Nobody wants to upset their pet – but sometimes mistakes happen, even when you’re doing your best. That’s exactly what happened to one dog owner, who was left feeling awful after a late-night toilet trip went badly wrong.
After finishing a gruelling seven-day stretch at work, Tabitha Doepel was fast asleep when her dog, Wednesday, woke her up at around 3am asking to go outside. Usually, her husband handles the late-night bathroom breaks, but on this occasion Wednesday, a bully pit bull mix, decided to wake Tabitha instead.
Still half asleep, she stumbled out of bed and let her dog into the garden before heading back inside. And unfortunately, exhaustion got the better of her.
Speaking on TikTok, Tabitha admitted she was so sleep-deprived that she completely forgot Wednesday was still outside.
She explained: “I remember letting her out slightly, and I think I went to the bathroom. It was after working so many days in a row, I was sleep deprived.”
Without realising what she’d done, Tabitha climbed straight back into bed and fell asleep. It wasn’t until around 6am that her husband woke up after hearing faint whimpering coming from outside.
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When he opened the door, he discovered poor Wednesday had spent hours patiently waiting to be let back in.
The heartbreaking moment was caught on the family’s security camera and later shared online.
In the footage, Wednesday can be seen sitting by the back door crying and whining in an attempt to get someone’s attention. When that didn’t work, she tried jumping up against the door to make more noise, but nobody came.
It wasn’t until Tabitha’s husband woke up that her ordeal finally came to an end. After watching the footage back, the owner admitted she felt terrible.
Tabitha felt like the “worst dog mum ever” after seeing Wednesday desperately trying to get back inside. She said: “I must’ve let her out and went straight back to bed. I literally don’t remember even going back to bed.”
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Despite the mistake, Wednesday appears to have quickly forgiven her owner. Tabitha revealed she spoiled her beloved pet with plenty of treats after realising what had happened.
She joked that she gave Wednesday “so many treats she didn’t want any more.”