upon what I had achieved, however her response went effectively past my creativeness.

“The screaming and throwing of things were like something from a movie. She moved out that day and told me she never wanted to see or speak with me ever again.”

After going two weeks with none contact from his daughter, the person apologised to her and admitted he was improper to rehome her pet with out her information – but it surely was too late.

“She refuses to return any of my calls or reply to my texts. I told her I’m sorry for what I did but that the dog wasn’t being treated correctly and that I’d warned her several times to start taking care of it better or this would happen,” he mentioned.

“My ex-wife is offering no support and thinks I’m the most evil person on the planet so I’m worried she will actively discourage my daughter from reconciling.

“My son thinks I did the best factor however he additionally instructed me his sister is severe about chopping me out perpetually.”

While most users agreed he was in the wrong to rehome the dog behind his daughter’s back, others pointed out how he should have known he would end up being its primary caregiver.

One user said: “When you get a canine for a teen it is advisable be absolutely ready for the truth that it’s truly your canine .”

Another user added: “I would say rehoming the canine with out first discussing the problems and developing with a plan of motion is a nasty transfer.”

A third said: “I perceive why you needed to rehome the canine, and it seems like your daughter was being fairly irresponsible. However to do it whereas she’s away, with out telling her beforehand is merciless.

“I get that you told her she didn’t deserve to have a dog if she couldn’t look after one, but instead you really should have said “if you happen to do not begin caring for the canine, I’ll start the rehoming course of on X date.”

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