Who gets the dog in a breakup? A RI court case might settle the matter.

Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing.

While my wife is more likely to divorce me because we won't get a dog, I'm sure those who have split and had to decide what to do with their four-legged friend have found themselves in some difficult situations.

Now there may be some precedent, however, in how it's determined who gets the dog in a breakup.

The Journal's Katie Mulvaney reports and the tug-of-war over Brandy after his two owners broke up. While each made their claims over the basenji-pit bull mix a Rhode Island Superior Court judge found one case stronger than the other to decide who gets custody of the pup.

See who got the dog and why in Katie's story.

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