Yesterday, DD and I had been out in the snow - great. We popped into my mothers to show her DDs sledge (DDs request), DD wanted to go for a sledge. Anyway, my mum was hinting for me to take her dog out - OK, i said, get his lead i'll take him with me. But she said no, rightly so, he is a big, lunatic dog and would have probably wanted to play with the sledge. So i said to my DD1 (18yrs) Can't you run him round the block for nanny - "i don't feel well" period pains (more like lazyitis as she seemed to be miraculously recovered in the evening). I didn't really want to take him out after our sledging but said i would. Anyway, Got to the end of the road with DD and she decided she had had enough so turned round and went home. Once the adrenalin of the snowman making had worn off, we realised we were soaked through and DD was irritable cold and wet. So we came home, got changed into snuggly clothes and curled up on the sofa together - it was really nice. The last thing i wanted to do was have to get DD all dressed up again (she was in her PJs, and she is only 3), our coats were wet through, gloves soaked, hats soaked to go and take my mums poxy dog out.
Its ONE day!!! The dog wont die - has a huge garden to run around in so DD1 could throw some toys. I am sure there are plenty of other dogs who didn't get walked yesterday (mine included) - i didn't fancy slipping and sliding about on ice and its not exactly safe. Rather fancy the dogs don't want to be getting cold either (often wonder if dogs look out when we drag them out in the rain and think - FFS can we not just stay in the nice warm house!!).
Anyway, my mum smashed her phone up in a temper because her phone bill was "wrong" - she has a tendancy to do things like this, so i couldn't ring her to say i wasn't taking the dog out.
Can feel the bad vibes from the end of her road even this morning - i bet she is foaming at the mouth. Buit i don't think it was unreasonable - i think she was unreasonable to ask, especially as DD1 was perfectly capable!