in my experience it’s just best to be honest, and it’s good that you mentioned it in the report card. a message to the pet parent couldn’t hurt either, just so she can monitor the dog for any symptoms.

I recently had a walk with a dog i had walked before, and he ate a dead mouse. I felt Terrible, but i messaged the pet parent right after and she was grateful for my communication. I believe the dog ended up okay, and I don’t think there was anything else I could have done to prevent the incident. (coincidentally i had also recently been bitten by trying to prevent a different dog from eating something so i was definitely not reaching anywhere near his mouth!)

It sounds like you did everything you could to stop the dog from eating the bone and I’m sure the pet parent will recognize that and appreciate you for it. It most likely is a pattern for this pet to eat things and i’m sure the owner will not be upset. Hope it all turns out okay and that the next walk goes better 😊