Weekend dog sitter walks her friend's "under-exercised" dog significantly more than they do, leading to vet costs and drama, then acts like she's the victim: ' [He] suddenly accused me of not wanting to pay the vet bill.'

Look, we have sympathy for dog sitters. We really do. Because we know that these guys, despite generally doing their best, have to face some less-than-nice situations. We know that dogs sitters have to deal with unresponsive owners, sometimes in situations when they are very needed. We know that sometimes, dog sitters don't get paid as much as they deserve after having done the job, because of owners claiming all kinds of things that may be true or not.

Dog sitters deal with a lot, and they do their best, but still… understanding and sympathetic as we are, some lines cannot be crossed with our pets. We trust our dog sitters to follow the instructions that we give them, because every dog has different needs. Now, mistakes happen, but that wasn't the case here. Here, this person made a choice to do something that they knew was different behind the dog owners' backs. And that… that is not okay.

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"[Am I wrong] for walking my friends’ under-exercised dog more than they usually do – which led to vet costs and now drama?"

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Okay, look, we understand wanting to do the right thing. We really do. We want to do what is best for every single animal that we ever seen in our lives. But we also understand that if it's not our pet, then it's not our place to make decisions about it.
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You knew that what you were doing was not what was usually done. You could have asked. Had you asked for an explanation for why their dog is “under-exercised”, then they probably would have told you, but you decided to do what you “thought was right” for someone else's dog without telling them anything.
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