To answer some of the questions. We have no family close to come in. The cost for a house sitter here is just to much for us. Found one lady who wd take them to her house but she has several very small children & usually sits larger dogs. My husband is concerned since ours are just little guys that they might possibly get hurt. Sometimes small children like to carry dogs around. We have checked out so many places & the reviews on this one are great. They will stay together in a med size room with a doggie door that leads to a small enclosed concrete run just for them. I'm taking their beds, lady told us to bring an article of clothing for each dog. Taking their food & they know they have to eat separate. They request we bring them for a whole day of daycare (free to us) before they are boarded. Someone is on the premises 24/7. They sleep there. She also said they bring any that are afraid up into a main area that has little doggie beds & a large couch & sleep with them there. They have 3 large outside yards. 2 for small dogs, one for big dogs. They take them out for play & exercise in mornings after breakfast then they go in for nap time then out for afternoon play time. they start at 6 am. and end of day is 8 pm when they are put up. Then are let out at 11pm one last time. If weather is bad they have a big room in center for the dogs to play in. Lady told me she was a teacher for years & she had always wanted to have a boarding kennel. Her & her husband finally got to open it a couple of years ago. They also foster from time to time. They had a little one when we were there that was boarding & was lonesome for its mommy & they were carrying it around with them! It seemed quite happy with them. It sounds good but I just worry, do they really all that? I feel like I'm a bad mom! I did like that it was clean, some we saw weren't. No bad smells. while we talked to her at the "meet & greet" she sat on the floor & talked to the dogs & played with them. No one else we saw did that. My dogs liked her but our girl, our latest rescue, sat in her daddy's lap & watched everything. It was like she was worried he might leave if she didn't keep a close watch on him. Her I think I worry more about. But then the boy won't eat if he feels something is different in his life! Oh she said they send pictures & videos daily if you want & you can even "skype" if you want too. Which I have no idea how to do. Oh & I had to fill out a ton of papers & provide all vaccine info, vet info, proof of flea meds. And I fill out a personal sheet on any meds they might need, their eating habits, preferences on some other things! As I write this out I'm wondering why I am so worried. But still I am. They don't understand I'm not leaving them like someone else in their life did. As I type this they are both crashed sound asleep! Girl on her daddy, boy on my lap! Just wish I didn't have to leave them.
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