This story makes me so mad...how irresponsible are people?!
First of all it is illegal to leave a child under 12 alone in the car.
Second of all being a former teacher, something is wrong with a 9 year old (and her mother) taking no responsibility for her actions. A nine year old does know the difference between right and wrong at this point!
If my child had done something like that I would be devastated, and would take her in for some counseling to deal with this.
The grandmother needs to take blame also and give the money back to the buyers. If she already spent it, she needs to let the buyers know and to work out a payment plan with them.
What was she thinking driving around with the dogs anyhow? Especially at this time of the year and with dog theft going on?
Michele