A Woman Plans To Keep Her Sister's Dog After Believing That He Is Her 'Soul Dog'

“If you ever heard the term “soul dog” you’ll get what I mean.”

Chelsi

• Published in Interesting
• September 28, 2022

Dogs are one of the most adorable creatures there are. A lot of people would agree that they could easily win you with their puppy dog eyes whenever they want something. 

They’re also good company and get easily in tune whenever they like someone. So when you think you found the right dog for you, it’s hard to give it up, especially if it’s not available, to begin with.

In a r/AITA post, OP seeks the opinion of Redditors if she’ll be TA if she asks her sister if she could keep her dog. OP has a good relationship with her sister and she’s worried that if she goes through with it, there would be trouble.

Her sister is great with animals and especially talented with training dogs. She never got one of her own until she graduated as a vet tech and acquired her first dog, Tycho.

They’re very attached to each other and OP’s sister trains Tycho a lot. This is why it’s very understandable that she was hesitant about leaving him to OP for four months due to an opportunity. 

OP’s sister video called often and would send money both for Tycho and also as a thank you to her. Things were going great and OP was getting attached to Tycho but this made OP not want to give him back.

It’s not just her but also her partner, thinking the dog was so well behaved and it helps OP with her autistic struggles. She relayed her thoughts to her parents but they scolded her and even threatened to cut her off if she ‘steals’ Tycho.

Here's how OP explained her situation

OP has a good relationship with her sister

Her sister has always been great with training animals but never had one until she graduated

OP's sister loves her dog and vice versa

There was an opportunity for OP's sister but she had to leave the dog to OP for 4 months

She provided for Tycho and even gave OP money as appreciation for dog sitting

OP thinks they can work out an agreement if she keeps Tycho

Their parents, however, refused to side with her and thinks she shouldn't keep the dog

If OP reacts badly to the possibility of her sister saying no, it would make things worse and ruin their close relationship

OP might be able to better find her own “soul dog” with the help of her sister

OP’s struggles aren’t enough to convince Redditors that she wouldn’t be TA if she did keep her sister’s dog

If OP might want to consider changing her request for her sister or else the sense of betrayal will mess things up easily

There are multiple and better ways for OP to find the right dog for her...

that cater to helping her with her daily struggles

Legal actions may also be taken in this situation and OP wouldn’t even have her parents to turn to for support

If things would escalate to that, there would be high chances that...

it would go in favor of the sister

OP considered that her sister would want to keep supporting the dog even though she tried to keep him from his owner

Despite how OP justifies her wants, Redditors don’t see things going in her favor if she’ll go through asking her sister about keeping Tycho. It’s very likely that it would chip away the good relationship they have and hurt both of them in the process.

This is why they suggest OP to not ask her sister about the idea at all. Instead, they could look for their own lovely dog.

Chelsi