I'm soRry your mom was so unfeeling. I left my dog once with my dad for only a few hours to go visit a friend and he called me and told me to get home if I wanted to keep my dog. He was mad at me for leaving and when I immediately returned found he had her in his lap gripping her by the scruff. Don't know how hw even got her in his lap because she didn't like him but he managed. Needless to say I never took her back. Don't know what your moms motive was but it was a mean thing to say.

Mdngtrain, sorry that happened to you. I adopted a little dog that was 10 at the time because a mom did the same thing, except she took him to the shelter. I still have him and he is 13 now.
Gayle