19-year-old nephew throws a fit over his aunt and uncle not replacing his leather jacket after their dog had an accident on it, despite deliberately feeding the dog after being warned that he has a specialized diet

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Jun 16, 2025 11:00 AM EDT

Dogs, in some ways, are just like humans. And just like humans, some dogs have dietary restrictions. It happens. Sure, most dogs scarf down any food that comes they way, but that's not true for all. Some dogs are picky about their food. Other dogs are not picky and will eat something if you give it to them, but that does not mean that they should be eating it. There are a whole lot of things that dogs shouldn't eat - even healthy dogs, let alone ones with specialized diets. And so the last thing that you should be doing is feeding someone else's dog without their permission - because you can never know for sure what it can and cannot eat. 

No, actually, we take that back. The last thing that you should do is throw a fit after a dog has 'an accident' on your expensive leather jacket because you deliberately fed it something that it was not supposed to eat after being warned not to feed it. That's the last thing you should do.  

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    "[Am I wrong] for not replacing my nephew's leather jacket after my dog had an accident on it?"

    "He was furious... accusing me of making the dog do it on purpose to prove a point"
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    We have 3 dogs, 1 of which we took in recently when his owner d d. He's nice but prefers quiet and when we have guests he will go upstairs to our bedroom and chill on our bed. Also, he's only ever had dry food and anything different upsets his stomach which causes a hygiene issue as he has long fur.
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    This weekend we had family over and everyone brought food for a buffet, my 3 brothers, their wives and lots of adult / teen children. We've had issues previously where people don't listen to us about the dogs and sneaking them food is common so as they were coming in I was loudly announcing "don't feed Pickles any treats or human food, anyone caught will be the one upstairs shampooing out of his fur" the
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    My SIL Tracy laughed and made some comment about me being unnecessarily graphic so I pointed out that people hadn't listened in the past and I was not playing around this time because Pickles was more sensitive than our other dogs.
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    Anyway later on my husband found a piece of sausage roll on the floor upstairs. Nephew Dave (19) admitted he'd tried to make friends with Pickles by giving him food. My husband and I were not happy but everyone else brushed it off as not a big deal.
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    I went up to check on Pickles and that's when I realised that everyone had put their coats in our room when they arrived. They'd always done this in the past and honestly I never thought to tell them different.
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    Anyway he'd obviously eaten something and got an upset stomach, not wanted to come downstairs with a crowd there so he'd had a small accident, some of which had got on Dave's leather jacket. He's never had an accident in the house before.
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    I called my husband and took Pickles into the shower to get cleaned up. People came up to see what was happening and when Dave saw his jacket he was furious, raised voice and red faced accusing me of making the dog do it on purpose to prove a point.
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  • No, you are not in the wrong here. The only person here who is in the wrong is the one who fed something to the dog with the sensitive stomach after being told not to. If anyone should be apologizing for anything, it's the nephew to the dog for making it feel so bad in the first place. 

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    We cleaned it off with antibacterial wipes and it was fine, no smell or marks on the leather although obviously for hygiene reasons it would need cleaning properly. Well that was the end of the party, everyone left pretty quickly not wanting to be in the middle of it but Dave and Tracy stayed behind yelling until my brother persuaded them to leave saying we'd "sort it out later."
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    It was a mess but honestly I thought it would blow over but it hasn't. Dave and Tracy are both texting me saying we need to pay £150 for a new jacket. I keep saying no it was his own fault and I was the one who ended up cleaning up
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    Husband was on my side at first but is wavering, he says we knew they'd ignore us and we should've taken more care to put the coats in another room. He said I'm focusing on being technically right, Dave is just a teen and this is not the hill we should di on.
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    So, AITA? We can afford to replace it. Had Pickles chewed his coat I'd replace it in a heartbeat which makes me think maybe IATA. I offered to pay cleaning but that's not good enough for him.
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  • Stand your ground. You have no reason to be buying a new jacket for anyone here. Heck, even offering to pay for the dry cleaning might have been too much. It is not the dog's fault that this happened, and neither is it yours. There would have been no problem leaving the coats in that room if the nephew hadn't fed the dog in the first place. 

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    Dittoheadforever You're NTA. Dave is just a teen Is the bar that low now? A teenager understands don't feed the dog people food because it upsets his stomach and causes a mess. He deliberately disregarded that and caused your dog unnecessary discomfort and you the trouble of cleaning up the mess.
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    Snarkyraccoons ΝΤΑ 19 years old is old enough to understand that actions have consequences.
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    EwwDavvidd NTA. If anything, tell Dave you forgive him for making Pickles sick, and he's lucky he didn't have to foot the vet bill. He was instructed not to feed the dog. He did. How is any consequence your responsibility.
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    SnooSprouts6437 NTA. What part of "don't feed the dog any treats or human food" do they not understand? You made it a point to make sure everyone knew not to feed the dog and even warned them that they would have to pay should he have an accident. This is what you call Karma. Dave didn't want to listen, sweet pup had an accident on his leather jacket. Maybe next time he will listen. Although I highly doubt it.
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