Do you think he should chip in for expenses?

I agree with the others, the female was/is your responsibility and I don't see how you can expect someone else to 'chip in' to cover the expenses. Though it would certainly be nice if he did.

For everyone else ... the county pound from which I obtained 2 of my dogs DOES INDEED adopt out intact dogs. Our pound provides nothing beyond food and shelter. No vet care, no spay/neuter. And they don't require proof of spay/neuter, either.

Both of my 'pound hounds' were intact animals when I adopted them.

ADDED: Maybe it's just an 'Ohio thing'. You are my neighbor, apparently! At least your shelter gives shots. Mine does not.

Nope. You should have kept your dog away from his. The owner of the female is 100% responsible for the puppies as they are the female dog owner's property.

That would be like me bringing my in heat female to the dog park. If I would have done that and she would have gotten pregnant, I'd be 100% liable for everything. It's MY responsibility to make sure my in heat female doesn't get pregnant. But both of my dogs are fixed now, so that's not an issue. And we kept our in heat female away from intact males all three heat cycles before we got her fixed.

While it would be nice if he paid for something, do you REALLY want contact with him again? He's also not legally required to pay a cent as they aren't his responsibility, since he doesn't own the female.

Edit: Yeah. I know a lot of rescues will, instead of fixing the dog, they'll sell the dog cheaper and give you a 30 day time limit to fix the dog. Though that's becoming fewer and fewer for reasons such as yours. That's how it worked with our second dog. Many vets will fix an in heat animal in cases such as that. I know, because that first week we got Sheba, she went into heat the first or second day, and the vet spayed her a few days later. We were going to wait a couple weeks until we had a little more money, but when she went into heat, we decided we weren't going to wait so as not to risk pregnancy.

Edit: Nope, not just an Ohio thing. I live in ND.

Edit: Something else to think on..you should really examine all the paperwork you got from the pound. You may be legally required to surrender the dog and puppies for allowing her to get pregnant. But if you're not required to surrender them, be sure and have spay/neuter contracts drawn up for the puppies. If the new owners don't have them fixed by 8 months, then you are to get the puppies back..the ones that didn't get fixed, get them fixed, and you can give them away again.

No it is your responsibility as the owner of the b*tch to keep your dog away from males dogs when she is in heat. The only time someone else could legally be held responsible is if their dog was running at large and entered your properly. You had the option of telling him not to bring the dogs into your house and you did not do so.

Sorry but the female and her pups are your expense. IT would be nice if he chipped in. Maybe back when you know they were hooked and could have prevented the puppies with an emergency spay. You chose to continue the pregnancy now you have puppies to care for. If you knew he had an unaltered male and your female was not fixed why did you allow them over??

Honestly you invited him over, you failed to turn him away at the door, and that is where your trouble started.

PLUS I've never heard of a dog-pound failing to neuter a dog they were giving out for adoption (unless it was too young)

While maybe he SHOULD pay something, there is no way to make him do so, and the failboat is firmly planted in your harbor.

And finally...YOU ARE 50+ I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED A QUESTION LIKE THIS TO COME FORM A 15 YEAR OLD GIRL! TIME TO TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY!

Nope. Your dog was the female. You *knew* she was in heat, and allowed her around an intact male dog. That's your mistake, and your problem.

I'm surprised that your shelter didn't require you fix the dog by a certain age -- most shelters do.

no. he shouldn't have to help. why did you let him bring his dogs to your house, knowing that your female was in heat? why didn't you have an emergency trip to the vet to have the pup aborted? what do you mean you tried to keep them apart, but they still got to each other? why didn't he take his dogs home when he found out she was in heat? a weekend is normally Saturday and Sunday. it doesn't take that long to take his dogs home.

While it would be nice, I don't think he would and it probably wouldn't be worth the emotional crap of having to be in contact with him again to try to get him to pay. I'd just consider it a lesson learned and get your dog fixed asap, so it won't happen again.

I do not know ANY POUND that places dogs that are not spayed or neutered.

The story is fishy beyond belief.

Your problem, you should have taken her in the day after she tied.

My guess is this was always your dog and you never bothered to spay her.

He should pay puppy support