The persons involved are myself, my son and my daughter in law- his wife. and a pug.
For a period of time I managed DIL business to relieve her so she could go live with her husband, my son. I did this for 1 1/2 yrs. When she left, she also left a pug dog to me. She did not want the dog and as she could not house train it. I bonded with the dog and did train it and she became my companion dog.
Fast forward to present. DIL decided she needed to return to business to run it and let me go. She attempted to use I was not doing a good job as a reason which was not the case. So she moved away from her husband, 6 hrs away, (my son) to take over the business and I left.
I of course took my dog with me.
The important issue here and why I am here to seek some clarity is
she now claims to want the dog and wants me to return it. Legally the dog is mine but this is not the point. Because I am not returning the dog, she has stopped talking to my son. Even on his birthday few days ago. She claims she can not talk to him without thinking of me and the dog. So she has cut off all communication with him, she claims, for these reasons.
I believe her actions have little to do with me or the dog but her (DIL) mother is in tears, calling me daily, trying to reason with me to return the dog so she will talk with her husband again ( my son) and perhaps everything will be fine.
Just wonder what uninvolved peoples perspective may be on this situation. Thank you in advance