Would you be upset(Dog related question)

[Am_I_There_Yet]

Heck no!

I'd be upset if you watched my dog and did nothing about it!

You did the right thing. Relax.

 

[Maryr1]

I would be thankful that my friend had taken such good care of my dogs! You did the right thing and she did the right thing too.....

 

[DVC Sadie]

First of all I would be grateful that I had a friend willing to keep my precious dogs while on vacation and that she brought my dog to the vet to get proper care.

I'm so glad everything worked out okay for you. Please don't feel guilty for taking a fee for looking after your friends dog.

 

[delilah]

No, not at all.


We have had a variety of problems related to our pets while we travelled over the years. Usually, I feel bad that my pet made a problem for the sitter. One time, my cat nearly bled to death from a cut in his leg. It turned out he had an angiosarcoma, and the choices were to amputate the leg or to put him to sleep. This was the first day we arrived in Florida, driving. My husband had gone to his cousin's house, and I was at my brother's house without a car. So, I had to decide on my own what to do with the cat. He was 13 years old, so, we decided to put him down. The poor sitter felt so bad about it, and I felt bad that it had happened while I was gone.

Another time, somebody left the gate open, and our dogs escaped. My sitter wasn't the one who opened the gate, but, she didn't let us know what happened until she found the dogs.

 

[Disney Doll]

Well, I would have done the same thing if you had been sitting for my dog.

You certainly performed the service that you were hired to do, and then some. So there's no reason why you shoudn't be paid for your care. And there's no way you should be paying the vet bill for my pet.

Really, this falls into the "poop happens" category as far as pet ownership goes. They are an expense if they are to be properly cared for, and a responsible pet owner understands that.