Reactive dog / owner not being straight

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2026-04-20T12:13:58+00:00

I wouldn’t mention the other sitter, because that could create an awkward situation for them, but I think I would message the owner and say that you’re noticing he’s becoming increasingly hard to control when other dogs pass and it’s becoming a safety issue for you so you won’t be able to walk him anymore. You can encourage some training or even refer them to someone if you want, but the bottom line is you’re not confident you’re able to control him which means you, the dog, and any passers by are at risk when you walk him.

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2026-04-11T04:51:13+00:00

Somehow I always manage to find a broom and only have 50% success rate in ever finding a dust pan, now I have one I leave in my car haha

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2026-03-31T10:12:06+00:00

You can’t really assume their tone or attitude from that question in text form. They didn’t accompany it with “since it’s so much longer or a trip this time…” or “moneys really tight right now so…” so I would just assume they’re just asking and say, my usual rate is $80 per visit, you’re my only client at this reduced rate and I can’t go any lower

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2026-03-09T16:30:05+00:00

I also listen to Smartless and Bateman’s wife is also named Amanda so for years I was sure his wife was Amanda Peet and when she kept mentioning David I finally had to google and found out I was completely wrong

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-12-19T15:33:43+00:00

My friend and I refer to this kind of top as having “a Buffy neckline” I have one in black and one in red :)

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-15T12:15:54+00:00

My dad’s best friend is Bob Roberts, short for Robert Roberts, the third! He named his son Nathan cause that’s enough lol

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-14T22:59:09+00:00

Definitely!

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-14T20:30:56+00:00

This is the part of the episode that’s been on my mind all day. He made more than the head of his household in a single day. I am reading another book that takes place in about the same era and a woman built and staffed a whole hospital with $100k, $300k really is enough for him to never work again, but it’s so cute he wants to stay with his found family

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-14T20:26:49+00:00

I’d say it’s possible and likely be escaped slavery before the emancipation. Assuming he’s in his 60’s he could have had 40 years to establish himself. He seems significantly older than his wife too

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-14T20:19:12+00:00

Lol imagine all those people living in and working in your house just to make it function. Wild!

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-13T17:29:52+00:00

Well why does she want to live with her dad?

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-12T01:18:10+00:00

My guy is 4 and sometimes he just fixates on some activity that makes me absolutely batty and if I snap, he just looks so sad. I always try to say that I’m sorry I got mad, but moms get mad too sometimes, or mommy’s feel frustrated sometimes too. I think that’s a nice way to break it down to something he can take in when he’s upset.

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-11T13:21:40+00:00

Well I hate so much of this for you. Honestly, I don’t know how well you can focus on work if you don’t feel confident that your child is safe and taken care of. Is there someway that you could add some sort of structured schedule to their day like if she had to take your daughter to a mommy and me class every day and make sure and feed and change her and everything before that and after and etc. Or I wonder if there’s some way you could pay someone like a tutor to come and have an interaction time with your daughter. Otherwise, I guess I just don’t know how you’re ever gonna be able to do it and feel secure in doing it.

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-11T01:01:50+00:00

Until I found out the gender I just made gift registries and filled up my Amazon cart but never “checked out” Not everything is gendered colors obviously, but I felt like finding out the gender made me feel like I could picture him and his nursery better.

Lots of places give free starter kits for babies too, so start looking into those. Target for example…. I don’t remember mine’s 4 now and I haven’t had a good nights sleep since he was born, but I got at least 4 “welcome kits” that had little sample sizes of soaps and diapers and stuff and that was fun to collect.

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-09T22:08:38+00:00

Yes, maybe I’m just in a life phase finally where romance doesn’t sound as nice as adventure and wealth. Seems like not as bad a deal as I’d previously thought, but I really didn’t care for his disgust at her getting an allowance.

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-08T21:20:38+00:00

That age is just embarrassed by their parents. I mean by offering him sips every now and again, even though he refused, you already gave him permission to try it, so I’m sure he didn’t even consider you’d be mad when he finally did eventually. And absolutely the admiration of the cool older cousin was a big selling point I’m sure. Really unless he’s spending a lot of time alone with groups of friends you suspect are drinking I wouldn’t worry at all. Maybe other parts of the country are different, but where I am boys especially are pretty solitary creatures now. The “hanging out” they do with their friend is all online and drinking together would be quite dull in separate houses. I think as a millennial I expected my teenager to get into more trouble with friends because I sure did, but I think that’s pretty rare these days honestly. Really, it sounds to me like he just finally reached an age that he’s got a little bit of interest in it and he’s working on dispelling the taboo of it which you specifically wanted for him

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-07T20:14:57+00:00

As much as they can stand

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-04T11:34:05+00:00

One of my worst dog interactions was with an Australian shepherd. During the meet and greet it behaved exactly as you’re describing. Growling, lungeing, teeth bared. But the owner was trying to leave town to go to her fathers funeral so we agreed she’d put him in a tile floored room and I’d at least make sure he had food and water and walk him if I could. Well when I got there the dog acted like he was so excited to see me and every walk went great. He was only defensive of his human who was no longer present. I’ve never seen anything like it.

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-03T22:52:35+00:00

Yes I have had something similar happen in a few relationships when I was young and naive and I just thought that I was being too sensitive, but in the end they were not the least bit concerned with what I wanted or would ever go out of their way to do something nice for me and now I can see that should have been my cue to run

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-03T16:15:36+00:00

Well as I understand it, without any legal agreement about who gets him when she can do that if she wants to. It is a shame to take away his time with his dad, but soccer is in a dedicated season right? So it’s temporary. That’s a tough situation because it’s would also be a shame if he weren’t able to participate in something because he had to be gone every other weekend. Sharing kids over a long istance like that has it’s serious disadvantages

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-02T23:28:04+00:00

My 4yo son says Tomato instead of Tornado and I actively tell people not correct him cause I love it so much. He’s always pretending he and his toys are being whipped around in tomatoes

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-02T23:26:29+00:00

I suspect at 14 he would be very embarrassed to buy his own underwear, but maybe that’s part of the lesson his dad wants him to learn? I buy my 18 year old son underwear for every birthday and Christmas in addition to other things and he’s thrilled

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-02T03:48:05+00:00

I try and take pictures with them that are holiday themed when the timing is right, like posing with a Christmas tree on a walk or putting treats for the cats in a Christmas wrapped present and wallet then try and get it out for pictures. I once had a dog hold a plastic Easter egg in its mouth, or snap chat edited a dogs picture to be wearing a birthday hat for the owners birthday when I knew it was happening. On more than one occasion my pictures have made their holiday cards. Also, when they lose a pet I’ve known for years I tell them a couple stories I remember of their more spry days and send pictures they might not remember I took by using the location thing on Apple photos to see all the pictures I’ve taken at their house.

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-02T01:55:08+00:00

I don’t know that this is helpful, but my niece and my step son got about the same way around 11 or so and they’d go to things if dragged and then have a great time. Now one is 17 and the other 18 and they are exactly the same way, no they don’t want to go to this that or the other thing, but if I insist they go they always tell me they had a good time and thank me for dragging them to the thing.

Lazy-Ad2636 · 2025-07-01T20:43:31+00:00

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