I wondered what people thought of the following situation.

You have a dog and a roommate. You want to go away overnight on the
weekend and not take your dog. Your roommate is usually gone over the
weekend, but might not be. Your roommate doesn't really want to watch
the dog because he's a lunatic if he sees other dogs while he's on his
walk. Is it okay to invite someone to stay in the house you share to
watch your dog? Or should you board your dog?

On 14 Jan 2005 11:16:37 -0800, tcmoohaha wrote:

I wondered what people thought of the following situation.

You have a dog and a roommate. You want to go away overnight on the
weekend and not take your dog. Your roommate is usually gone over the
weekend, but might not be. Your roommate doesn't really want to watch
the dog because he's a lunatic if he sees other dogs while he's on his
walk. Is it okay to invite someone to stay in the house you share to
watch your dog? Or should you board your dog?


How does the dog act when boarded -- is he a lunatic if he sees other dogs
in the next cage?

There are professionals who will come in just long enough to check on a dog,
feed him, take him for a walk, etc -- whatever services you ask for --
without actually staying in the house. A local vet might recommend someone.


Margaret

He's okay when he's boarded. Thanks for the idea of having someone
come in.

....tc
Margaret wrote:
On 14 Jan 2005 11:16:37 -0800, tcmoohaha wrote:

I wondered what people thought of the following situation.

You have a dog and a roommate. You want to go away overnight on
the
weekend and not take your dog. Your roommate is usually gone over
the
weekend, but might not be. Your roommate doesn't really want to
watch
the dog because he's a lunatic if he sees other dogs while he's on
his
walk. Is it okay to invite someone to stay in the house you share
to
watch your dog? Or should you board your dog?


How does the dog act when boarded -- is he a lunatic if he sees other
dogs
in the next cage?

There are professionals who will come in just long enough to check on
a dog,
feed him, take him for a walk, etc -- whatever services you ask for
--
without actually staying in the house. A local vet might recommend
someone.


Margaret

"tcmoohaha" wrote in message
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I wondered what people thought of the following situation.

You have a dog and a roommate. You want to go away overnight on the
weekend and not take your dog. Your roommate is usually gone over the
weekend, but might not be. Your roommate doesn't really want to watch
the dog because he's a lunatic if he sees other dogs while he's on his
walk. Is it okay to invite someone to stay in the house you share to
watch your dog? Or should you board your dog?



will someone else watch him? I only had to leave my puppy twice. the first
time when I went camping for the weekend and didn't want to take him on the
5 hour car ride so he went to my brother's house. that worked out great.
also, the second time, I went on business for a week and he stayed at my
house for part of the time (where my parents watched him, we live together)
and the rest of the time down at my brothers house (my brother kidnapped him
one day and didn't want to return him, he keeps begging me to let him have
him but that will never happen! Maui's my puppy and he even knows it.).
now, I have to go away for business for 2 days and Maui will either stay
here and go down to my brothers. either way, I know he's in good hands.

"tcmoohaha" wrote
I wondered what people thought of the following situation.

You have a dog and a roommate. You want to go away overnight on the
weekend and not take your dog. Your roommate is usually gone over the
weekend, but might not be. Your roommate doesn't really want to watch
the dog because he's a lunatic if he sees other dogs while he's on his
walk. Is it okay to invite someone to stay in the house you share to
watch your dog? Or should you board your dog?

Why don't you talk this through with your roommate?

I'll have to ask around. There aren't very many people I feel safe
leaving him with.

Thanks. We talked some more and she's agreed to watch him this time.
Her boyfriend will come visit in the evening and he can handle him on
his walk. She's a small woman and has had a bad experience (dragged to
the ground) walking him previously.