my friend has taken on two massive dogs from the time they were puppies. These are a crossbreed. Not sure which but they are truely massive. She lives in a house with a small garden but never walks them. They fight a bit and I am worried that without exercise they may turn on her children. One had already nipped a child on the arm. I have dodged sending my child over to play since.
One of them has developed a problem with it's legs, which may well be down to the lack of exercise as she was told the dog wasn't born with the condition. I said that she should seek advice on how much walking it now required as dogs 'need a lot especially at their size'. Not exactly subtle. She changed the subject. I also offered to help her take the dogs out by a river route that is 3 mins walk from us. She doesn't know it's location!
My friend is currently unemployed and hasn't worked for about 15 years.
As a minor issue she lets weeds grow up to about 2-3ft in her front garden which is all gravel. It's a ten minute job every couple of weeks but she won't do it simply saying she hates gardening. Fair enough, but it is an eyesore and they are over my drive from hers. Nobody else struggles to keep on top of it.
So what do I do if anything? I don't want to fall out with her but I'm finding it hard to keep a check on it. She is fundamentally idle but has lovely other qualities.
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Nippysnippy · 28/09/2011 16:10
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