In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who isn't sure how to tell their friend they don't want ...

It would seem like it’s a no-brainer: no dog in the pool. But ... she’s such a good friend I don’t want to hurt her feelings.

Dear Eric: Can you offer any advice about a good friend who lets her dog jump in my pool? I have an inground vinyl liner pool ...

Asking Eric: Offer pool crashers the chance to take a dip - on your terms Jul. 4, 2025, 7:00 a.m. Now, she may receive this ...

Dear Eric: Can you offer any advice about a good friend who lets her dog jump in my pool? I have an inground vinyl liner pool ...

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"I know I should just say no dog, but a precedent has been set, and she has already asked when the pool is opening." ...

"Seeing Gulliver looking up at me with his sweet little eyes—it felt like he was communicating that everything would be okay, ...

You can cite the chewed pool float; you can cite the jumping and biting; you can simply say that it’s not something you’re comfortable with anymore. But as would be the case with any human in your ...

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Danny Katz is a columnist for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. He writes the Modern Guru column in the Good Weekend ...

Also, when the dog is in the pool it slightly freaks out and tries to jump on me and bites. And when it’s out of the pool it ...