A Manhattan Civil Court settled a custody dispute, but not just any custody dispute, one regarding a dog.

On Thursday, the court issued a ruling regarding the former couple’s dispute over a dog. The Court held that leaving a pet with an ex for a couple of months does not amount to giving up the animal.

The couple, Adam Le Conte and Kyungmi Lee, were arguing over a 2-year-old Maltese named Bubkas and whether he belonged in a crate.

The exact settlement wasn’t revealed, but Lee’s lawyer, Ronny Buni, said the case was “amicably settled” in an interview with CBS news.

The dog was given to Le Conte in 2009 by his parents while the couple was living together. The couple broke up in December of 2010. Lee kept Bubkas for about two months while Le Conte was traveling. When Le Conte returned Lee told him she was keeping Bubkas because she felt Le Conte had relinquished care and complained of him using a crate.

Le Conte sued stating that he never relinquished care of the dog.

Justice Andrea Masley said in the ruling that Le Conte is “entitled to the return of his canine campanion”. Lee did not show the crate posed any type of danger to Bubkas. While the case was in the courts, Masley said the pair should alternate care of the dog. Masley urged the pair to work out their differences and continue to care for the animal.

As for Bubkas, he is fine. According to Buni, he fared fine during the dispute.

“Everything turned out well for the dog, and everything turned out well for the parties, too, because they settled it in a way they’re both happy with,” said Buni.