legal advice? How to repossess a dog - Page 2

I was looking forward to the bell tower TIG !

Google the term "reverse phone listing". You will get web sights that can show names and addresses attached to phone numbers.

As to the reposession. Police officers are not going to touch it. IF the dog is in their possession, even if you have all ownership paperwork, they are going to tell you it is a civil not a criminal matter (which it is you willingly let them take posession of the dog)

As for physically taking the dog, you would be breaking the law by entering their property and taking possession of the dog. I could not in good concience endorse that method.

That damn dog of mine figured out how to open those dog proof latches on her kennel. Now I have to double check my gate everytime I leave my yard to make sure I don't leave it open.

I know someone who repo's cars, all you need is an extra set of keys and a sneeky assistant to jump in.

Possession is 9/10 ths of the law.... thats true.

Molly,  

When you checked the dam out to see if she was a suitable dog for your stud, did you:

Get or see a copy of her SV papers?

Do you have her tatoo number?

How about a copy of her Korschein?

Or a copy of her Bescheinigung?

How do you know she wasn't finished paid for?  (was it your future X inlaw or a reliable resource)

German Imports need papers to travel, a health check and positive ID (KKL dogs are always tatooed!)

Do you know when she arrived?

Do you know what Vet did the OFA cert? 

Do you know or remember  the dog's lineage to track back? 

Can you find the dog's siblings or parents on the massive pedigreedatabase here?

  SV can help you also. 

Sprechen Z Deutsche?

How do you know she didn't whelp?

Litter could certainly be registered with a DNA to get her AKC papers.  (see foreign dog registry)

Also could have used a "special circumstances" clause  to AKC claiming a foreign stud dog (she can whelp without  you and your stud dog donation!)

I appreciated when you checked out my kennel and dogs before turning me down for a live semen sale.   I assumre that you did the same with your future X Inlaw there.    

I am Trish from

www.hasshaus.com

Find a trustworthy German buddy to help you converse with the SV.  

You are breaking laws to enter her property to take back your own!  

Stay true and forthright and honest..   Keep us posted!

     I Would go Shelley's root. If you got a set..., find out where the person is, Go to their house and TAKE YOUR DOG!

I crossed State lines, got my wuzzup sister, went to the guys house that bought a pup from me, was to get the female spayed. He BRED HER, ADVERTISED the pups, We walked in, took half the litter, and left.(BTW..I gave my half away, he bred her with a NOT SO GOOD MALE) Never heard a word from police or courts. It was considered a CIVIL MATTER, and I'm not real CIVIL when it comes to f'in with my dogs!

Molly have you tried to contact the  ex-husband? He might be as pissed at her as you are and know where she is living, especially if he is sending her a monthly child support or alimony check. Hope you get your dog back!

Molly,

Why don't you trick them and tell them you need a good address so you can mail them the dogs papers.....tell her she has had the dog long enough you just need to go ahead and send the papers.....wink, wink!!

Vickie

www.PowerHausKennels.com

vickie - good idea.  thanks!

Trish - yes I know all about the female.  I didn't breed her to my male so I know she didn't whelp the litter.  Information on the female doesn't help me get the  owner's correct address, though - unfortunately the address on the purchase contract was the incorrect one.  I have been in touch with the persons who sold her the female (and who were not paid in full for her) and they have also not been able to pursue her for the monies or to get their dog back.  I intend to try a little harder though.

molly

Try http://www.zabasearch.com/

to get her address, try the county recorders office. if she owns her home her name and adress will be there, and it is public information. sometimes counties have this information online. it is usually listed by property and not by name, so it will take some searching if it is a big county.

if they are going through a divorce, one of them might be owing money to the other one, in which case one of them will be listed by the county, in their records as  either a grantor or a grantee.

you can find out her new name if she is listed as owing or being owed money from her ex.

another approach...

if she does have your dog, and you know basically where she lives, you could visit pet food stores that she might visit, the majority of the time the employees are more than willing to help someone out, if you have a picture of her you could say she is missing and ask if they have seen her at that pet store... no need to tell them the rest of the story. you might get lucky and find out which store she visits, and then you might be able to follow her home from there.

either way, being a "day trip" away, as you put it, makes it difficult.

you could also put up stolen dog posters in the area and offer a reward for information, hopeing someone says that they saw your dog, and where.