Skip to the content Dear Prudence Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. For this edition, Isabelle Kohn, a Slate senior editor, will be filling in as Prudie. Submit questions here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Prudence, I recently went abroad on a three-month sabbatical. A friend of mine, “Rudy,” is staying at my apartment to watch my dog, and while he is extremely responsible and lovely in nearly every way, I’m facing a mortifying situation that I don’t know how to handle.