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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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)
somber_star 9
If the parents actually DID take the dog to the shelter personally and say that he died, that sucks. A lot. I work at an animal shelter, and we were just discussing the other day something like this that had happened in our area (pretty sure not the same OP, though). Or maybe the dog did run away. It could have taken months for animal control or anyone else to catch him, so maybe he hadn't been at the shelter the whole year. Or maybe the parents gave him away, and in a few months the new family got tired of him and surrendered him. At any rate, the staff would have to really love him or he would have to be super lucky enough to end up at a no-kill, and there aren't many. Still all ties back to the parents being jerks for not being honest, regardless. FYL.
Warcraft_looser 7
how is this a fml you got to see your dog after a year....just get him back...it would be an fml if it read "today i started my job as a voluteer at a pet shelter and i saw my old dog that my parents killed being adopted"fml
zachhasse 0
Cut their nipples off!!
smexehXredhead0 0
Bring him home and say he was resurrected!
kitkat98_fml 0
Idk why this is an FML. You should be happy that you found your dog! That it's not actually true that it's dead!
hiLife808 0
Either OP is making this up or a lot of parents just hate their kids dog cause there's a lot of FMLs up about parents trying to sell/get rid of/kill pets..
LiftedxChevy 0
I would be pissed too, but look at the bright side u got your dog back. I would be estatic if I found my old dog at a shelter, but unfortunely I know he is really dead :/
komptonassterry 1
please tell me you took your dog home, and please please please tell me you let him shit in your parents room... sorry op, i dont know what to say, except, pay back is a b*tch...
tona01 16
I really can't understand why would people dispose of animals just like that
kinzie01 2
Thats retarded....? That made no sense.#47