Anonymous
Post 10/09/2021 20:41     Subject: Babysitting dog all summer and don’t want to give it back.
We loved having Hamilton with us. He is a joy. If you ever consider rehoming him, we would love to give him a permanent house. In any case, we are always more than happy to dog-sit him.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2021 20:31     Subject: Babysitting dog all summer and don’t want to give it back.
OP, any update?
Anonymous
Post 09/02/2021 14:23     Subject: Re:Babysitting dog all summer and don’t want to give it back.
Any updates OP?
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 14:01     Subject: Babysitting dog all summer and don’t want to give it back.
Anonymous wrote:If all of these responses are serious, Op and every single responder sounds like a psycho. No, you cannot keep a dog you are dogsitting and it's weird to ask. I had someone watch my cat for five days this summer and would've been so offended if I came home and she asked "Are you interested in rehoming Fluffy?" Seriously, op, if you ask the owner this, I hope they never ask you to sit again. So rude and presumptuous.


Watching your pet for 5 days while you go on vacation is not the same situation as watching a dog all summer (months!) for nebulous reasons of being "busy".
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 13:55     Subject: Babysitting dog all summer and don’t want to give it back.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If all of these responses are serious, Op and every single responder sounds like a psycho. No, you cannot keep a dog you are dogsitting and it's weird to ask. I had someone watch my cat for five days this summer and would've been so offended if I came home and she asked "Are you interested in rehoming Fluffy?" Seriously, op, if you ask the owner this, I hope they never ask you to sit again. So rude and presumptuous.
You get offended too easily.

She's right. It's very weird to ask.
PP here.

I don't see why it's weird, but even if it was, it's nothing to get offended about.


It's weird to assume that someone would be happy to part with their pet. But it's not weird to notice that someone's life has changed significantly since they got the pet and to ask if they would find it helpful for someone else to have primary custody.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 12:13     Subject: Babysitting dog all summer and don’t want to give it back.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If all of these responses are serious, Op and every single responder sounds like a psycho. No, you cannot keep a dog you are dogsitting and it's weird to ask. I had someone watch my cat for five days this summer and would've been so offended if I came home and she asked "Are you interested in rehoming Fluffy?" Seriously, op, if you ask the owner this, I hope they never ask you to sit again. So rude and presumptuous.
You get offended too easily.

She's right. It's very weird to ask.
PP here.

I don't see why it's weird, but even if it was, it's nothing to get offended about.
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 03:38     Subject: Babysitting dog all summer and don’t want to give it back.
Anonymous wrote:"We are so sad to see Darlo go! We love having him here and hope you'll have us watch him again soon!" Then sigh wistfully.


Lol I love Darlo
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 03:37     Subject: Babysitting dog all summer and don’t want to give it back.
Anonymous wrote:If all of these responses are serious, Op and every single responder sounds like a psycho. No, you cannot keep a dog you are dogsitting and it's weird to ask. I had someone watch my cat for five days this summer and would've been so offended if I came home and she asked "Are you interested in rehoming Fluffy?" Seriously, op, if you ask the owner this, I hope they never ask you to sit again. So rude and presumptuous.


Why?
Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 03:32     Subject: Re:Babysitting dog all summer and don’t want to give it back.
Hopefully you can keep him! Or you could get another dog that looks and acts similarly.

What breed is he?

Anonymous
Post 09/01/2021 03:14     Subject: Babysitting dog all summer and don’t want to give it back.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If all of these responses are serious, Op and every single responder sounds like a psycho. No, you cannot keep a dog you are dogsitting and it's weird to ask. I had someone watch my cat for five days this summer and would've been so offended if I came home and she asked "Are you interested in rehoming Fluffy?" Seriously, op, if you ask the owner this, I hope they never ask you to sit again. So rude and presumptuous.
You get offended too easily.

She's right. It's very weird to ask.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2021 05:04     Subject: Babysitting dog all summer and don’t want to give it back.
Anonymous wrote:If all of these responses are serious, Op and every single responder sounds like a psycho. No, you cannot keep a dog you are dogsitting and it's weird to ask. I had someone watch my cat for five days this summer and would've been so offended if I came home and she asked "Are you interested in rehoming Fluffy?" Seriously, op, if you ask the owner this, I hope they never ask you to sit again. So rude and presumptuous.
You get offended too easily.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2021 22:21     Subject: Re:Babysitting dog all summer and don’t want to give it back.
I bet it's a corgi.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2021 18:10     Subject: Babysitting dog all summer and don’t want to give it back.
My dogs are always well trained snd several times the neighbors have asked if the could adopt them? Of course I didn’t leave them there all summer ….
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2021 17:57     Subject: Babysitting dog all summer and don’t want to give it back.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If all of these responses are serious, Op and every single responder sounds like a psycho. No, you cannot keep a dog you are dogsitting and it's weird to ask. I had someone watch my cat for five days this summer and would've been so offended if I came home and she asked "Are you interested in rehoming Fluffy?" Seriously, op, if you ask the owner this, I hope they never ask you to sit again. So rude and presumptuous.


They had the dog all summer, which is substantially more than five days. It's a very different situation than yours.


I agree with the "just ask" crowd. The owner is also a relative. I got my dog because I was dogsitting A LOT for an overwhelmed family member and eventually just said "Do you want me to keep her full time?"
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2021 17:06     Subject: Babysitting dog all summer and don’t want to give it back.
What’s its health like? Bills for those cute breeds can add up fast when they’re older.