story time i guess:

i was selling my puppy because my cats were afraid of him. i discussed with my friend (Lilly) and after a week or so she found out her friend (Clara) wanted a puppy. Lilly and her friend Clara both live about a 6 hour drive from me. 

i initially agreed to this and a couple weeks later Lillys sister (Jackie) came to pick him up to take him there. (the puppy was going to stay with jackie the monday night and Clara would pick him up on the tuesday). I really did not want to give up my puppy at this point but i reluctantly gave him to them. When they left we agreed that Jackie could have him instead (she lives in the same area as Clara) that way I could at least come see him sometimes. 

When they arrived back home I decided i would tell Jackie that i want him back the next day (i didn’t tell them the same day so they didn’t have to make a 6 hour trip back straight away). Jackie told Clara that she could not have the puppy anymore and that Jackie was going to have him instead. At this point Clara sent me money to my bank account, (i assume Lilly gave them my details as i have never contacted Clara myself and don’t even have her number or anything. didn’t even know her name at this point), and said that she has to have him now because “money exchanged hands”. she also told her kids about the puppy i assume to guilt us into not denying her the puppy.

no one was telling me what was going on until i asked them myself. i then got Claras contact details from Jackie and told them myself that they couldn’t have the puppy anymore. they ignored my message. about an hour later, Jackie called to say that she had given my puppy to Clara because Clara had “already bought things for the puppy” and she felt she couldn’t deny them?

initially i didn’t ask them for him back because she told her kids and i didn’t want to disappoint them (i guess her guilt tactic worked) but a week later i asked because i could not deal with the depression anymore. they said no. i want my puppy back and am offering them a lot of money even though they shouldn’t have him at all. they wont give him back. its been just over a month now. (they also haven’t even paid the amount initially agreed)

is it wrong of me to feel betrayed? i feel like they should not have taken my puppy and Jackie should not have just handed him over as if he wasn’t mine. and if Lilly hadn’t given my bank details they wouldn’t have been able to pull that.

i don’t know what i’m going to do if i can’t get him back.