No they cannot charge you whatever they want, but if the have bounced check due to you bouncing a check to them, and they take you to court, a judge may be very sympathic to their claim.
The have the right to be made whole.
...LOL... I could not get passed who's on first either, but we do know one thing a judgment in small claims court would be a money judgement, unless they decide to let Judge Judy handle this whole strange mess:nuts
She cannot sue to to get the dog back, but she can certainly sue you for the value of the dog. The fact that she can sue you, in no way means she will win the lawsuit.
Well folks, it was tough reading, but I did it. Here is something very telling:
OP is being asked to plead to criminal mischeif why... because he "may" have admitted to it, and there "may" be proof.
You thought I was being hard on the OP...oh Jharris...hopefully you will never have to see the wrath of Aunti Gone.:p (Bay and cbg have first-hand knowledge;)).
You need to realize a couple of things here: Number 1 this thread is over a month old. Number 2 your post gave the OP no new information or anything relevant to her case. Number 3 if you don't have the specific information that is relevant to help the poster please don't post...