My neighbor Linda is in her 60s, lives alone, has a golden retriever named Biscuit. She had a minor surgery last month and asked if I could walk and feed Biscuit for about 10 days. I like dogs, I like Biscuit, I said sure, no problem, I won't take anything for it. I walked him twice a day, fed him on schedule, even sent her little updates with photos because I figured she'd want to know he was okay. It went fine. She gets back home, thanks me, all good. Three days later she knocks on my door and says she wanted to "mention something." Apparently Biscuit has been a little low energy since she got back and she thinks it's because I was walking him on a leash that was "too loose" and he didn't get proper stimulation. She had asked her vet and the vet said energy changes after a routine change are normal but she had "a feeling" it was my walking style. She then asked if next time I could walk him with more "intention" and maybe research some enrichment techniques beforehand. I just kind of stood there. I walked your dog twice a day for ten days for free while you were recovering from surgery, sent you daily photo updates, and now I'm getting notes on my leash tension. I didn't say any of that out loud. I just said "noted" and closed the door. Biscuit seemed fine to me but what do I know, I only spent 10 days with him.   submitted by   /u/Umbr0Rift [link]   [comments]