Who looks after your dogs when you go on holiday.
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We have two cocker spaniels, they are a right pair, spirited, love them both to bits .
They are very attached to my wife but they also are happy with our grown up kids , son and daughter. Son is away a lot now with his job, daughter expecting baby number two , I can't see it working well this year . We are retired so the dogs are with us all day .
What solutions do others use , we always walk them ourselves, never used a dog walker, we don't have a known dog look after person.
What to do and where do we start .
They are as important to us as any of our family, as other dog owners will understand.
It's Europe trips so they need to stay at home .
They are very attached to my wife but they also are happy with our grown up kids , son and daughter. Son is away a lot now with his job, daughter expecting baby number two , I can't see it working well this year . We are retired so the dogs are with us all day .
What solutions do others use , we always walk them ourselves, never used a dog walker, we don't have a known dog look after person.
What to do and where do we start .
They are as important to us as any of our family, as other dog owners will understand.
It's Europe trips so they need to stay at home .
there are various options
I have 4, 2 cockers, 1 springer and 1 alsatian
The alsatian the is by far the easiest of the bunch
We walk all ours ourselves
Currently we get the mother in law to stay with them, she doesn't walk them, but she spends hours running them in the garden and they are never any problems for her
I think my niece is going to take over from her now, as she is getting on.
We also have a family friend who home boards dogs, there is a lot of regulations but we will probably use her in future for three of them,
she has to have separate rooms for each of the dogs she has (unless they come from the same house hold)
she walks them does all you would expect. She also asks before they stay the do a couple of overnights just to make sure they are happy, and we are happy
There are people now (for a career) that do house stays, at your house to look after dogs, this would be good for my springer as she needs anti seizure medication, and struggles around other dogs, other than ours.
I have 4, 2 cockers, 1 springer and 1 alsatian
The alsatian the is by far the easiest of the bunch
We walk all ours ourselves
Currently we get the mother in law to stay with them, she doesn't walk them, but she spends hours running them in the garden and they are never any problems for her
I think my niece is going to take over from her now, as she is getting on.
We also have a family friend who home boards dogs, there is a lot of regulations but we will probably use her in future for three of them,
she has to have separate rooms for each of the dogs she has (unless they come from the same house hold)
she walks them does all you would expect. She also asks before they stay the do a couple of overnights just to make sure they are happy, and we are happy
There are people now (for a career) that do house stays, at your house to look after dogs, this would be good for my springer as she needs anti seizure medication, and struggles around other dogs, other than ours.
I will buck the trend here. I have a large Berner/Lab X.
He goes to a kennel.
Nice place, he gets a run with other dogs for 2 hours a day and a walk. Plus some cuddles.
No problems. We have had neighbours and my son look after him if its a night here or there. But when its a week, he is lot of dog (we are city based and crucially no garden) So he needs three/four walks a day.
4Q said:
cliffords said:
It's Europe trips so they need to stay at home .
We drive and take ours to Europe with us. She’s been to nearly every country in Western Europe and was welcome pretty much everywhere in all of them. cliffords said:
It's Europe trips so they need to stay at home .
Can’t you drive? I’m in the same position with just 1 dog who follows me everywhere. We just book eurotunnel get the (very expensive) vet cert and take her.Don’t think my partner is particularly happy about restricting destinations but I’d not leave the hound for that long with someone else.
If I had to, paradoxically, I’d go kennels as it’s a bit easier than her getting into a new routine with someone else.
towser44 said:
4Q said:
cliffords said:
It's Europe trips so they need to stay at home .
We drive and take ours to Europe with us. She’s been to nearly every country in Western Europe and was welcome pretty much everywhere in all of them. Yep my cocker has been welcomed in all the places I’ve taken her.
We are fortunate enough to have a friend who the wife dog walks with on a regular basis, who doesn't work she looks after Barry and Daphne at her place, funnily enough she asked recently when we were away next as she was looking forward to having them, she also looks after their sister too, as for Daisy, the mother in law will stay at ours whilst we are away.
If we holiday in the UK we take Barry and Daphne with us, leaving Daisy at home with the MiL as she can't do all day out and about.
If we holiday in the UK we take Barry and Daphne with us, leaving Daisy at home with the MiL as she can't do all day out and about.
Am I understanding this?
People are getting dogs, animals that bond to their owners and see them as leaders of the pack and then the owners wilfully abandon them for days or weeks on end?
The OP has asked a reasonable and fair question as they clearly care and are looking for a solution for when leaving them behind is unavoidable but this problem is one of the reasons I won't have a dog.
If you've got someone close who can take on the role then OK but dogs need more than just feeding and their s
t cleaning up.
Some dogs don't travel well but for others, UK self catering holidays are a great way of solving the problem.
People are getting dogs, animals that bond to their owners and see them as leaders of the pack and then the owners wilfully abandon them for days or weeks on end?
