My entitled neighbors abandoned their dog when they move out, leaving him tied up in their backyard

with just a bowl of water and some food to hold him over. But after I take the dog in and get him

healthy and living a good life, these neighbors come back six months later, demanding that I give

their dog back, while also spreading the lie around the neighborhood that I actually stole the dog.

So now I'm super frustrated and I seriously don't know what to do. Here's what happened. So I live in a pretty quiet neighborhood and I've always loved animals. About six months ago, my next door neighbors who we will call Mark and Julie for the sake of the story, moved out of their house and completely abandoned their dog by the name of Buddy. They didn't say a word about it. They just left him

tied up in the backyard with a bag of food and water. Now when I realized what had happened,

I was furious. Who leaves a dog behind like that? I immediately took Buddy in and made sure that

he was safe and fed. Over the next few days, I tried contacting Mark and Julie to find out what

was going on, but they ignored all of my calls and text messages.

So I figured that they didn't care and had intentionally left Buddy behind.

I ended up deciding to keep him and Buddy is the sweetest dog I've ever met and he quickly became a huge part of my life.

I took him to the vet. He ended up getting vaccinated and I made sure that he was healthy.'s been six months, and he's like family to me now. He is happy, healthy, and honestly living his best life. Then, last week, Mark randomly showed up at my door saying that they wanted buddy back. Apparently, they had some personal issues and had to leave town quickly, but now that things had settled, they are ready to bring him back home.

And I was shocked. I told Mark that there was no way I was giving Buddy back, especially after

they abandoned him for six months without any contact. When I said that, Mark got really defensive,

saying that Buddy was their dog, and apparently I had stolen him. He accused me of taking

advantage of their situation, and guiltripped me by. He accused me of taking advantage of their situation,

and guilt-trip me by saying that he and Julie had just been going through a tough time and needed

a fresh start. He claimed that Buddy was better off with them, since he is their dog, and they

had raised him for years. I told him straight up that Buddy was staying with me. If they cared about

him so much, they wouldn't have left him behind like he was nothing. I reminded him that I had spent time

and money taking care of Buddy when they couldn't be bothered to even let me know what was going on.

I told him that Buddy has a new home now and that I wasn't about to uproot him just because they suddenly decided that they wanted to play the responsible pet owners again. Well, Mark and Julie are furious now. They've been around the neighborhood telling people that I stole their dog and that I'm a terrible person for not giving them back. Also, for your information, they're living at a hotel and will leave sometime this week. I feel like I'm doing the right thing by keeping buddy. But honestly, am I the jerk in this situation? What should I do? No, you are definitely not the jerk. This is insane behavior, and I can't believe that Mark and Julie are coming back like this. For starters, it really needs to be said that yes, they did abandon their dog. They left him in their backyard tied up with only a bag of food and a bowl of water. Like, seriously, what is going on right now? They're not only not good pet owners, but they're also not good people at all. Like, if you can't take care of your dog and you're going through a rough time in your life, then give the dog a new home. Don't just tie it up in the back of the yard to eventually, like, pass pass away because that dog would never last.

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