Fuck the dog's life... and his death.

You didn't see that if wasn't breathing though? I'm not trying to blame you and that really sucks OP I'm sorry but how could you not notice it was dead?

It's not like it was a decaying animal or anything, I see nothing wrong with sitting with recently deceased pets or trying to make them comfortable. And it's not like you knew. The real sad part here is that whatever child you were babysitting had to go through pretty much watching their pet die.

"Today, I hired a babysitter and came back home to my dog being dead. FML"

At least it wasn't one of the kids you were babysitting. Though maybe, now the parents know your the harbinger of death, you won't be babysitting there again.

That was rough.

At least you were there with it while It passed, losing a dog is terrible.

oh no, that must have been traumatizing, especially for the kids. F your life and F theirs too.

I am sorry, both for your experience and their loss

Don't be too hard on yourself, I've worked with physicians that couldn't recognize a dead patient. (FML) It can be a challenge.