MegaSack DRAW - This year's winner is user - rgwb
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A person I know (a bit of a **** but she's an old mate so what can you do?) has got a terrier (like a Jack Russell but not, slightly taller cant remember the make) puppy. She regularly goes out (work etc) and leaves it locked in a dog cage for several hours at a time on the basis that she is worried it may chew stuff. She's only had it three weeks and is already asking my wife to take it out for walks etc when she walks ours. My wife's definition of a walk is an hour in the woods every day + various shorter walks in between, hers is 10 minutes round the block on the lead so it can have a poo. I appreciate it's a pup and easily tired but it's already too much hassle for her to treat it and train it properly.
She really shouldn't have a dog as it's just not her bag IMHO, how can I get this over to her without being too rude?
Personally I'd just tell her my concerns, you don't need to be rude, if needs be sell it as being concerned for her....
You are rude.
It's our god-given right to keep animals as virtual prisoners for our own enjoyment.
Next you'll be complaining about people taking beautiful birds from the Amazon, clipping their wings, and sticking THEM in a cage.
Sheesh, some people will complain about anything!
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Just say you won't walk the dog as you don't agree with how she cares for it therefore don't want to be involved in its welfare.
Other than that, it isn't really your business.
Next time she mentions the difficulty of a dog, lightly say "Hey, i bet you wish you never got one now, don't you?" see where it goes
the good thing about being friends with someone is the fact you can be open, honest and if you feel its needed... blunt with that person 😀
for example: binners and hora.
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That's what Hora did with his. No matter what he says to the contrary
She's a bit of a princess so I'll tread carefully. She didn't speak to me for 3 months when she found out I had dared to speak to her ex husband.
No great loss but my wife is quite fond of her for some reason.
the good thing about being friends with someone is the fact you can be open, honest and if you feel its needed... blunt with that person
well, we know that's not going to happen.
If she's that much of a PITA have you considered the above approach with a bigger sack? And maybe a higher bridge over a deeper river?
Binners - wicked man 🙂
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