Friend asking for dog food 'compensation'

You got some shit stirring school mum/s there OP.

I’d just say that if she feels like this, you will issue an invoice for the dogsitting services you’ve provided and deduct the cost of the food from that - how would she like her invoice sent?

It is so normal for dogs to swap foods. They’re basically toddlers in animal form. When we got our second dog, I ended up feeding our adult dog puppy food otherwise we’d have had him eating puppy food and the puppy eating adult food.

Not sure I'd dare to do it, but bring the tins to the afternoon school run and quite loudly -all friends should hear this- explain to her that you dog sat her dog for free, as a favour to her as a friend, and that you now hear from her that she wants compensation for the dogs snacking from each others bowls, and you feel sooooo sorry about the dogs sharing their food during the x days you dog sat for free as a favour for her and here are the tins you asked as compensation from me....

Shame her in front of all the school mums. Noone thinks you are unreasonable or taking the piss in any way

She's being very petty. It sounds as though her dog isn't on a medical diet or overweight. So how much benefit does she think your dog got and how many extra nutrients did her dog lose out on over the course of a week or two?? "Mary, I did you a favour that saved you a lot of money and my dog ate a couple of bowls of your dog's food, I think we can call it quits can't we?"

I dogsat once and would rather babysit a newborn set of triplets or look after your great granny instead of do that again. I ended up co sleeping with the neediest dog ever and I dp had to take him to work with him for a few days 😂

Like your dog situation the dog I minded and mine swapped food and in this situation mine was homemade (I feed my dogs chicken, rice and some veg peelings because I find my dog malts terribly when fed other stuff and friends dog ate kibble but it wasn't a issue for me) so I can't imagine being as arsey as your friend is being, absolute knobhead usually, is she?

I know others have said but be wary of the person who told her, that's possibly some shit stirring, it may also be she's just being joking with her and your friend took it badly but I'd be cautious who you tell things now.

I would have pissed myself laughing at her.

Why does this shit always happen to other people, the nice, lovely people. Never to those of us that would have told her to get fucked.

Maybe these cheeky twats just know who they can take the piss out of? No, you should not give her any money, even in pennies. No you should not give her any dog food, even Tesco branded.

You looked after her dog for her, FOR FREE.

Talk about "no good deed goes unpunished". I'd go with SpirallingDownwards suggestion as a reply. Her dog was in a family home, with another dog for company, looked after by someone she knows rather than a stranger AT NO FUCKING COST and she has the nerve to fuss about some tins of dog food??? If there had been dietary needs for him to eat only the provided food she should have said as much not just for her dog's sake but yours too as you'd have been picking up after it. What an unbelievably stupid person she is.

"Since this has become a commercial agreement, I'll need £35 a day for dog sitting. You can keep £8 back for the cost of four tins of dog food."

I’d be as ridiculous as her:

“Mary, to be clear I didn’t feed my dog your dog’s food, they swapped bowls themselves occasionally at feeding time. Obviously I can’t be sure exactly how much my Fido ate of your Rover’s food and vice versa so I’ve estimated 2 tins over the course of the week at the cost of £X. I’ve subtracted £Y to cover the cost of Fido’s food which Rover ate. Please find enclosed <exact amount of money in cash> to settle my “debt”.

This. Give it to her in 1p coins

Give her four tins of pedigree chum, and make it clear that next time she needs a favour at the last minute she can jog on.

I feed my cats top spec food and it wouldn't have bothered me at all if a friend fed her own cat with my food in this instance. I'd just be relieved that they were able to do such a big favour at short notice. I'd probably also go as far as buying her some on my next shop as a thank you. She is being an ungrateful cunt, but as others have stated, mind the stirrer at the school gates in future.

Ignore her and if she asks again, point out that you did this for no charge and if she insists on wanting the cost reimbursed, that you will now have to charge and she can take it out of that.

What a silly cow.

Mary is nuts but have you spoken to her to understand what she has been told? The person who told her is a shit stirring arsehole, I would be annoyed at them too.

Dont you dare end up out of pocket for doing her a favour!!!

Why would she think that? It's hardly taking the piss when the OP has just done her a massive favour.

OP - I don't know what you can do about ungrateful arseholes like dog school mum. I wouldn't buy her the expensive food and if she asks for it, say, 'do you honestly think that's reasonable when I've just saved you a fortune in dog sitting fees' and see what she comes back with.

Mary is nuts. Do not 'compensate' her for anything; she's an idiot.

What an absolutely awful person. I would give her the tins just to shut this all down but never look after her dog again.

‘No good deed goes unpunished’; I have found this to be true far too many times.

BTW there was nothing wrong with sharing the anecdote about your dog going for the expensive food. But that person you told is also an awful person, troublemaker and a gossip.

I'd have a chat with mary. Ob someone has got their big stirring stick out and told mary you deliberately fed her dog cheap food and kept expensive food for yourself.

She is being so ungrateful and petty. Don't offer to bail her out again with dog care. Most people would be showering you with gifts and offering to repay the favour when you went on holiday.

Nailed it.

Shes a loon op
A graspy ungrateful loon

I would estimate your dog ate 2/3rds of a tin OP. Buy a tin, scoop one third out and give her that. Obviously never speak to the crazy lady again after that 🙄