‘AITA for selling ex’s dog for $500 after she left it in my house without my consent?’

Having a pet is one of the best feelings as they instantly become an integral part of one's life. However, there are times when people often get a pet animal and realize later that they do not want to keep it, hanging the animal's future in uncertainty.

Recently, a man on Reddit's 'Am I the A**hole' forum shared that he had to sell his ex's dog for $500 after she left it in his house, telling him that it was just a "temporary" arrangement.

Man sells ex's dog for $500 after she leaves it in his house

The 27-year-old man, in a post titled 'AITA for selling my ex’s dog after she left it at my house?' revealed that he broke up with his 24-year-old ex-girlfriend about two months ago. He mentioned that she moved out of the apartment that they shared and took most of her stuff, but for some reason, she left her dog, Max, with him.

The man wrote, "She claimed it was "temporary" while she found a new place that allowed pets, but I never agreed to this. I told her I didn’t want the responsibility of taking care of Max because I work long hours and don’t have the time."

The man continued in his post that weeks went by, and she still didn't come to pick Max up. She would text every now and then saying, "I’ll get him soon", but it was obvious she was dragging her feet.

The man further mentioned that he was stuck feeding, walking, and cleaning up after a dog he didn’t even want. He added that he finally told his ex-girlfriend that she needed to come and get Max by the end of last week, or he would figure something else out.

However, she didn’t take him seriously and didn’t show up.

The man wrote, "So, I decided to rehome Max. To be fair, I didn’t just dump him anywhere—I found someone through Facebook who seemed decent enough and gave me $500 for him. They seemed thrilled to have a dog, and honestly, it felt like a win-win. The dog gets a new home, and I get some cash for all the food and supplies I had to buy while he was here."

Ex-girlfriend loses her mind when she finds out OP sold Max

Continuing the post, the OP wrote, "When my ex found out, she absolutely LOST IT. She said I had 'no right' to sell her dog and that I 'stole' him."

He added that she was threatening to go to the police and report against him for theft. The OP told her it was her fault that she left Max with him for over a month, and even ignored the deadline he had given her to pick up Max.

"Now she’s telling all our mutual friends that I’m some kind of monster, and they’re blowing up my phone calling me a psycho," the man wrote.

He concluded the post, "I don’t think I’m in the wrong here. She left Max with me without my consent, and I gave her plenty of chances to take him back. Am I really the bad guy for solving a problem she created?"

Internet sides with man who sold his ex-girfriend's dog

Several Reddit users sided with the man who sold his ex-girlfriend's dog for $500 after she left it at his house without his consent.

A Reddit user commented on the post, "NTA. Making sure the dog was rehomed well is great. Getting money for the dog is a sign the new owner is serious. As dog owner I would never leave my dogs with someone who does not want them."

A person added, "NTA if she cared about the dog she would have got it. She was keeping it there to control you and you got rid of her control."

A user wrote, "Nta you didn’t steal anything, the dog was abandoned on your property."

A person remarked, "NTA. It's not theft as it would be considered abandoned. She'd have to try to take you to small claims. She had two months to figure something else out. She clearly didn't care enough about the dog to do so. She could have found someone that wanted to take care of him, but she didn't."

A comment read, "NTA, you gave plenty of warning. If she really cared about the dog she would have figured something out. Who leaves an animal you like with an ex you (presumably) hate?"

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