Pet walker awkward situation
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Anonymous
Yes this. |
Anonymous
My advice to you is that you take proper care of your dogs, which includes a midday walk every day (and for a six-month-old puppy, more than that). Anything less is irresponsible and makes you a negligent pet owner. |
Anonymous
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Hate to be the breaker of bad news to you guys, but I'm sure that many dogs stay at home all day while their owners are out working. Before you all jump on me, I don't have a dog but I know a few people that do and a couple of them have told me that their dogs stay inside at home for over 8 hours a day while they work. After all, if it's OK to keep a cat indoors it's whole life which could be as long as 20 years, why shouldn't a dog be OK going 8 or more hours a day indoors while the owner goes out to work before it's let out for a walk?
Not everyone can afford a dog walker, so what would be the options for let's say a rescue dog? Go to a home where it will be fed and looked after but have to be alone for 8 hours a day, or stay at the rescue shelter and be euthanized because they can't find a person to adopt the dog that can afford a dog walker? |
Anonymous
You ignored the fact that the dog is 6 months... he is a young puppy that needs exercise and to use the bathroom. |
Anonymous
Cats have a litter box. |
Anonymous
Dog door? |
Anonymous
The hell? Cats have litter boxes and those that prefer to be outside are usually allowed to roam outside. If a person can’t afford a dog walker, they certainly can’t afford veterinary care, food, grooming, etc and thus shouldn’t have a dog in the first place. Lastly, if the walker is charging double instead of a small fee for an additional dog then OP needs to find a new walker. |
Anonymous
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Hmm, plenty of people can't afford grooming, expensive veterinary care, pet walkers etc but they still have dogs and give them a good home.
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Anonymous
People who cannot afford to take care of a pet should not have a pet. For "say, a rescue dog," the standard is the same as it is for any other dog. The dog is not thinking to itself, "better alone for 10 hours than dead." The dog is uncomfortable and lonely, and prone to UTIs, due to not having been cared for properly. Whether it's a mutt or an award-winning purebred, that is just the fact of the matter *for the dog*. |
Anonymous
That assumes a fenced yard and a dog that won't escape the yard, or become injured outdoors. And dog doors not only let dogs outside, they also let e.g. raccoons and the like inside. |
Anonymous
Dogs need veterinary care, period. I don't know what you mean by "expensive veterinary care." Dogs also need to go outdoors to pee and poop, and they need exercise. Puppies in particular cannot go for eight hours without that. No dog should have to do so, but a puppy absolutely needs that break. People who cannot take care of their pets should not have them. |
Anonymous
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Everyone calm down. I suspect there's a dog door and OP was thinking that since the dogs run around together, maybe they don't need the walker to take them out the way you might if your sole dog sleeps all day long (mine does.)
OP, just tell him, "Dog walker, we are taking a pause for a few days and I'll call you XXX day to make arrangements going forward." |
Anonymous
| My dog is just fine all day without a mid day walk. Has been since he was 1 year old. |
Anonymous
| She probably had no idea that your “see how it goes” means not walking either dog. |
Anonymous
+1 |