A couple years ago a friend of mine had a litter of chi puppies. There were two of them. When they were about 6 - 8 weeks old (I can't remember exactly, they were eating soft food by themselves) I puppysat for her.
My MIL saw the puppies and had a FIT for one. I talked to friend, told her MIL was widowed, on a fixed income, etc. Long story short, she offered us a puppy at a VERY reduced priced (which DH and I paid) and we assured her we would help with any other financial obligations that came with puppy (food, toys, vet, etc).
So guess what....we had to go to MIL's Saturday and find out that she has GIVEN THE CHI AWAY!
And the "good" reason she had for giving her away is that she has decided she wants a pomeranian and DH's sister and BIL said they'd buy her one.
You know, I love my DH. I really do. But if I had gotten to really know his mother before we got married, I don't think I would have married him. I hate to say that, but its the truth. I have never in my life.