MissySki
Angel Diva
What do you do with your dog when you go away for a ski trip or any type of overnight trip? This has become quite the dilemma for me..
When I was married my in laws were the main people who did dog sitting for trips. It was a bit complicated as my dog was on a strict medicine regime for years for epilepsy and so I didn't trust just anyone with her care, she has been off the meds for over a year now and is doing great, but I still worry. Now that I'm not married and my ex had no desire to split custody of our dog, I have her full time, which I love and wouldn't change for anything, but it's really hard to do anything without built in dog sitters like I used to have. When I was living alone in an apartment I had lucked into finding a great dog walker I used a few days per week and she also did dog sitting so I used her for a few weekend trips as well, it was great I knew she really liked my pup and I could tell how excited Zoey got for her visits so I felt really good about the setup. This person was the sister in law of a coworker I'd known for quite sometime who was starting up her own business and it worked out great. However, I moved out of her area a few months back, and regardless she has since had to go back to her day job full time and put her business on hold, so I have no dog sitter. I'm not very keen on a random person having access to my house, and had only been into the last one because it came from a trustworthy referral. My dog is 10 and a half and not really into other dogs, so I don't think a kennel/play group is the best solution and I worry she'd be super stressed being in that type of environment at this point. Plus there are so many horror stories about kennels, how do you know your dog is safe and happy and not being mistreated when they can't speak to you?
I don't really feel she needs a dog walker right now because since I'm living with my significant other and we have a little bit offset work schedules, she's not alone as much as when I was living alone. Also if I travel for work it's not an issue since he is there with her already. So the issue comes in for weekend getaways or an overnight or vacation etc. It's been an issue for ski season even because I can only do day trips, I used to have a seasonal rental for the most part so she could come, but without that this year it's been hard.
What do you do for dog care when you want to go away for the night or a vacation etc.??? Am I being too paranoid and I should just pick a new sitter/walker locally, or find a kennel that offers more "luxury" accommodations etc.? How do you really scope out a new person to care for a beloved pet, how do you know you can trust them?? I really hate the kennel idea..
When I was married my in laws were the main people who did dog sitting for trips. It was a bit complicated as my dog was on a strict medicine regime for years for epilepsy and so I didn't trust just anyone with her care, she has been off the meds for over a year now and is doing great, but I still worry. Now that I'm not married and my ex had no desire to split custody of our dog, I have her full time, which I love and wouldn't change for anything, but it's really hard to do anything without built in dog sitters like I used to have. When I was living alone in an apartment I had lucked into finding a great dog walker I used a few days per week and she also did dog sitting so I used her for a few weekend trips as well, it was great I knew she really liked my pup and I could tell how excited Zoey got for her visits so I felt really good about the setup. This person was the sister in law of a coworker I'd known for quite sometime who was starting up her own business and it worked out great. However, I moved out of her area a few months back, and regardless she has since had to go back to her day job full time and put her business on hold, so I have no dog sitter. I'm not very keen on a random person having access to my house, and had only been into the last one because it came from a trustworthy referral. My dog is 10 and a half and not really into other dogs, so I don't think a kennel/play group is the best solution and I worry she'd be super stressed being in that type of environment at this point. Plus there are so many horror stories about kennels, how do you know your dog is safe and happy and not being mistreated when they can't speak to you?
I don't really feel she needs a dog walker right now because since I'm living with my significant other and we have a little bit offset work schedules, she's not alone as much as when I was living alone. Also if I travel for work it's not an issue since he is there with her already. So the issue comes in for weekend getaways or an overnight or vacation etc. It's been an issue for ski season even because I can only do day trips, I used to have a seasonal rental for the most part so she could come, but without that this year it's been hard.
What do you do for dog care when you want to go away for the night or a vacation etc.??? Am I being too paranoid and I should just pick a new sitter/walker locally, or find a kennel that offers more "luxury" accommodations etc.? How do you really scope out a new person to care for a beloved pet, how do you know you can trust them?? I really hate the kennel idea..