What do you do w/ your dog on vacation?

[public servant]

Get a friend to dog sit or get a doggie door. I was a little concerned about the security of the doggie door...until I got one of these to go in and out of it.

Now I almost feel sorry for the dumb SOB that even tries.

I like dogs with crooked teeth...they make bigger holes.

 

[JBusch8899]

..Jbusch... haha you owe me $400 for the door still!

You told me that I could work off the debt if I paid for the room at our hotel that we usu.....uh....never mind.

 

[stilllearning09]

I hire someone to come as a pet sitter/housesitter. One of my animals has to be medicated daily, so I have to bring in someone that is reliable. I'm lucky to have two pet sitters that I trust and one is always available to take care of my pets.

 

[MrsGungho]

You told me that I could work off the debt if I paid for the room at our hotel that we usu.....uh....never mind.

seriously?! That was our secret.

 

[clt46910]

Most of the time, the trained dogs went with me. The ones in training, had friends come in and take care of them.

 

[JBusch8899]

seriously?! That was our secret.

Guess we have to find another place. How about Al Gore's massage table?

 

[MrsGungho]

Guess we have to find another place. How about Al Gore's massage table?

 

[Scutter01]

My friend was gone overnight once and left the dog in the garage. The dog chewed its way through the garage door. I didn't even know dogs could do that. I'm not talking about the inner door to the house, I'm talking about the steel rolling door. Put a hole in it two feet across.

 

[Jack Ryan]

So my wife and I are thinking about going to South Haven, Michigan on Saturday to see some friends. Be back Sunday sometime. We're not sure what to do about our dog, Barney. He's a year and a half now, and we can finally trust him to be loose in the house while we're at work now. But for a day and a half, I dunno yet. I can get a friend to stop by a couple times Saturday to let him out, and check food and water. But it got me thinking, what do you guys normally do? You can't take your dog on vacation with you, so what do you do?

I'd feed him before I left and leave him at home.

You already screwed up letting the dog live in the house. Dogs belong outside, then you wouldn't have this problem.

People taking dogs to kennels or around other dogs, be sure you get the kennel cough vaccine at least a couple weeks prior. Most times it's not a big deal but when it is, it's a real PITA. The vaccine is cheap. The treatment is expensive.

 

[Orlando]

We take our Giant Schnauzer to Beverly's Precious Pet Inn. Beverly's Precious Pet Inn


Most Kennels require vaccines before they will take your dog. Resonable prices and she seems to be well cared for.

 

[lovemachine]

I'd feed him before I left and leave him at home.

You already screwed up letting the dog live in the house. Dogs belong outside, then you wouldn't have this problem.

People taking dogs to kennels or around other dogs, be sure you get the kennel cough vaccine at least a couple weeks prior. Most times it's not a big deal but when it is, it's a real PITA. The vaccine is cheap. The treatment is expensive.

I gotta disagree with you on this one. There's no way I screwed up. How can you have a dog living outside? It's obvious you've never experienced the joy of having your furry friend live in the house with you. It's one of the best feelings in the world. And I deeply feel sorry for you. This is in no way an insult toward you. For I do enjoy reading a lot of your thoughts in previous posts. But in this one, I do feel sorry for you.

 

[Benny]

I'd feed him before I left and leave him at home.

You already screwed up letting the dog live in the house. Dogs belong outside, then you wouldn't have this problem.

People taking dogs to kennels or around other dogs, be sure you get the kennel cough vaccine at least a couple weeks prior. Most times it's not a big deal but when it is, it's a real PITA. The vaccine is cheap. The treatment is expensive.

Mine doesn't. He's family and I don't make family sleep outside, although I'd like to sometimes...Kara, not my dog.

 

[Bounty Hunter]

Nice

 

[JBusch8899]

I gotta disagree with you on this one. There's no way I screwed up. How can you have a dog living outside? It's obvious you've never experienced the joy of having your furry friend live in the house with you. It's one of the best feelings in the world. And I deeply feel sorry for you. This is in no way an insult toward you. For I do enjoy reading a lot of your thoughts in previous posts. But in this one, I do feel sorry for you.

I will, reluctantly, agree with Jack Ryan of this point, with this caveat: Some dogs do belong outside, just as some dogs belong indoors.

I don't, and neither should you, feel sorry for him. He demonstrates by his posts that he fully understands the consequences of his actions, and chooses the path that is most beneficial to himself only. This, despite the magnitude of harm to others.

 

[360]

I pay the neighbor kid $50 a week to let my dogs out every day while I am gone.

 

[Benny]

I will, reluctantly, agree with Jack Ryan of this point, with this caveat: Some dogs to belong outside, just as some dogs belong indoors.

Agreed. As long as your dog is properly taken care of, it is your choice to keep it inside or out.

MY dogs belong inside though. I'd never own a dog that if I didn't feel he was worthy of staying inside. I've said it once and I'll say it again...I consider my dogs family and family doesn't sleep outside.

I don't, and neither should you, feel sorry for him. He demonstrates by his posts that he fully understands the consequences of his actions, and chooses the path that is most beneficial to himself only. This, despite the magnitude of harm to others.

Yep, no reason to feel sorry for him, he likes his dogs outside and there's nothing wrong with that.

I pay the neighbor kid $50 a week to let my dogs out every day while I am gone.

Wow, where were you when I was a kid???

For $50 a week, your dogs would have gotten walks and baths too.

 

[Colt556]

Vacation? Whhat is this Vacation of which you speak?

 

[Jack Ryan]

1. How can you have a dog living outside?

2.It's obvious you've never experienced the joy of having your furry friend live in the house with you.

Thanks for the concern but it's not neccessary.

1 It's easy. "Get out, stay out."

2 Yes I have.

3. Never again. No dogs inside, not inside the house, not inside any vehicle, not ON any thing I'm going to sit on. Not for a minute, day, week, not ever. Dogs are animals, I'm not. Dogs live outside, I live inside.

 

[Jack Ryan]

I'd never own a dog that if I didn't feel he was worthy of staying inside. I've said it once and I'll say it again...I consider my dogs family and family doesn't sleep outside.

You OWN your family?

If I had family covered with fur who had fleas, couldn't feed their self, and laid around licking their own butt all day, they would be outside too.

 

[semperfi211]

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