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Pets are nice, however, sometimes adopting a pet just doesn't work out, and that's where you get this trope: someone adopts a pet, but the pet either runs away and doesn't come back, or it needs to go away. If the pet runs away, the reasons may vary on why it doesn't come back: maybe the pet refuses to come back because it dislikes its would-be owner(s) or found (a) better owner(s). Maybe the pet found a new home and the previous owner(s) think(s) it would be happier there. Maybe the humans searched very hard and failed to find the pet so they gave up. And maybe, they just didn't care about the pet enough to search for it. If the pet has to leave, again, there are several possible reasons: maybe the person has another pet which it eats the species of or which eats its species or which just doesn't get along with the new pet. Maybe it's feral or was raised in the country and is too used to living outdoors. Maybe pets aren't allowed in the person's home or that person just doesn't have the time and/or resources to look after the pet. Maybe someone who lives with the owner is allergic, or the pet is having too many babies and neutering and segregation aren't options. Quite often, it's because the pet is too destructive and/or disobedient. Sometimes, if a previous pet ran away and/or was mistaken for dead and comes back, the new pet has to leave. If this is the case, they'll often explain this by having the two pets not get along or the owner(s) not being able to afford/have time for two pets, but other times, it's never explained why the owner(s) can't just have two pets. It must be noted that sometimes in the "too destructive" or "they just don't get along" scenarios, characters frankly give up too soon: it can take weeks or even months for two pets to learn to get along but they can become best friends once they do, and with a lot of species, especially dogs, destructiveness and disobedience are just baby behaviors that they eventually outgrow. Sometimes, this trope is reasonable if it's a person's first pet, especially if they're a kid or are a bit dim/naive/incompetent. Sometimes, however, it doesn't make much sense if the person is very experienced with animals: they're so experienced, so why are they suddenly having so much trouble with this one?! Pets dying does not count, because unfortunately no pet is immortal (or not in real life, anyway). Nor does it count when the animal is wild because there's a pretty good reason why wild animals would run away or have to leave, although feral versions of domesticated pets can count. A note on Subversions and Double-Subversions: if a pet runs away or is sent away but does come back, this only counts as a subversion if the coming back happens in another installment (a sequel, a different episode that's not part of a multi-parter, the next book, etc). The reason for this is that "pet goes away and comes back" is a common scenario in and of itself, but the audience is less likely to expect the pet to come back if it happens a while later. On the other hand, if a pet comes back a while later but goes away again, this can count as a double-subversion. Usually enforced because Status Quo Is God and adding a new pet to the cast would shake up the status quo too much. Compare Pet Baby Wild Animal. May overlap with Shoo the Dog. Contrast A Boy and His X, Come Back, My Pet! (when a pet is sent away or runs away respectively, but does come back), and Tropey, Come Home (same). Sometimes happens when Training the Pet doesn't work. Note: If you're considering a pet adoption, please think through the responsibilities and learn the basics on how to care for the animal, introduce the newcomer to any existing pets, etc. to minimize the chance that this will happen to you. Examples: |
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