Still in the family?

[.sarah]

I'm lucky that my parents are understanding in that these are all MY dogs. We would only have Mandy right now if I hadn't taken on all responsibilities for the dogs. Should I choose to take them all with me they would be okay with it. They would be upset because they are a huge part of the family, but since they are all mine, it would be fine. Actually, the Labs are all in my name, but Mandy is in my parents'. But Mandy and I have a very, very strong bond and my parents, while they love her, she doesn't have much of a bond with them. I'm like that with Luka - I love her very much, but we don't have a bond like I do with the other three but she does have that bond with my parents, especially my dad. For that reason, it would be best for her to stay with them.

[cmayer31]

When I moved to San Diego I was living with my parents. We adopted Riley know that she was my dog, but when I moved out the roommates and I had a no pet policy. Riley stayed with my parents and now the lines are really blurred between whos dog she is. If/when I move again I don't know that I could take her from them, so I really don't know what will happen.

Frankie was an emergency rehome back to me (broke the no pet policy because all of the other roommates ended up with pets first ), and my parents don't really like the situation that caused me to get Frankie back, so there's no doubt that she is my dog and I will always have her.