at the end of the month i ll have to leave my dog at kennels for 3 nights so tonight we went to leave her there overnight so she can kinda get a taste of it..i know it sounds stupid but i miss her sooooo much she s like my baby and shes only 9 months,she didnt wanna stay there when i was leaving her and i cried already and keep thinking bout her……does anyone else out there love their dog sooo much
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2008 Oct 28
i’m the same with my cat
2008 Oct 30
I know how you feel. When I’m not home I’m always worrying if my dog is ok or if he’s hungry or thirsty or bored. And i can’t sleep without my dog. He usually sleeps at my feet or on the floor next to my bed. Wherever i go he follows me. He’s like a little shadow. I know how you feel. It would kill me to have to leave him at a boarding kennel too.
2008 Nov 01
Yes, mine is 9 months old, but it has to be done and they may not be able to be with you forthe rest of their lives, for many reasons.. Your doing the right thing by both of you getting used to it..
2008 Nov 01
i love my dog like a child when i left him in kennels for holiday took hes bed his bowls and some faviroute toys your not stupid just concerned am sure she will be fine can you phone to check she ok good luck
2008 Nov 03
I’ve gotten to the point that I hate boarding my dogs so much that I now find a petsitter to stay at my house instead.
2008 Nov 04
I know how you feel. I have never and never will leave my dog in kennels. I have got a lovely family that always dog-sit for me when I go away. He is a part of our family, you wouldn’t leave your kids in kennels when you went away would you?! lol
2008 Nov 06
I would never put my dog or cats in a kennel who knows what goes on. I hire a sitter that I can trust or a family member that way I know my babies are with someone they know and are being taken care of.
2008 Nov 07
haha get what your saying i miss mine when i’m gone for a few days my wife always gets pissed cuz i give them hugs first when i get home lol
2008 Nov 09
it ok and normal they are like our kids and i work at an animal hosp that also has boarding i think it is a good idea for u to have done this that way she can get use to the people there another thing u can do is see if they have play times u can have done with her this will help her from being board and possibly getting depressed wich sometimes happens but u wont be gone long some of our boarders are there for months at a time and if they are anything like the one im at u can call and check up on you pup it is hard i was upset when my basset puppy had to stay the night at the specailists for surgery and i work at an animal hosp unfortunitly it wasnt the same hosp the specailist was at but i was upset to even though i knew he was in great hands and they all loved him it is upsetting to have to leave them
2008 Nov 12
Of course! My puppy is family to me. I’ve worked with borading kennels before. I’ve seen so many worried parents cry when they go to leave their dog with us. It’s perfectly normal.
Just know that your puppy is in good hands when you leave her. People who work with boarding places love animals, and will take great care of the dogs.
Hope that’ll help ease your mind.
Good luck
2008 Nov 12
i think there are lots of people that hate doing this i myself wont i pay someone to look after mine in my home they don’t get upset that way and i also get my home looked after at the same time saves leaving it empty
2008 Nov 14
I used to be the same with my little Lowchen Mischka. She never seemed to like the kennels much and I felt terrible leaving here there
My solution was … I found a couple of realy great people who ran a doggy sitting service. They had dogs of their own and they took in boarders. Mischka lived in their house and was part of the family - as were all other boarders.
She loved it there. She’d drag me in to the place.
And it was cheaper than all the kennels around here.
It is a bit late for this time, but if you need to leave your dog behind again, maybe you can find a service like this in your area!
2008 Nov 16
no you aren’t Most kennels are really good and some are really expensive and suck. I would go see the kennels first and if you like what you see use it. I would never leave my cat or my dog some where I wasn’t comftable with. If you can’t find a place ask a reltive to sit for you. I am going on trip in a week or two and my cats are going to stay with my mom and sis. There they will have to get use to a dog and get to scolize with their cats. Just be comftabel with where you leave her.
2008 Nov 18
She will be fine.
2008 Nov 18
I usually try to take holidays when my ex husband will be around to look after the dogs - he loves them as much as I do and they are not so stressed (though I do miss them like crazy). If he can’t look after them I am lucky,enough to have a boarding kennel just down the road - the owners are also “Poodle People” and look after my dogs well.
