Encounter with our guy's prior owners!

megbot · 11-08-2009, 11:45 PM

I can say they're very lucky it was Brian and not me they ran into. He's a much nicer, patient person. There would have been hell raised if it were me out there. Thankfully, Wrinkles is a spectacular companion and we couldn't be happier with him. He's energetic and strong and has gained 15 lbs. Yeah, a whole 15 lbs, and he's still on the lean side. The vet couldn't believe how much he gained. You can't imagine what condition he was in.

delee39 · 12-01-2009, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by megbot

no absolutely not. The parents, without a doubt. The parents shouldn't have pulled over and let the kids run out at the dog in the first place. What if it wasn't their dog and they got bit? Very, very irresponsible parents. Plus, the kids are getting taught that it's ok to abuse a dog and just give it away. It'll be fine. Sigh.

Logan: I would have flipped out had they asked Brian for Wrinkles back. Flipped. I suspect you handled that situation better than we would have.

...from his previous condition and living environment...I am unsure you should have expected anything more from these people.
I agree with you...but stupid is as stupid does.

Me being who I am, I would have taken the opportunity to educate the kids about their dogs previous conditions...and likely had their mom all red faced and huffing by the time I was done.

CerbiesMom · 12-07-2009, 11:33 AM

If the previous owners of either of my boys came up to me saying i had their dog, they'd be punched in the face immediately. My boys were so neglected and abused, both outdoor dogs, one chained and burned, the other beaten. But, i'm sure neither of them even thinks of them anymore.
If my little girls first owners could see her now, I think they'd want her back. They were good ppl, they were just elderly, and forgot how hyper puppies are, and they didn't want to send her back to the breeder to sit in a cage.

ThoseWordsAtBest · 12-08-2009, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by CerbiesMom

If the previous owners of either of my boys came up to me saying i had their dog, they'd be punched in the face immediately. My boys were so neglected and abused, both outdoor dogs, one chained and burned, the other beaten. But, i'm sure neither of them even thinks of them anymore.
If my little girls first owners could see her now, I think they'd want her back. They were good ppl, they were just elderly, and forgot how hyper puppies are, and they didn't want to send her back to the breeder to sit in a cage.

I would have a REALLY hard time with meeting any of my dogs previous owners. Magpie was in such bad shape and showed it, physically and mentally, and dumped by her first and second owners. Smalls was found as a stray at 5 weeks. Jonas was kept in a kennel with no human contact, except for breeding. Jack was physically abused. I don't know if I would have the strength to control myself if one of those a-holes came to me and said "Hey, that used to be my dog!"

pupnamedkarma · 12-08-2009, 06:30 PM

These are such incredible stories. I can't even imagine if I ran into the previous owners of Karma. My SO and I just adopted her sort of. A woman begged my aunt to take the dog with her because her boyfriend abused the dog and she needed to get rid of Karma. My aunt was going to try to put her into a rescue because she couldn't keep her as she travels for work. My SO and I had actually just started to look into adopting a dog. It worked out well for everyone.

My question is why she wanted to get rid of the dog instead of that loser boyfriend?
Oh well we now have a sweet pup who seems happy to be in a calm and loving house.

beccahacom · 12-08-2009, 10:23 PM

I just rescued my girl domino about 4 weeks ago the shelter had named her mace and she had been there for about a month but she wasn't even reacting ot the name so we renamed her and we called her domino the first itme she perked up as if to agree yes i liek that name.
She has gained quite some weight since I got her which is actually because she is surprisingly pregnant. The first vet I took her to told me she was spayed turns out she isn't...
so i will have rescue puppies soon, too late to abort.
BUt i still love my domino and she gets along with our other dog.

ColoradoSooner · 12-10-2009, 03:32 PM

That would completely freak me out...especially Ranger's first owner, who is serving a life sentence for murdering another woman.

For awhile I was honestly paranoid about posting his picture on forums like this because I had this fear she would break out of jail, track us down and try to get Ranger back. (Um, yes, I obviously have an overactive imagination.)

And Mayzie's previous owners - like others mentioned, I'd probably punch them in the face for how they treated her. Although part of me would love for them to see what a difference love and (gasp!) FOOD can make for a dog.

beccahacom · 12-10-2009, 11:48 PM

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difference FOOD can make for a dog.

hihi who would have thunk that dogs should be fed.

my rescue will be too skinny once she has the puppies, but right now she eats how she please, since i can't force her esp since she is due at any point. but if i ever met her owner oh i would be pissed furious....

Inga · 12-11-2009, 12:12 AM

I only had one incident with a past owner. I was contacted by the local police (someone I knew) about a Rottie that was seized from a drug house. The dog was badly beaten, and likely used as bait for dog fight training. She had been hung and had some fractures. Her head was swollen up and they didn't know if it would make it. I took the dog, got her the medical attention she needed. The man was tossed in jail for drug charges. A while after, I was reading the classifieds and there was an add about that dog. The owner wanted the dog back and was looking for whoever took the dog from the shelter it had been dropped off at. AS IF!!! There was no way in hell she was going back to that person. I was shocked and horrified. I told the police and they said they would take care of it. The way it was written seemed threatening. I didn't take that do out in public for awhile until she was healed and had put on a lot of weight. By the time she went out, she looked like a different dog and of course what I named her didn't match up to what they might have called her.

I would have been angry at the parents in that situation as well. I feel sorry for the children because they obviously missed their dog and because they are learning to be dinks too.

alphadoginthehouse · 12-12-2009, 06:44 PM

I think I'm pretty safe from prior owners. Butch was found in the country (I live in Houston!) and I've had him for 5 yrs. He was named by my vet and I kept it. Roxxy came from Louisiana (she's a Katrina baby). She was named by the rescue and I kept it too. Mortimer was found at 10 wks somewhere and no on would recognize him (I thought I was getting a short haired cat...wrong). He was named by me (morphed from Voldemort...looonnnng story).

Glad I don't have to worry about prior owners...never would have thought about it before I read this post either.