Is it wrong to try and cancel a booking through Rover support because a dog made me feel unsafe?
So I accepted a drop in request for 6 days, twice a day. Today is the second day, and when I was outside with the dogs, one of them bit me. I was already a little hesitant this morning because she was a bit out of hand. When I did the meet and greet she was energetic, but she didnt jump at me the way she was today, and she never tried to bite me in any way. For reference, she is a 40 pound shepherd (of some sort) puppy/young adult.
So today, she spent close10 minutes constantly jumping at me. Not only the stand-on-your-hind-legs kind of jump, but quite literally soaring at me from a few feet away. Im talking, full body off the floor, her face coming at my face. To protect my face, and to keep from ending up on the floor beneath her, I was turning my back to block the jumps. This way she kind of collided with my back/shoulder, and I was able to keep my balance and protect my face.
During one of these instances, I had to push my arm back to keep her from taking me to the floor, and she got her mouth around my wrist. Luckily, I was wearing a sweatshirt and I was able to pull back quickly enough that her teeth barely grazed my skin (no marks left behind), but she did tear a hole in the arm of my sweatshirt.
Now, I'm honestly scared to return to the house for the next drop in.
For background info, I am familiar with dogs much larger than this one (my own dog is 140 pounds). Ive lived with dogs my entire life, and have been taking care of them for going on 8 years or so. And in that time, I have never been bitten, and never encountered a dog that felt the need to jump at my face while Im standing at full height (5'8"). But I have never feared a dog before this. Even if she wasnt trying to be aggressive, it's obvious that she is not properly trained to interact with people.
So... I guess Im wondering if it's wrong of me to ask Rover to replace me for this booking? I feel like I'm being dramatic or something but I can't imagine 6 more days of constantly fending her off like this. I know they will probably lock my account to "investigate" because sitters have virtually no protection. But honestly, I'm thinking it might be worth it?