A woman has been slammed for refusing to return a missing dog because she 'loves her too much to give her back'. She explained how she 'adopted' the pooch about seven months ago after her friend found it wandering around outside her house. Originally, she took it to animal control to see whether she was reported as missing - but as she didn't have a microchip, she decided the animal didn't have an owner.
Taking to Reddit , she said: "She was underweight with dirty fur. Animal control couldn't find a microchip so they said I could hold onto her for a week and they would list her on their website and if nobody claimed her I could adopt her. So that's exactly what happened.
"My dog now has shiny fur and is very healthy. She is polite and walks well on a leash. She does lots of tricks.
I have depression and anxiety and she's my support animal. She's honestly the light of my life." After spending more than half a year bonding with her new pet, she decided to join a Facebook group for the unusual purebred breed to show her off.
She said: "I posted a picture of her in the group. A woman was tagged and a few hours later she messages me. She said my dog was her dog and she was so thankful I found her and wanted to arrange to come get her.
She offered to pay me for taking good care of her. "I thought she was trying to scam me since she lived across the country but when I looked into it I found her Instagram with a lot of dog pictures and videos. My dog has very unique markings so it wa.
