Aw, I can feel your pain. My fiance and I adopted a dog last year (and while it is different than finding the rightful owners to a dog) and we were told he was a seven month lab mix that loved other dogs...nope, it turned out that he was a pitbull mix and he hated other dogs. He drew blood from my arms a couple of times and the final straw was when he bit my parents' pomeranian mix...so we took him back and it was horrible. I hated how he acted, but at the same time it dorve me nuts knowing that someone else might adopt him and use his pitbull strength and anger for the wrong reasons...
I was hoping she would let you buy her from them, but unfortunately, it is her dog and if I ever lost Sophie I would want her back more than anything. And for the record, if my fiance was ever stupid enough to put her on the hood of a car and forget about her, I would be single one again.
Just an idea though, why not look into rehoming another dog in need. I know some rescues around me have waiting lists - you apply/get approved and then they call you when there is a dog available that you may want. I don't know if you would be comfortable doing this, but why not accept the reward to put toward the rehoming fee there may be and on top of that ask her for a written recommendation and an in service phone number that you could give to a rescue to help your application. At least that way, you get something other than money as a reward for taking her in. Just a thought though. |