Co-worker overwhelmed by dog’s poor health

SENSE & SENSITIVITY

DEAR HARRIETTE: My friend at work has an old dog, and she is extremely attached to it. She has taken off work several days in order to deal with health care for the dog. This is hard for me to understand as I am not a dog person in any way. I care for my friend and want to be there for her, but I find it somewhat exhausting having to listen to all of the details of her dog's slo…