Last summer I was given a husky pup, Duke, because his owner could no longer keep him. I had duke for about 6 months, when my dad decided he wasn’t going to let me keep him anymore. I had to find him a new home.
Being a red husky pup he strikes a lot of interest when I put his ad on Facebook. I put an adoption fee just to make sure he goes to a good home, and I kept stressing that he needs to be going to a permanent, forever home, somewhere very loving where he will have the best life he can.
So many people wanted him, but I ended up choosing a disabled veteran (PTSD) who was supposedly a dog trainer in the military, whose dog had been shot in the military and he needed a new companion in his life. He couldn’t afford to pay my asked $300 adoption fee, so I waived it for him as long as he promised to keep him forever. I did absolutely everything I could to make sure this would be a perfect home for Duke, and it all looked good, even though there were red flags and I knew it.
I’d been keeping in touch with him seeing how duke is doing and letting him know that I will take him back any day if he feels like it. I’ve also been requesting photos a few times, but he either ignores me or sends me repeated old photos. He also recently told me he got training to be an emotional support dog for him and his ptsd, which i now think was a comforting lie.
Fast forward to now, i asked the guy for photos again and he ignored me for days, so I checked his Facebook profile to see if I could find any pics of him there. He unfriended me, strangely, but when I scrolled down it had made sense why.
There were 2 posts on his Facebook profile trying to get rid of my puppy. The old pictures (that he looked unhappy in), some basic information about his breed and age, this guy’s kindergarten spelling and grammar, and his personal phone number which I’ve been keeping in contact with him with. He had listed him for “600 obo”.
I called him immediately demanding an explanation. He said it was his ex wife who did that and that he just now saw it too, that he’ll take it down, and that if he was getting rid of him I’d be the first person he’d go to.
But it doesn’t add up. I’ve seen the way this guy types. It was on his own Facebook profile. It had his personal cell phone number. He said his ex wife posted it, but this guy told me he got divorced a month before this post was made.
I don’t know what to do. I know duke isn’t my puppy anymore, but he had been through so much already that all I cared about was that he was able to find a loving forever home. He has had no stability growing up and he has suffered abuse from my dad. I feel that most people will think I’m going too far, and that he’s not my dog anymore, but I really trusted this person, and I have reason to believe they’re flat out lying to me about trying to sell him for $600 profit, only 1-3 months after I gave Duke to him.
I just want that dog to be happy and safe. But he’s not. I have failed this dog once again and I really feel like it’s on me to get him out of this. I just need some ideas of what I could even do in this situation. Thank you
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