The OP has asked a reasonable and fair question as they clearly care and are looking for a solution for when leaving them behind is unavoidable but this problem is one of the reasons I won't have a dog.
If you've got someone close who can take on the role then OK but dogs need more than just feeding and their s
t cleaning up. Some dogs don't travel well but for others, UK self catering holidays are a great way of solving the problem.
We have three dogs and two cats. One of the cats has had cat flu since he came to us. I doubt a cattery would take him so that means someone has to come to ours to feed and clean the litter trays.
We used to board the dogs at a local dog hotel, where they lived indoors and were treated as part of the family. Unfortunately, this place has expanded so that there is no longer the personal touch.
Last year we did not take a holiday. This year we have booked six days in County Donegal (We are in Ireland).
I hate being away from our little team anyway, so this suits us.
We used to board the dogs at a local dog hotel, where they lived indoors and were treated as part of the family. Unfortunately, this place has expanded so that there is no longer the personal touch.
Last year we did not take a holiday. This year we have booked six days in County Donegal (We are in Ireland).
I hate being away from our little team anyway, so this suits us.
My Partner’s sons look after her dog when we are away.
Previously, I had neighbours who would look after mine.
I firmly believe a dog should remain at home during our absence, not elsewhere, so neighbours would visit, walk and feed and now my Partners sons take turns to live in our home while we are not there.
If no neighbours or children to call upon, a pet-sitter is the solution. Kennels absolutely no.
Previously, I had neighbours who would look after mine.
I firmly believe a dog should remain at home during our absence, not elsewhere, so neighbours would visit, walk and feed and now my Partners sons take turns to live in our home while we are not there.
If no neighbours or children to call upon, a pet-sitter is the solution. Kennels absolutely no.
Pistom said:
Am I understanding this?
People are getting dogs, animals that bond to their owners and see them as leaders of the pack and then the owners wilfully abandon them for days or weeks on end?
The OP has asked a reasonable and fair question as they clearly care and are looking for a solution for when leaving them behind is unavoidable but this problem is one of the reasons I won't have a dog.
If you've got someone close who can take on the role then OK but dogs need more than just feeding and their st cleaning up.
Some dogs don't travel well but for others, UK self catering holidays are a great way of solving the problem.
I thought it was just me, but a dog, or any pet is part of the family, and would therefore go on holiday with us. People are getting dogs, animals that bond to their owners and see them as leaders of the pack and then the owners wilfully abandon them for days or weeks on end?
The OP has asked a reasonable and fair question as they clearly care and are looking for a solution for when leaving them behind is unavoidable but this problem is one of the reasons I won't have a dog.
If you've got someone close who can take on the role then OK but dogs need more than just feeding and their s
t cleaning up. Some dogs don't travel well but for others, UK self catering holidays are a great way of solving the problem.
I can throughly recommend using trustedhousesitters.com
I'm a sitter and I (and sometimes with my other half) look after other peoples dogs and the house when the owners go away.
We've have done about a dozen sits so far and all of them have been brilliant. We've met some wonderful owners and some amazing dogs.
The dogs are happy 'cause they're in their own home and for us it's great as we don't have our own dog and it's lovely to be able to look after one (or two or three) dogs for a while.
We've stayed in some incredible houses, sometimes it's for a few days and other times it's for 2 weeks.
We pay about £200 a year to be members of the site and that's the only money that changes hands.
As a sitter you don't get paid, its simply for the wonderful experience of sitting the dogs.
I'm not sure how much you would pay as the pet owners looking for sitters. It's got to be cheaper than kennels.
We connected so well with all the owners we have sat for that we are going back to do loads of resits over the next few months.
Being able to pretty much work from anywhere definitely helps as a sitter.
We've had requests from people asking us to sit for them in Berlin, Washington, Porto and Florence but so far we've only done sits in the U.K.
Maybe we'll go further afield soon!
I'm a sitter and I (and sometimes with my other half) look after other peoples dogs and the house when the owners go away.
We've have done about a dozen sits so far and all of them have been brilliant. We've met some wonderful owners and some amazing dogs.
The dogs are happy 'cause they're in their own home and for us it's great as we don't have our own dog and it's lovely to be able to look after one (or two or three) dogs for a while.
We've stayed in some incredible houses, sometimes it's for a few days and other times it's for 2 weeks.
We pay about £200 a year to be members of the site and that's the only money that changes hands.
As a sitter you don't get paid, its simply for the wonderful experience of sitting the dogs.
I'm not sure how much you would pay as the pet owners looking for sitters. It's got to be cheaper than kennels.
We connected so well with all the owners we have sat for that we are going back to do loads of resits over the next few months.
Being able to pretty much work from anywhere definitely helps as a sitter.
We've had requests from people asking us to sit for them in Berlin, Washington, Porto and Florence but so far we've only done sits in the U.K.
Maybe we'll go further afield soon!
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