I was lucky enough to find a Doggie Day care place not to far from me. I was
able to leave my dog there the week I needed to go out of town. My husband
dropped him off at 7:15 in the morning and picked him up at 6:30 at night.
He just loved it there. Had other dogs to play with all day long. He still
wants me to take him back there, I can tell.
Anyway, they charge by the hour and by the day. Maybe you can find a place
like this. Good Luck!!

"Brett" wrote

I'm not sure of the schedule yet but I imagine 7A - 5p or so. I won't
know
any one where I'm going and won't trust any one to come into my apartment
with me being there

There are many professional bonded and insured pet sitters out there. You
should consider having someone pop in once a day. They need not be the guy
down the hall.

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"Andrea" wrote in message
...
"Brett" wrote

I'm not sure of the schedule yet but I imagine 7A - 5p or so. I won't
know
any one where I'm going and won't trust any one to come into my
apartment
with me being there

There are many professional bonded and insured pet sitters out there. You
should consider having someone pop in once a day. They need not be the guy
down the hall.
Thanks for mentioning this.

Despite all of these options, I'll be attending eveing classes as well.
Probably 3 - 4 times/week. It seems I'll be away nearly all the time. I
know that's not good for her.

Brett

"sionnach" wrote in
:


"Marcel Beaudoin" wrote:

Yup. If there is no other choice, and the barking is the only reason why
she couldn't come with you, and you have exhausted all other options,
you may want to consider getting the dog de-barked. It is a radical
step, but if it is that or the pound/shelter, it is worth it.

It might be too much, physically, for a 15-year-old dog, though.
Surgery
and anaesthesia are always a risk, and even more so with an elderly
animal.




This is how I lost my 13 year old GSD. He was doing great for a few
days and on my way to pick him up from the vet, he suddenly crashed, went
into shock and died.
All of that took place within 1 hour while I was on my way to bring him
home.

Terri

On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 21:05:36 GMT, "Robin"
wrote:


"Chloe's Mom" wrote in message
...
The other thing I do with Chloe (although she doesn't appear to suffer
sep. anx). is to hide treats around the house. I started doing this
after she ate a couple shoes of mine when we started leaving her out
of the crate for short trips.


Here's another version of using treats to distract them from behaviors
caused by SA.

http://www.flbr.org/kong.html
You may have alot of success using this type of distraction along with the
SA drugs that Tara O suggested.

Maltese are pretty small, so you may be able to train her to go on a pad. I
have a six lb chihuahua and she uses pads almost exclusively. Go to the
drug store or Wal-Mart and get bed pads designed for incontinence. They are
larger, more absorbent and cheaper than puppy pads.

Good luck,
Robin


hey - speaking of - has any one made a list of "alternatives" to dog
products? For instance - last week at Pet Smart we were in the leash
isle and my fiance picked up a "floating rope" leash. I think they
were charging something like $15 or $20 for a 20' rope. At home
depot or WestMarine or other boating store, you can get the same stuff
for about 10cents a foot.

I see stuff all the time that is sold for "dogs" or for "pets" in
general and they mark up the price by alot just to put the "pet" label
on it.
jayjay
http://home.comcast.net/~jennifer.is...b/c_index.html