When visiting a friend who has a pet, you need to be mindful of that and make sure to follow the rules to keep everyone safe.

What would you do if you accidently let the dog outside and it escaped, causing your friend to yell at you for being irresponsible?

That is what happened to the friend in this story, and even after he apologized his friend is still mad at him.

AITA? Being blamed for an escaped ( and thankfully safely recovered ) pet.

Earlier this evening, I stopped by my best buddy’s house to drop of some food for him and his disabled mom, as well as some perfectly good clothes that no longer fit me.

That sounds like a nice visit.

I show him the stuff, he shows me the progress on his project vehicle, we say our goodbyes, and I leave.

Minutes later he calls me up absolutely beside myself, screaming at the top of his lungs about how I need to pay attention and be more aware of my surroundings, because somehow his dog slipped out the front door when I was getting stuff from my vehicle.

Dogs can be very sneaky.

I swore to him ( honestly ) that I never even saw his dog in the house and that the only time I saw her was in the backyard.

He then got even angrier, telling me that not only do I never pay any attention to anything beyond what’s in right front of me, but that now that I won’t even accept responsibility.

This guy is freaking out over a simple oversight.

When I again told him that I never even saw the dog in the house, he called me a ******* that doesn’t pay attention, and told me to never talk to him again. He then hung up the phone in my face.

I’ve been to his house countless times over the years, and I always made sure that the door was closed ( if not fully shut ) because he’s always had dogs. I’m even the one who would block the doggy door to keep her from going outside while he was backing his vehicle in.

The guy should have been watching his own dog, not expecting visitors to know exactly what to expect from it.

The only thing that could have happened was her nosing or pawing the door open while I was getting stuff out of my vehicle. Normally she’s extremely well-trained and never leaves his driveway or front door threshold.

Don’t know why she booked it this time.

What a relief that the dog was found.

When he didn’t answer his phone, I immediately texted him and told him that I was coming back to help him look for her. He texted me back saying not to bother- he found her safe on the next block.

He then said he didn’t feeling like talking. I said okay, but swore on my late parents that I only saw her in the backyard and never even saw her in the house, and that she must’ve nosed the door open or something.

We haven’t spoken since.

Yeah, the guy was likely just scared for his dog and overreacting. He should apologize.

When I told my other friend what happened, he said that my other friend was crazy and that it was his responsibility to watch his dog, not mine.

He said that animals sometimes get out and that even his own dog escaped several times when he had company over, and he certainly didn’t verbally attack his guests and blame them for it.

When he feels like talking again, I know he’s gonna roast me again over it. Not sure what to say.

AITA?

The guy needs to train his dog better or keep him somewhere safe while guests are there, not blame everyone else when it gets away.

I don’t know if it is something to end a long friendship over, but this sounds exhausting.

Take a look below to see what some of the people in the comments have to say about it.

Yeah, pets just love to get away sometimes.

I wouldn’t be surprised if it was the owner’s fault.

This person says it is his dog, his responsibility.

Yup, even if it is his fault, it was just an accident.

This commenter says the dog’s owner should be more responsible.

Take responsibility for your own dog.

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