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How can I tell my friend to stop sending me dog photos without sounding like a b#tch?

29 replies

Moonlightfrog · 23/02/2026 15:26

I need help. I have a friend who sends me like 10 photos and videos of their dog every day. I love dogs but it’s getting really boring, to the point I don’t reply to them, or change the subject, I often don’t even open the videos. The puppy is cute but it’s like someone sending 100’s of photos of their ugly baby (which I also wouldn’t appreciate). This friend is a male…if that makes a difference and they don’t seem to be getting the message despite me ignoring the dog photos. I think they have sent me 2 videos and a few photos already today.

In my head I just want to say “stop sending bloody dog photos, it’s boring” but I don’t want to sound like a complete cow.

How do I get it to stop?

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ThisSunnyBee · 24/02/2026 10:04

LochSunart · 23/02/2026 15:34

A carefully-worded message?

"Hi, John - hope you're OK. I've really loved getting the videos of your gorgeous pup and I'm so happy you're excited about this, but - and I have to be honest with you here - I perhaps don't love him/her/it quite as much as you do! So, perhaps, from now on, you could only send me a video when he/she/it does something really special, such as learns to play the tin whistle. Is that OK? Love, Jemima xxx"

Nope

ThisSunnyBee · 24/02/2026 10:05

Bristolandlazy · 23/02/2026 15:31

"he's super cute but he's filling up all the memory on my phone, I can't delete them day enough, ha ha"

I'd send that.

Yes something like this

Moonlightfrog · 24/02/2026 19:56

I still haven’t been brave enough. Today he has sent me a selfie of him in bed with the dog and a whole gallery of photos of their walk by the river 😬. I am now longer reacting at all, I don’t even thumbs up or anything, I just change the subject totally or I just don’t reply. This has been going on for weeks now..l.you would have thought he would have noticed my lack of interest.

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