2008 Nov 21
i love my dogs too, but i used to work at a kennels and have no problem leaving them there. dont get me wrong, while we are apart i think about my dogs every day, but i know the kennels, and i know the staff, and my dogs are fine there. so they dont get their favourite food, its not forever, and they love me all the more when they get home cos i get a supply of treats in!
you are doing absolutely the right thing by leaving her overnight to get used to the place, it will help her and it will help you to see that she is not distressed when you pick her up. try not to show your emotions to your dog when you leaver her though, she will pick up on it. and call the kennels every day if you want to, its what the staff are there for! i always took calls from worried owners, so dont think you are the only one that worries like this! xx
2008 Nov 22
just so you know, you make it 10 times worse by acting this way. if you had ill feelings about leaving her, and treated her like a baby, then she will not have as much of a chance of doing well at the kennel. i work at an interactive kennel. the only dogs who come in scared are ones whos owners are scared and transferring that feeling to their dog. i know it is hard, but it does say good things about the kennel that they do a trial run before leaving your dog for any extended period of time. is it an interactive type place where she gets to play with other dogs. at my kennel, the dogs have so much fin and have such a good energy that scared or timid dogs do not stay that way for very long. the reason dogs hate kennels so much is b/c they do not like being cooped up in a pen all day. they get anxious and all the other dogs around feel the same way, which adds to their anxieties. if your dog is in a place wher people take care of them, love on them, and they get to play with other dogs, they do much better. if the place is like this and is clean, then try not to worry so much. they actually have a lot of fun there
2008 Nov 23
do your dog a favor………….d not let he know that you ae upset at leaving her at the kennel. be matter-of-fact and try to act like it’s no big deal. if she thinks it’s not a big deal to you, it will be less of a deal to her. if you make a fuss, she will be very upset.
it was a great idea to give her a test-run at the kennel. that way, when you take her again you can judge her response. when you take her again, be cheerful, and act like it’s nothing.
dogs don’t really have much concept of time, tho she will realize her routine is interrupted. leave specifiv instructions for the kennel attendants….what your dog likes and dislikes, any special instructions, and list all of the commands she knows. it is helpful if you write everything down so the kennel attendant will have it if he needs it. and it doesn’t hurt to ask that your dog get a litle extra attention and love.
when you drop her off.no hugs, no kisses, just a pat on the head, turn around and walk away, get in your car and go. honestly, that;s the best thing to do.
2008 Nov 26
Yep I do, I never leave them, we take them on holiday with us, I dont trust anyone with them.
2008 Nov 28
I would hate to leave my dog at kennels. I would have to be desperate to do so, perhaps you are desperate. Hopefully its not just for a holiday.Knowing that you are leaving at the end of the month does not sound like an emergency.
We have the benefit and the love of our dogs for fifty two weeks of the year, is it worth giving them the stress of leaving them in kennels.
There are people who dog sit and they are not expensive. They save on their own home expenses and they love dogs. You cried when you left her, how do you think that your dog felt.
I have close contact with a very reputable kennel, the dogs are locked up at 6pm and there is no one there if they become ill. The dogs are let out at 9am and if they cry because they miss their folks, it tough chucky.
This is my second edit. I have been there when the owners phone to ask about their dogs. Although their dogs are howling and distressed they are told that their dogs are fine.
Another edit. Dog lovers do not leave their dogs in kennels unless its a dire emergency
2008 Dec 01
I love my dogs to. I would of left her maybe with a family member.
2008 Dec 04
It`s wise to leave her overnite at the kennel.She only cried coz she`s never experienced this before. Most boarding kennels are genuine dog lovers and mine try to stick to my dogs routine as much as poss. They go for a daily walk and get a run in an enclosed paddock every afternoon.I take their toys and bedding and they always come back clean and well fed. I popped in unannounced and they gave me a tour round. All kennel blocks were very clean, with a comfy chair and radio in the room so it wasn`t so different from home !!!
2008 Dec 07
yea of course but my dog loves stayin at the kennels cause he can smell all the other dogs
she’ll be fine
2008 Dec 10
Yeah….I know what you mean!!! We usually leave our pup with my Mom whenever we go away, but as she has not been too well recently, we feel that when we go on holiday in a couple of weeks time, our lad will have to go into kennels. We have had a good search around, and have found what we think to be the best…..but oh….they are such soul-less places aren’t they??
This place is really clean, and the dogs that are staying there look quite happy….but I shall still worry about my baby being there on his own!! Next time, I shall consider having someone come to stay at home with him!!
2008 Dec 10
The first time i had 2 leave my Jack at kennels i cried all day and nite had 2 go get him after 3 days i was getting work done on my house and was stayin at my mums who isnt a dog lover she wouldnt be cruel 2 them but isnt a lover. I went and got him and my mum seen how upset i was and we ended up there for 2 weeks. That time i had to pick a kennel quickly as it was short notice after that i done my reasearch and i have found a kennel that Jack loves and the staff are great jack was in over xmas. Shop around and i guarentee you will find someone like i did who will look after your wee one like it was ther own.