While we are away......

[Jenn218]

Okay....there are times when we can't take our furbabies places w/ us or we go out of town and have to leave them.......so I thought it would be fun to see what everyone does w/ their furbabies.

1. Do you have a sitter come to your place or do you take your pet somewhere (daycare/broading) or leave them home and have someone check on them?

2. Do you only trust family and/or close friends or go to a boarding/daycare?

3. Do you leave a booklet of your personal instructions or just a brief note or nothing at all?

4. Do you pack a bag full of goodies or just take a few things?

5. What do you pack for your furbaby?

6. Do you call often to check on them or not call at all?

7. If you call, do you talk to your furbaby?

8. Do you think of our furbaby while you are away or enjoy the relaxation of being alone?

9. Do you bring back goodies/gifts for your furbaby? If so what are some things we have bought?

10. When you pick up your furbaby, do you bypass the humans and go straight to your baby or talk w/ the humans awhile before seeing your furbaby?

Please feel free to add anything you would like.

[Jenn218]

1. Do you have a sitter come to your place or do you take your pet somewhere (daycare/broading) or leave them home and have someone check on them? Mojo normally stays w/ my inlaws if he can't go w/ us......they either come to get him or we take him there.

2. Do you only trust family and/or close friends or go to a boarding/daycare?
Family only here!!! Sorry friends (hee,hee) - that's just because I am so anal when it comes to Mojo

3. Do you leave a booklet of your personal instructions or just a brief note or nothing at all?Several page booklet, typed up, some highlighted, etc. I do this no matter how often he goes there!!!

4. Do you pack a bag full of goodies or just take a few things?
A bag full, plus stuff that won't fit in the bag...plus a few more extras.....just in case (hee,hee)

5. What do you pack for your furbaby?
Blanket, carseat, basket (to cuddle in), my pillow case (for my smell), tons of toys and snacks, his 1st aid kit, my instruction booklet w/ all numbers and information, leash/harness and clothing, grooming stuff, vitamins, etc. (everything is clearly labeled w/ how to use it, when to use it, etc)

6. Do you call often to check on them or not call at all?
I call often but not to the point I stress over it

7. If you call, do you talk to your furbaby?
I definitely talk to Mojo.....everytime I call

8. Do you think of our furbaby while you are away or enjoy the relaxation of being alone?I think of him each and every minute we are away, but not to the point I stress myself w/ worry...just wishing he could be there, etc.

9. Do you bring back goodies/gifts for your furbaby? If so what are some things we have bought?We always bring back something for him while we are away.....whether it is a treat, a new toy, shirt, etc...something!!

10. When you pick up your furbaby, do you bypass the humans and go straight to your baby or talk w/ the humans awhile before seeing your furbaby?
If at all possible, Mojo is normally the first one we see...he normally will see the truck coming and meets us at the door. I go for him first thing before I even say "hi" to anyone else....gotta get my Mojo love!

[Yorkiedaze]

1. Do you have a sitter come to your place or do you take your pet somewhere (daycare/broading) or leave them home and have someone check on them? We We never leave them when we travel.

2. Do you only trust family and/or close friends or go to a boarding/daycare?
We trust family and friends, however we love taking them with us.
3. Do you leave a booklet of your personal instructions or just a brief note or nothing at all?
We don't leave them.
4. Do you pack a bag full of goodies or just take a few things?
They have a doggie-duffle that we pack up for them. We take lots of things.
5. What do you pack for your furbaby? Food in the cooler, bottled water, wee-wee pads, changes of clothes, chew bones, shampoo and conditioner, tooth paste and brush, couple of harnesses and leashes, paper towels, first aid kit, eye and ear wash, emery board, treats, poo bags, food bowls, night shirts and blankets.

6. Do you call often to check on them or not call at all? N/A

7. If you call, do you talk to your furbaby? N/A

8. Do you think of our furbaby while you are away or enjoy the relaxation of being alone? N/A

9. Do you bring back goodies/gifts for your furbaby? If so what are some things we have bought? N/A

10. When you pick up your furbaby, do you bypass the humans and go straight to your baby or talk w/ the humans awhile before seeing your furbaby? N/A

[chachi]

1. Do you have a sitter come to your place or do you take your pet somewhere (daycare/broading) or leave them home and have someone check on them?

When we go on vacation for a week or longer they are kenneled at our groomers. If its just for a couple of days My Brotherinlaw watches them

2. Do you only trust family and/or close friends or go to a boarding/daycare?
We do both
3. Do you leave a booklet of your personal instructions or just a brief note or nothing at all?
A booklet of instructions

4. Do you pack a bag full of goodies or just take a few things?
We pack alot of stuff

5. What do you pack for your furbaby?
Canned and dryfood, their bowls, treats, ther leashes and harnessses, each a bed

6. Do you call often to check on them or not call at all?

We call every other day
7. If you call, do you talk to your furbaby?

ofcourse
8. Do you think of our furbaby while you are away or enjoy the relaxation of being alone?

I think about them and miss them
9. Do you bring back goodies/gifts for your furbaby? If so what are some things we have bought?

When we vacaton we usually go to disney and ther s a doggie store. We have brought back shirts, collars and bandanas
10. When you pick up your furbaby, do you bypass the humans and go straight to your baby or talk w/ the humans awhile before seeing your furbaby?
I usually talk to the groomer first

[judyeve]

When I'm going to be out for hours (more than 6), I leave him at Doggie Day Care. Lately I send him with food. They insist on this because of the food recall. I've never left him overnight. I take him with me.

