Well the thing is, my dad knows how much she means to me and how much Chloe meant to me. He would want me to keep the dog, it's mainly his girlfriend that is the anti-dog, she's starting to talk him against me. I own (now) two dogs, and a horse. I work for both of them and they have never had to pay a penny toward them.
My father or his GF don't understand how much she helps me, because they have never been attached to an animal like that. I can stay other places, but that side of the family is harassing me and saying "you picked a dog over you father, I hope you feel good" and all of these other things. But I'm not the one who is picking sides, if I could I would choose both. My father feels horrible and actually cried, but his gf keeps saying "don't back down, then she will think she can get her way every other time".
Which to me is amazing because I'm very independent and responsible, I've lived by myself for a few years now.. idk
edit- & I do have a job, that's the ONLY reason why I want to stay with my dad, because he has an extra car I can use, and I work at a horse barn that's not far from his house.