Woman's Neighbor Assumes Their Akita Dog Is A Stray and Trespasses Into Her Property to Take the Dog
A neighbor thought she had found a stray Akita, but the dog belonged to someone right next door. What started as a simple misunderstanding quickly turned into a messy case of trespassing, a missing pet, and a lot of anger.
The 21-year-old owner had raised Mickey, her 12-year-old Akita, since he was a puppy. He lived in a gated residential neighborhood and often walked around unleashed with her, which apparently confused a new neighbor who assumed he was alone and available to take.
By the time the truth came out, Mickey had already been given away to a friend. Now the owner is dealing with the fallout, and the neighborhood is picking sides.
The new neighbors did not know that the Akita has always been walking with his owner unleashed.
Mickey was close to being found
That's what you call stealing.
The moms are now badmouthing her, making the original dog owner look like she's the bad guy in the situation.
But what made things worse was that she yelled at the mom who received the dog as a gift. This is where Reddit became divided.
And now, she feels like the a**hole.
Some Redditors commented with solutions.
This is similar to the friend who found a “lost” dog, gifted it, and skipped owner-finding.
Others believe that she could press charges against the neighbor who stole her dog.
If she follows through with it, the Facebook posts are indeed good evidence. This is such a great idea!
These moms are just unreasonable.
The original poster also got lectured by a Redditor.
While some Redditors consider everyone to be at fault in this situation, the original poster was still given tips on how to proceed moving forward.
With a microchipped dog, no one else can claim that the dog is theirs.
Redditors agree that she should file a police report regarding the stolen dog.
The original poster further explained her side.
The dog was professionally trained to walk with her. Everyone in her neighborhood has no problems with the Akita walking around the area without a leash.
After much consideration, the original poster decided to file a police report.
She also explained that there's usually someone who watches over Mickey while he frolics outside. However, it was one of those days when he was just playing alone outdoors.
Cameras will be set up so that she'll immediately see who took her dog. After everything that happened, the owner decided to microchip Mickey as well.
Reddit may have been mixed in deciding who's at fault here.
After all, both sides did something unreasonable. But the good thing is that the owner learned something from it.
Now, she has decided to take the necessary steps to protect her dog. She'll keep him on a leash moving forward.
The dog will receive a microchip too. With these steps, the woman who stole the dog will never get away with her actions.
Want the twist on “stealing back” the Akita after they pounded on her door? Redditor asks if taking her dog back makes her the bad guy.
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