Q: How long must you care for someone else’s dog before you can keep it?
My family and I have been watching someone else’s dog for two weeks now, she doesn’t give us food, she doesn’t check up on him or anything because she’s going homeless. He doesn’t have a tag and we are not sure if he has a chip. We are starting to get attached and we tried buying him off of her but she won’t sell him for anything lower than $1000 dollars. What should we do?
A:
Forever.
You can asked to be reimbursed for your costs of care, however, if the owner does eventually come pick up the dog.
I’d say you’re going to spend a lot more on caring for the dog than $1,000 from the sounds of it and if you dint buy the dog from her, now, you’ll never get that money back. You can always counter offer for a lower amount. If she does agree to sell the dog, make sure you get the transfer of ownership IN WRITING.
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