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DOGGY ETIQUETTE

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Dylant1234 Tue 14-Jun-22 18:21:59

Recently I had a couple for dinner plus a couple of others. They asked if they could bring their dog to which I said fine (I like dogs).
Once here, they indicated that they’d forgotten a water bowl, could I provide one, which I did. After dinner, they said they’d forgotten to bring any snacks and could the dog eat the remains of the meal directly from the serving dish. I agreed, making a note to self to remember to sterilise the dish.
Afterwards, I thought, what a cheek! They’ve got no children and only had to think about the dog …… if it’d been me I’d have ensured I brought a drinking bowl and something for the dog to eat.
I know it’s not important in the great scheme of things but AIBU to be just a bit miffed?

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sodapop Tue 21-Jun-22 18:17:22

I do think it puts the host in a difficult position if you ask to bring your dog, particularly if you say the answer is no then you won't go.

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TerriBull Sat 13-Aug-22 11:28:29

My son came to stay with us for a week when his girlfriend was away on a business trip, bringing their dog with him. They both work at home and in the office so one of them is always there with the pooch, we had agreed to look after him on son's in the office days. On his arrival son discovered he hadn't brought the bowls with him, raked about in our cupboards and used The Peter Rabbit bowls I'd stashed away, my long ago momentos from their baby yearsshock

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HowVeryDareYou Sat 13-Aug-22 11:59:04

They really should have had a tin of dog food (or whatever their dog eats) with them.

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Georgesgran Sat 13-Aug-22 12:40:01

Terribull My late DH didn’t have a clue about ‘the house’ despite being here almost 30 years and claimed he didn’t know that I had a special doggy cupboard with dishes, food and treats for DD2’s dogs - so I came home one day to find them drinking from one of my best Le Creuset pans. Not as bad as your Peter Rabbit dish though.

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M0nica Sat 13-Aug-22 17:03:01

I would say 'no' to dog and would never feed it leftovers. I always have plans for my left overs and I am certainly not going to feed them to a dog.

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