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Friend asking for dog food 'compensation'

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dogbiscuitsareforlife · 04/11/2024 10:43

What do you make of this.

One of my school mum friends, (I'll call her Mary) has a dog and we often bump into each other out for dog walks and walk along together. Not super close, but chatty and friendly

Last week Mary told me she had been let down by a dog sitter for a holiday. She couldn't find anyone so I offered to help. Our dogs get on well and I'm used to having more than one, although at the moment only have one. She asked how much I'd charge but I said no bother just provide his usual food and treats, which she did. Her dogs food is a superior top end brand to the food I give mine.

All was great whilst we had him, but when feeding, the dogs seemed to favour each others food and swapped between bowls. I didn't think too much of it but did mention it to one of the other mums at the school gates in a jokey way, saying my dog obviously preferred the more expensive brand to the supermarket stuff I provided. Whereas her dog really liked the cheaper stuff.

Mary has obviously been told and today asked me if I fed my dog her dogs food. I was a bit taken aback but explained the above and of course I did give her dog its own food but sometimes dogs want what the other dog has.

She was very cold and told me to compensate her for any tins I gave my dog as she wasn't there to provide for my animal! I'm totally bemused, I saved her £100's in dog sitting fees and although I'm not now going to charge her she must see she is totally unfair.

Or am I wrong and should I buy a pack of 4 tins to give her. My DH says ignore but I don't want bad feeling.

OP posts:
Autumnweddingguest · 13/11/2024 10:12

Tell her you are happy to refund her for the food your dog ate if she is happy to pay you for dogsitting.

HappydaysArehere · 13/11/2024 10:30

I would simply say I am sorry about the dogs liking to try each others food but it won’t happen again so best you find someone else to do your holiday dog care.

MakeHerSeeSense · 13/11/2024 11:08

What an idiot! Someone has done her a massive favor and looked after her dog for free and she is worried that another dog ate some of the dog food!
From your update it sounds she has realised her error - maybe seeing you walk in the opposite direction to avoid her has got her thinking 'shit, there goes my free dogsitter!'

HVfan · 13/11/2024 13:19

The real pity is the dogs like each other.

Tessiebear2023 · 13/11/2024 16:24

MakeHerSeeSense · 13/11/2024 11:08

What an idiot! Someone has done her a massive favor and looked after her dog for free and she is worried that another dog ate some of the dog food!
From your update it sounds she has realised her error - maybe seeing you walk in the opposite direction to avoid her has got her thinking 'shit, there goes my free dogsitter!'

Yes, and scratching her head as to why she can never make/keep any friends. 'Why do THEY keep messing it up, It can't be me??'

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