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Someone Tried to Steal My Dog Today
CaptainNemo
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Some background first: my late mother was heavily into dogs. She loved them. Loved dog shows too. She bought a male and female Black Russian Terrier from a woman she met in the dog show social.... Whatever. Anyway, after her death, my father and I couldn't manage to care for two large dogs alone, and so we gave the bitch to another couple for safekeeping while we got our house in order. That was a few years ago.
Now the lady from earlier showed up today just a few hours ago, trying to get the male into a "breeding program". My father and her got into a verbal altercation. She said she knew some of an old motorcycle gang, which we knew as well. She also said she'd sue and a whole bunch of other unpleasentness. We've attempted to contact the females' keepers, but have thus far been unable to. So we contacted her, the dog lady, ex-husband, who's a good guy. Turns out he got everything in the divorce, including all the dogs, and now she's desperate for money and sue crazy. It seems she was trying to use our greed to get my dog.
So what do I do? I'm not afraid of her, as all her threats are empty, but I do fear for my father's anxiety and for my dog's safety?
Now the lady from earlier showed up today just a few hours ago, trying to get the male into a "breeding program". My father and her got into a verbal altercation. She said she knew some of an old motorcycle gang, which we knew as well. She also said she'd sue and a whole bunch of other unpleasentness. We've attempted to contact the females' keepers, but have thus far been unable to. So we contacted her, the dog lady, ex-husband, who's a good guy. Turns out he got everything in the divorce, including all the dogs, and now she's desperate for money and sue crazy. It seems she was trying to use our greed to get my dog.
So what do I do? I'm not afraid of her, as all her threats are empty, but I do fear for my father's anxiety and for my dog's safety?
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We have the paperwork that states he's ours, so I'm not worried on that front.
I'm not sure how much the police can do. I'll wait a few days, see how things develop. I'm examining all the options right now.
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The police will make a note of the complaint and file it away which would be handy if she shows up at your place again. If she is running a scam on her old customers to get their pets then it will be +1 to the stack of complaints about her.
A phone call to the police is pretty much minimal time and effort. Putting it off isn't going to help you at all.
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Paperwork proves you own a dog matching the description of your dog. A microchip and tattoo registered to you proves that your dog is your dog.
I don't understand the "the police won't help" thought. Sure, they aren't going to arrest her on the spot based on what you've said, but for one, it doesn't hurt to say "Hey, this lady has threatened us." It's more about the documenting it than anything else just in case something does happen.
It seems to be the general remark to contact the police advice, though, when it's about the easiest thing you can do and is likely to save you trouble in the future.
This. Get the microchip. They're cheap too.
Calling the police in this situation is a bit like getting into an accident, and calling the police to take a statement. If you haven't done anything wrong, it's for your protection and in your best interest to document as much as possible.
That is assuming quite a bit here. You are assuming the half crazy couple had an actual business regarding breeding instead of just occasionally breeding dogs. If the business didn't exist it is possible it is her name on the hypothetical contract that retained breeding rights.
@OP, I would be careful about assuming anything of the sort. It would be a good idea to pull out those papers and contracts and give them a read through. She might have some kind of point legally. If that's the case you certainly do not want to just ignore her.
Alternatively, fix your dog.
It's the only responsible thing to do!
But, seriously, if there's a contract regarding breeding rights, that could cause more problems. Don't do that. Do pull out the contracts and read them over, and do call the police to file a report. Regardless of whether the woman has a claim, she's being a goose and straight up harassing you. If she wants to pursue the issue she needs to do so legally.