Who gets the money?
sublime5
Published
11/05/2011
For those who would rather skip the novel, here's my dilemma.
I've been caring for two pups from my mom's boyfriend's purebred dogs. He has not put an ounce of effort into the pups (time or money). He sells them for $750-$1000 a pup. He has offered to let me keep the money from one puppy. I'm pissed that he thinks he entitled to any money at all. Who's wrong?
My mom's boyfriend has two purebred dogs that he breeds for money. And when i say "breed" i mean that he literally goes down to the parents' cage for his monthly check and occasionally happens to stumble upon a litter. I mean how is he supposed to know when they might have puppies? It's not like dogs have special mating times throughout the year, right?
So a few months ago, I hear whining coming from their cage and go down to check it out. Seven puppies. I tell my mom's boyfriend and he takes my word for it. He couldn't care less to see for himself. Over the next few days, they start to die off one by one. It's expected that every puppy wont survive from a litter. I even suspect that there were more puppies before the seven. A few days go by and the puppies aren't dying. Three strong little pups are left--a boy and two girls.
I come home from work when the pups are a week old and go down to check on them. The male is gone. One of the girls is sitting in her parents' shit-pile screaming for her mom. Their mom isn't nurturing them. I weigh the options. I could let nature take its course--leave the pups with their mom, if they live, great. Or i could take them in and raise them myself where they could possibly still die. I make the choice to not sit by and watch them die. If they die in my care, I'll know they were given the chance they deserved.
I began feeding them around the clock. Every 3 hours for 5 and a half weeks until they were weened. I was buying formula, 10-15 puppy blankets to help keep their bed clean, doing laundry twice a day. My girlfriend and I took shifts feeding them at night and we even recruited a friend to help out during the day a few times when we weren't able to keep up with the schedule. Did my mom's boyfriend take a single shift? No. He even allowed my friend to feed the pups one day when he was sitting on his butt at home from work. He neglected to tell us the night before that he planned to take off even when we were making worried calls to make sure the pups didn't starve.
When the pups got to the age where they weren't sleeping all day, I decided they needed a bigger living space. At 3 weeks old, they went from a 1'x2' pet carrier to a 4'x8' carpeted pen. Did my mom's boyfriend help build this pen? No. Nor did he offer to help pay for it.
These little girls are now 7 weeks old and almost ready to go to their new homes. I've been posting them online and even made a facebook for potential buyers who want to track the pups as they grow up. They've had their shots, and will be akc registered (when he finally decides to send in for the god damn paper work). These dogs go for $750-$1000. He comes to me and says "I'll make you a deal, you can have the money from the first puppy"
The thought infuriates me. Not that I won't get all the money. But that he feels that hes entitled to HALF just because his poor neglected dog happened to push out some puppies a few months ago. He might as well have said to me "I'll make you a deal, you spend all your money and all your time and I'll take half your money. Awesome deal, right??" I would give these puppies away before I see this fucker get any kind of profit out of them.
I don't mind spending the money--no one forced me or even asked me to. I'm happy to see these little girls with new collars and bowls and cute little blankets. I'm glad they have a nice big pen to play in while I'm at work. I disagree with breeding and would rather have them go to a great home than have money in my pocket. Is he being generous by offering me money from the sale of one of his puppies?
I've been caring for two pups from my mom's boyfriend's purebred dogs. He has not put an ounce of effort into the pups (time or money). He sells them for $750-$1000 a pup. He has offered to let me keep the money from one puppy. I'm pissed that he thinks he entitled to any money at all. Who's wrong?
My mom's boyfriend has two purebred dogs that he breeds for money. And when i say "breed" i mean that he literally goes down to the parents' cage for his monthly check and occasionally happens to stumble upon a litter. I mean how is he supposed to know when they might have puppies? It's not like dogs have special mating times throughout the year, right?
So a few months ago, I hear whining coming from their cage and go down to check it out. Seven puppies. I tell my mom's boyfriend and he takes my word for it. He couldn't care less to see for himself. Over the next few days, they start to die off one by one. It's expected that every puppy wont survive from a litter. I even suspect that there were more puppies before the seven. A few days go by and the puppies aren't dying. Three strong little pups are left--a boy and two girls.
I come home from work when the pups are a week old and go down to check on them. The male is gone. One of the girls is sitting in her parents' shit-pile screaming for her mom. Their mom isn't nurturing them. I weigh the options. I could let nature take its course--leave the pups with their mom, if they live, great. Or i could take them in and raise them myself where they could possibly still die. I make the choice to not sit by and watch them die. If they die in my care, I'll know they were given the chance they deserved.
I began feeding them around the clock. Every 3 hours for 5 and a half weeks until they were weened. I was buying formula, 10-15 puppy blankets to help keep their bed clean, doing laundry twice a day. My girlfriend and I took shifts feeding them at night and we even recruited a friend to help out during the day a few times when we weren't able to keep up with the schedule. Did my mom's boyfriend take a single shift? No. He even allowed my friend to feed the pups one day when he was sitting on his butt at home from work. He neglected to tell us the night before that he planned to take off even when we were making worried calls to make sure the pups didn't starve.
When the pups got to the age where they weren't sleeping all day, I decided they needed a bigger living space. At 3 weeks old, they went from a 1'x2' pet carrier to a 4'x8' carpeted pen. Did my mom's boyfriend help build this pen? No. Nor did he offer to help pay for it.
These little girls are now 7 weeks old and almost ready to go to their new homes. I've been posting them online and even made a facebook for potential buyers who want to track the pups as they grow up. They've had their shots, and will be akc registered (when he finally decides to send in for the god damn paper work). These dogs go for $750-$1000. He comes to me and says "I'll make you a deal, you can have the money from the first puppy"
The thought infuriates me. Not that I won't get all the money. But that he feels that hes entitled to HALF just because his poor neglected dog happened to push out some puppies a few months ago. He might as well have said to me "I'll make you a deal, you spend all your money and all your time and I'll take half your money. Awesome deal, right??" I would give these puppies away before I see this fucker get any kind of profit out of them.
I don't mind spending the money--no one forced me or even asked me to. I'm happy to see these little girls with new collars and bowls and cute little blankets. I'm glad they have a nice big pen to play in while I'm at work. I disagree with breeding and would rather have them go to a great home than have money in my pocket. Is he being generous by offering me money from the sale of one of his puppies?
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