public void giveDog() {
        System.out.println("Enter the name of the dog?> ");

        String specifiedDog = scanner.nextLine().trim();

        if (dogUtils.checkIfDogExists(specifiedDog, dogs)) {
            System.out.println("Error: no dog with that name");
            runCommandLoop();
        }

        if (dogUtils.checkIfDogHasOwner(specifiedDog, dogs)) {
            System.out.println("Error: the dog already has an owner");
            runCommandLoop();
        }

        String specifiedNewOwner = inputUserName();

        for (int i = 0; i < dogs.size(); i++) {
            if (dogs.get(i).getName().toLowerCase().equals(specifiedDog.toLowerCase())) {

                for (int j = 0; j < users.size(); j++) {
                    if (users.get(j).getName().toLowerCase().equals(specifiedNewOwner.toLowerCase())) {
                        users.get(j).addOwnedDog(dogs.get(i).getName());
                        dogs.get(i).setUser(users.get(j));

                        System.out.println(users.get(j).getName() + " now owns " + dogs.get(i).getName());

                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }