Today, over a year on from my parents telling me my dog had died, I went to the shelter to volunteer, and saw my old dog. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I found the dog I lost while I was dog sitting. It was with its new adoptive family. FML
Today, I decided to adopt a 11 year-old dog that had been in need of a home for several months. Two hours after I got him home, I discovered him dead in the backyard. FML
Today, I saw my dad for the first time in almost five years, at his funeral. FML
Today, my new dog unburied my old dog and chewed on his bones. FML
Today, at the rescue group I volunteer at, we finally adopted out a dog that has been with us for a few years now. This was an amazing thing for us because we never thought he'd get adopted. As we were getting excited and hugging each other, the dog ran away. FML
Today, I returned home from college for the first time in a month. I went to my bedroom and found a nice gift bag on my dresser. Thinking it was a Valentine's gift, I opened it. My dog's ashes were in a tin inside. This is how I found out my dog died since I was away. FML
Today, at my job at a pet store, my boss told me to go outside and hand out flyers. I saw a man sitting on a bench and walked up, saying, "Hi! Do you have a pet?" He teared up and said, "I just put her down this morning." FML
Today, for National Pet Day, we had a pet show and tell at work. A colleague of mine showed us a picture of her lemon tree. I remember she had a dog and wondered why she didn’t bring him, so I asked why didn’t she show her dog. Turns out he passed away a month ago. She burst into tears and ran off. FML
Today, my mom told me to go meet a rescue dog. After doing all my research and emailing shelters left and right, I finally got a call. It went well! Then, my mom told me it would never happen. I'm still expecting several emails from the shelters I contacted, so I get to relive this pain. FML
Today, I took my 17 year-old dog, who had been my best friend my entire life right from when I was born, to be euthanised. I had booked in advance. The vet ambled in all spritely and cheerfully asked, "Just here for a checkup, aye?" FML
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FMLollie 7
You should keep dropping hints about how this one dog looks particularly like your old one until they confess.
SunnyUserName123 5
Get him back
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Comments (159)
tj4234 36
wtf is it with all these FML's of parents wanting rid of animals recently? unless the dog ran away of course.
xXwolflegionXx 8
You Shula bring him home and say "I brought the dog back to life!"
delta249 2
Damn that must suck man, bring the dog back with you!! :)
mama8809 0
Did you take him home
Panther1983 0
Who is to say that it was the same dog. The mind can sometimes trick us into seeing what we want to see. I believe that it may have been a dog with a lot of similarities the OP saw.
bankrupt 15
Obviously the parents no longer wanted the dog but didn't want to tell the OP "we didn't want the dog any more and dumped him at a shelter, get over it" and it was easier to lie to the OP and say "sorry, the dog died and we had him cremated at the vet while you were at work/school/whatever." This way, they didn't come off as the shit parents who got rid of the family dog and didn't have to listen to the OP bitch and moan about it. They did not expect to be caught so now they're just the shit parents who lied about it. Honestly though, they are the parents and it is their home. If they no longer wanted the dog, then there was probably nothing the OP could have done about it anyway. And frankly the fact that the dog is STILL not rehomed after all this time tells me he isn't any prize of a pet so the parents probably hated him for a reason.
bootiehole 3
47 I done did see what you did ther... nice #{:>
mylifeisbad695 0
I hope your getting him back??!
cheetahcake19 0
Bring him home and say look who I found. And smile. Smile until your cheeks pop out.
Frenchface 0
That's horrible...I'm sorry, I would furious if I were you