Boarding Anxiety
Beau has never been anywhere overnight, but I'm not terribly worried about him because he's been to the kennel to get his hair cut several times. He knows them now and seems comfortable there. However, I am concerned about Genevieve. She's only been with me for a little over a month now. I'm worried that she'll think she's being "abandoned" again and getting yet another home. She's just now getting to the point, too, to where she acts like she really trusts me. She's "settled" a lot in the last week and isn't so anxious all the time. She and Beau will be togther and I'm planning on taking some of their toys and a tee shirt or something of mine with the "home" scents on it to the kennel with them. Does anyone have any other suggestions as to how to make her know I'm coming back for her? Oh yeah, I've been taking them to the park and different places and of course, always bringing them home. I hoped she'd understand that she'll always come back.  I'm worried about my girl. |
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I think being with Beau and having something from home will be a great comfort to her.  |
Here is my suggestion: An aspirin. Or two. For you. 
I know exactly how you feel! It's very hard to leave one of your children with someone else, but they will be fine, and they will be extra happy to see you when you get back. |
| Thanks, Valerie!
You're right Ron! It's probably going to be a lot worse for me than them! I have considered Rescue Remedy for me! I don't want them to feel my tension. |
| Tammy,
You are probably having a harder time with it that she is.
Once you come back and she sees you, I think all will be forgiven. Then she will also learn that when you leave her...you will come back. Elissa |
| Tammy,
They'll both be fine. I think because Beau will be there she'll feel better and she'll be kept busy with all sorts of fun kennel stuff. Have your 'rescue remedy' (or a glass of wine!) and take a deep breath. They'll be fine.  |
| The good thing about a kennel is that they will be secured. My horror story is as follows; I had to leave on a business trip earlier this summer. I left my dear Pogo with a girlfriend who used to live across the street but moved about two miles away. I thought since he knew the family (2 boys, husband, and a dog (golden retriever) he would be fine and occupied. She said the fence was secure. The second day she called me in San Fran. saying that my sheepie had wiggled out from under the gate (how does a 83 lb. dog do that?) and ran. Thirty minutes later she found him happy and sitting on my front porch. We had only been to her new house 2 times and I took a wrong turn on one visit. How do they do that? (I can just envision while we were in the car...him thinking, okay...left here, then right, oops, wrong turn, that's two left, one right...) Amazing! Just glad he made it home safe. I told her just to secure him in the back yard and he'd be fine. I'll bet he didn't stop to water a tree either! Can you imagine such a large dog barreling down the street! |
| Wow, how scary for your friend and for you! I can see it happening - we're watching my brother in law's sheepie and he just keeps looking out the window waiting for his family to come back. If I left a door open I'm sure he'd be on the road looking for home! |
You all were right. I dropped them off and there was barely even a "good-bye Mom" and they were off playing.  Geez...they could've at least pretended they were going to miss me!
At least now I can be away without worrying about them. Thanks y'all!  |
| I, too, agonized over leaving Ben in the kennel when I took a ten day cruise, the first vacation I had in 13 years.
When I returned, I was overjoyed at how happy Ben was to see me. Interestingly enough, he was just as happy to see two people in the waiting room he had never before met. Those crazy sheepies, just love everybody! |
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