02-23-2022, 04:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-23-2022, 05:12 AM by Punaperson.)
Thank you for the kind words. I hope it helps anyone who is needing the info. Knowing my 4-legged family is safe and being well taken care of lets me enjoy my vacations without that bit of worry in the back of my brain.
Several people who know me said I should explain why I kennel my animals instead of having a friend/neighbor take care of them. Pre-covid, I was lucky enough to go on several dive trips a year, usually lasting for 10-14 days at a time. My friends, who were known and accepted by my dogs, would come daily to feed them - until one time they had major family emergency . Even though they tried to get other mutual neighbors/friends to feed my guys, my dogs, being the great protectors they are, wouldn't let anyone walk down the driveway, or get out of their cars if they tried to come that way. My dogs, protecting their/our home, went almost 60 hours without food, until the family emergency was taken care of, and people they accepted were able to come back again. Now I kennel my guys, and have my friends/neighbors check my house daily, keeping the driveway looking well used, checking phone messages, and all the other things that keep the house from looking empty.
Several people who know me said I should explain why I kennel my animals instead of having a friend/neighbor take care of them. Pre-covid, I was lucky enough to go on several dive trips a year, usually lasting for 10-14 days at a time. My friends, who were known and accepted by my dogs, would come daily to feed them - until one time they had major family emergency . Even though they tried to get other mutual neighbors/friends to feed my guys, my dogs, being the great protectors they are, wouldn't let anyone walk down the driveway, or get out of their cars if they tried to come that way. My dogs, protecting their/our home, went almost 60 hours without food, until the family emergency was taken care of, and people they accepted were able to come back again. Now I kennel my guys, and have my friends/neighbors check my house daily, keeping the driveway looking well used, checking phone messages, and all the other things that keep the house from looking empty.