Girlfriend Feeds Her Dog "Table Scraps," So Redditors Go In Hard To Teach Her The Difference Between Leftovers And Table Scraps

It was her first time visiting his house and she fed her dog a quarter of the roast chicken & some vegetable from the fridge

Chelsi

• Published in Animal Stories
• September 30, 2022

It was a big deal when this woman's boyfriend invited her over to his house for dinner. They have been dating for four months and this is the first time she will be visiting his place.

OP's boyfriend Jay planned a whole day for them to spend together. He also promised to cook a very special meal for the two of them from scratch.

Jay said that OP should bring her dog since they will be spending the first half of the day hiking. So, OP brought her dog, Shelby, with them and their morning went without a hitch.

OP's boyfriend cooked roast chicken and vegetables for their dinner. After OP finished her plate, she went to Jay's kitchen and realized that it was almost Shelby's dinner time.

She didn't bring Shelby's dinner with her but realized that there is still half of the roasted chicken left. OP took it upon herself to liberate half of what's left of the chicken and added some raw vegetables for good measure.

She put it on a plate and was carrying it to feed Shelby when Jay asked her what she was doing. OP replied that she was about to feed Shelby.

Jay responded that what he cooked was not meant for the dog. OP opened the back door to set the plate down for Shelby anyway.

Jay got up, took the plate, and brought it back to OP wrapped in tin foil. He then asked OP to leave.

Jay said the dinner he made was for the two of them and OP should have asked first because he was planning to use the leftovers.

Before OP left, she argued that since Jay made the dinner for them, she had the right to do whatever she wanted to with some of it and he should have been understanding since he knows that Shelby is on a raw diet.

OP's friend said that Jay had a right to be upset but OP doesn't trust her opinion because she judged OP in the past about how she treats Shelby

OP got judged on the post as well and had to defend why she put Shelby on a raw diet

She did say that she eventually apologized to Jay and he accepted it

But he broke up with her because what happened was the just a part of a pattern of inconsiderate behavior from OP's part

Even if someone hosts you and your dog for the day, it is still your responsibility to meet all of your dog's needs

OP said that she and Shelby would have gone home early if there was no dog-safe food in Jay's house

OP needs a lesson about the difference between leftovers and table scraps

The bare minimum and polite thing to do was to ask Jay if it was okay to take some of the chicken to feed the dog

Oh boy, OP is about to get schooled

Without Reddit's intervention, OP would have gone on believing that he did nothing wrong

Among the other things you learned, hopefully

We highly doubt your dad ever gave the chickens half of a pot roast that was safely tucked away in the fridge

OP probably would have gone ballistic if her dog got sick from the roasted chicken

We don't think Jay made the roast from scratch with Shelby's diet in mind

The commenter pressed on why OP thought it was okay to take food that wasn't hers to feed her dog

Really? You can't think of any other reason?

You literally went for a hike which is an activity dogs are known to enjoy

Jay invited her dog to the hike, not to the dinner he paid for and cooked

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! OP made a lot of assumptions and made no attempts to communicate

Sure, Jay invited the dog to the hike but he has no obligation to make accommodations for her

It has been established that OP cannot differentiate between leftovers and table scraps

Important note: groceries are expensive as hell these days!

That dinner probably costed Jay a good amount of money and OP just basically called half of it table scraps

Not to mention, it was her first time visiting his apartment and she felt comfortable enough to rummage through his fridge!

How does roast chicken qualify as part of the dog's raw diet anyhow?

The roast was bad for Shelby and disrespectful to Jay who spent money on the food and made it from scratch

OP basically wasted $10 worth of food Jay could have eaten the next day

It wasn't her place yet she felt like she could do this

Even her "judgy" friend telling her she was in the wrong wasn't enough to convince OP that she behaved so terribly

Even self-proclaimed "crazy dog ladies" couldn't get on board with how OP behaved

The most important part: Run, Jay! Run!

Shelby is not at all to blame for how her owner behaved. OP should have brought enough food for her dog knowing that they will be staying at Jay's place for dinner right after a hike.

It's ridiculous that it took a Reddit post and a few thousand people telling her how wrong she was for OP to realize she disrespected Jay. I guess she can spend more time with Shelby now that she's single.

Chelsi