A Problem Regarding Letting Babe Visit his Original Owner...

[M101]

Babe's original owner (in her late 90's) was hospitalized w/ a broken hip 2 weeks ago. So the puppy was delivered to me.

Now the owner is requesting to visit the puppy in a convalescent hospital.

The owner provided the puppy little if any care previously. Yelling at him...closing him in a room by himself...excessive noise exposure...to me neglect.

I feel she just wants to show the puppy off. Babe has no memory of her...to me the best thing for him.

I'm trying very hard to show Babe that there is a better existence for him...love/attention/security;etc.

Am I wrong?

I feel if the previous owner returns home she needs a pet that does not require a lot of attention. I can just see Babe not knowing who she is and acting wild and out of control again. All training to this point would be lost.

Pls Advise

[I Found Nemo]

:( Just my opinion !!But, NO I would not let him meet with her. After the way you say she treated him, I wouldn't give it a first thought never mind a second..

ANDREA~:)

[Morkie4]

Absolutely not..........if you are correct on how she treated him before, there is no reason for her to see a dog she did not care for properly. :mad:

You said the dog was "delivered to you" when she went in to the home. Did you sign any papers that indicate YOUR ownership of him? It may get sticky if you do not have anything showing she released the puppy to you as it's new owner. And if that is the case, I would not let her see Babe either unless it was to get a "bill of sale" or a paper with "transfer of ownership" signed by her giving up her rights to Babe.

Babe has been through enough already in his short life............he does not need drama or trauma. JMO

[Jadey]

NO! STAY AWAY
i hate people who think its okay
seriously no offense to the senior fellow
but... our furkids dont need to even be reminded of the abuse even if babe has no idea who that person is...
if babe is happy
tell that person babe is well adjusted and at this time he is still needs to be around you and your family and until a a month or two babe can see that owner make something up :)
if u need ideas let me know
i am very smart when it comes to creative thinking LOL!

[pixelgirl]

I totally agree with you all, don't let him see his bad previous owner again. Now he has the love he deservs from you.

Greets,
pixelgirl.

[bek74]

I just wanted to know, are you just looking after this puppy, or has it for certian been given to you forever???, My concern is maybe this elderly lady may think she will be getting the puppy back when she is out of the hospital.

I would suggest what ever the arrangment is, to have it in writing. Although I do agree with everyone else in saying STAY AWAY, I would however make the exception, and visit, smile do the whole thing and get her to legally sign this puppy over to you, then you can walk away and never see her again.

If you have no written arrangment and you don't comply, will she be nasty and take the puppy back. I am just concerned about the puppy.

All the best, I think you are wonderful for taking this baby in and opening up your heart and home ( not that it is hard to love them, they are so darn beautiful :) )

[Kanga]

Hmmmm how old is Babe?

Who is asking you to do this?

I think I would go get a loan of a JRT or a Chi and take that for a visit. If this person is in their late 90's hopefully, they won't remember what Babe looked like. :D

[mrfinke]

Well, I would not give the puppy back if she did indeed treat him that badly. However, she probably doesn't see herself as being neglectful and just not showing/giving him up may make her offended and want the puppy back even more. Maybe you can word it so it seems like you are doing her a favor, by offering to take Babe off her hands and take care of him and let him visit every once in awhile if she signs him over to you (written down of course). Than you can have him visit her like a few times and than eventually just stop (or continue going if you want to.)