We’ve all heard tails of poor pet ownership.

In this story, a de facto dog owner is aghast at her aunt’s negligence.

Let’s paw around for the facts…

AITA for saying my aunt doesn’t deserve a pet?

My aunt (27 f) has a 5 year old yorkie.

When she moved in with me (17 f) and my mother, she brought her son and her yorkie along with her.

She said in light hearted banter that since she had her son she hasn’t really been giving her dog (Scruffy) much attention.

Don’t all joke have a kernel of truth?

So naturally, being a loner, and sort of keeping to myself, I had a lot of time and attention to give to Scruffy.

We bonded, she felt like my own dog.

I feed her, I walk her, I make sure she’s groomed.

Oh no I have a bad feeling there’s about to be a doggone turn…

Today I come home from school and she didn’t run to me like usual, so I look around for about five minutes and start to get anxious since she’s not coming to my calls.

My mother, aunt and cousin come home from somewhere, and I ask if they’ve seen her since this morning, and they said she ran out of the house when they left.

What?! Who doesn’t follow the dog?

I asked why nobody went after her, and they said they called her but she continued to run away.

And then my aunt proceeded to say that if she comes back she comes back, if she doesn’t, oh well.

I said if that’s her opinion on something she’s meant to care for, then she doesn’t deserve a pet.

And she shouldn’t have ever gotten her if she cares that little.

Now they’re making me out to be disrespectful.

Sounds like this family is disrespectful of a canine life?

AITA?

I mean, I know my vote.

What do the comments say?

One person says, wow, just wow.

Someone else is like… yeah, you freak out when your dog runs away!

This house seems pretty toxic, tbh.

Another user says this aunt is a bad momma to human and pet.

Someone else says maybe they disappeared the dog…

This pet owner acts like her dog has nine lives.

She doesn’t deserve the dog, that’s for sure.

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