Q: Received a dog from a woman and now being threatened and harassed.
We took in a male in tact dog from someone who said he had to go that day or he would be euthanized for biting. We agree to pay her $200 for him later. Situations arise and we have to ask her to temporarily watch him again after he bites me. She agrees and states she can only watch him for a few months. We recently picked him back up to bring him to the vet and decide to spend a few days socializing him. She threatens us to bring him back there by saying she will file civil suit and call the police saying we stole the dog, then tries to get us to pay her $500 as well ad give her a puppy. We have him on a veterinary plan and have sufficient evidence of her not being fit to be able to own a dog like that in the first place, can she take him back. We have already given her the original amount and stated if she had any qualms we would forward them to our attorney, however I don't want to go through the ordeal with my lawyers office over this. Could we also file a suit/restraining order.
A: I'm assuming you have a receipt or cancelled check for your original $200. If not, what were you thinking giving anyone more than $20 without a receipt? That being said, yes, your attorney can file a Petition for a Restraining Order. Record her calls, print her emails, screen shot, email and print her text messages, save her correspondence.
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