One of my neighbors got bit by a dog today. Specifically, she got bit by a dog she was walking through that Rover app, which I’m under the impression is like Tinder for dogs and dog-walkers. She’s fine, and more importantly my fantasy football draft tonight will likely be unaffected (more to come on that front), but being the blogger in the building, I was very obviously available, so I got the call to take her to get stitches on her face.
Anyway, none of that is important (except for the fantasy football draft—and again, I’ll post more about it tomorrow). But what you might want to know, if you’re ever interested in dog-walking for Rover, is that they will let you get rabies.
What I mean by this is, they don’t require dogs to be vaccinated. Which is cool, except that it meant a big headache for my neighbor when she got bit and had to get in touch with the dog’s owner, then the dog’s vet, then the dog’s owner again then the dog’s vet again then the owner then the vet then the owner then the vet to finally, after approximately eight (8) phone calls, get confirmation the dog had been vaccinated.
And, of course, Rover doesn’t help handle making sure the dog’s owners pay for the emergency room bill (not to mention the four dollars I paid for street parking, though that was outweighed by the smoothie my neighbor bought me, but then again, my fantasy football draft was close to being affected, so perhaps I should sue).
And all of that’s fine—they don’t have to do any of it, especially if they effectively state they aren’t doing it in the Terms & Conditions. I’m just here to help make sure the dog-walkers know. This neighborhood has enough rabies already with Chipotle going in down the street.