[pea496]

Originally Posted by Jenn218

Okay....there are times when we can't take our furbabies places w/ us or we go out of town and have to leave them.......so I thought it would be fun to see what everyone does w/ their furbabies.

1. Do you have a sitter come to your place or do you take your pet somewhere (daycare/broading) or leave them home and have someone check on them?

2. Do you only trust family and/or close friends or go to a boarding/daycare? Conner stays with my Mom and Dad
3. Do you leave a booklet of your personal instructions or just a brief note or nothing at all? I leave pages and pages of instructions.

4. Do you pack a bag full of goodies or just take a few things? I pack food, toys, carseat/bed, blankets, shirts, leash, harness, water (he drinks bottled water). I probably pack other things that I can't think of now.
5. What do you pack for your furbaby?

6. Do you call often to check on them or not call at all? Call often.
7. If you call, do you talk to your furbaby? I don't talk to Conner. Afraid he would miss me.
8. Do you think of our furbaby while you are away or enjoy the relaxation of being alone? I think of him constantly.9. Do you bring back goodies/gifts for your furbaby? If so what are some things we have bought? Bought shirts, toys, treats.
10. When you pick up your furbaby, do you bypass the humans and go straight to your baby or talk w/ the humans awhile before seeing your furbaby? Go right to furbaby.
Please feel free to add anything you would like.

My husband laughs when I say I miss Conner, but he talks about him, so I know he also misses him

[Shelby&Seymour]

1. Do you have a sitter come to your place or do you take your pet somewhere (daycare/broading) or leave them home and have someone check on them? We usually take them with us.... when we travel. The RV was a purchase we made shortly after we got Shelby.

2. Do you only trust family and/or close friends or go to a boarding/daycare?
Family..... if it is a necessity.

3. Do you leave a booklet of your personal instructions or just a brief note or nothing at all?
A note with instructions.... it probably wouldn't be considered brief.

4. Do you pack a bag full of goodies or just take a few things?
They have a backpack that matches Shelby's carrier (Seymour uses a Sherpa..... hubby doesn't want to carry him in a "froo froo" carrier!)

5. What do you pack for your furbaby?
Sweater or t-shirt, bottled water, small dishes, ziplock bag of food, blanket, squeaky toy, chew toy, and stuffed animals ( 1 for each dog), bows, leashes, harnesses, medical records, recent pictures, towels, petwipes, tooth bruches and gel, "scented" finishing spray.... oh my, I pack more for them than i do myself!

6. Do you call often to check on them or not call at all?
Of course .... who doesn't?

7. If you call, do you talk to your furbaby?
No, but I do when hubby is watching them.

8. Do you think of our furbaby while you are away or enjoy the relaxation of being alone?Sometimes.... but I make sure they are in good hands.... so I try not to worry.

9. Do you bring back goodies/gifts for your furbaby? If so what are some things we have bought? I always go to the pet stores.... or will pick up the homemade treats in the mall for them. I have purchased treats in an airport before!!

10. When you pick up your furbaby, do you bypass the humans and go straight to your baby or talk w/ the humans awhile before seeing your furbaby? Usually the furbabies get to me before i can open my mouth!

[marcerella02]

1. Do you have a sitter come to your place or do you take your pet somewhere (daycare/broading) or leave them home and have someone check on them? So far i have only left Layla with my mom and dad while i have been gone overnight.. and it's only been once however i think we are planning (i hope anyways) a trip to NYC and will have to leave Layla with her babysitter Lea who she sees about 3-5 times a month.

2. Do you only trust family and/or close friends or go to a boarding/daycare? well so far it has only been my parents but i would COMPLETELY trust her babysitter when the time comes

3. Do you leave a booklet of your personal instructions or just a brief note or nothing at all? Layla is a creature of habit so i would probably make a list of what her morning and bedtime routine are.. otherwise she has been with Lea for up to 8 hours during the day and things went really well!

4. Do you pack a bag full of goodies or just take a few things? Her Babysitter has 2 labs and a grand-lab and if Layla had any toys there they would be dead in minutes. Lea also makes her own treats so Layla would NOT need me to pack her own she is so spoiled there!

5. What do you pack for your furbaby? Layla sleeps in a crate at night with a disk so that would be going with her and a sweater or coat if it is cold. Lea feeds a high quality food that Layla loves and doens't bother her tummy so she eats that

6. Do you call often to check on them or not call at all?oh i'd be a fool.. calling at least twice a day!

7. If you call, do you talk to your furbaby?yes... i do that even when i don't see her during the day

8. Do you think of our furbaby while you are away or enjoy the relaxation of being alone? i think of Layla no matter what i am doing if i am not with her.. lol.. i miss her so much!

9. Do you bring back goodies/gifts for your furbaby? If so what are some things we have bought? well like i said.. haven't gone yet.. however she would definitly get a cool new toy or sweater!

10. When you pick up your furbaby, do you bypass the humans and go straight to your baby or talk w/ the humans awhile before seeing your furbaby?well if picking her up at day care is any indication.. she comes RUNNING To me... Lea's house is very busy with all those dogs.. and our house is quiet.. so i think she is ready to come home at the end of the day!