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03-27-2013, 12:59 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: United Kingdom
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| Vacation/holiday We are thinking of going away abroad for two weeks in July. Alfie who will be 10 months by then will be staying with my mother-in-law, but also come home somedays to stay with my 18 year old son. My son works and will never be up early to let Alfie out first thing in the morning! Is Alfie too young for us to be going away for a holiday or are we worrying unnecessarily? |
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03-27-2013, 03:16 AM | #2 |
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| I think as long as you trust the caretakers Alfie should be fine. Is Alfie potty trained to go on pee pads at all? If so, I would have your son use them. If not, I would wonder if maybe your MIL could just watch him the entire time or if it would be possible that your son only have Alfie when he is awake. Otherwise I guess I would have a lot of urine/stain cleaner on hand and hope your son does a good job of cleaning up!
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03-27-2013, 06:02 AM | #3 |
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| i think as long as your sure hes well taken care of between the both of them go ahead and enjoy your vacation.
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03-27-2013, 11:35 AM | #4 |
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| I don't think you pup is to young, you just have to make sure your caregivers are the right choice. You want to make sure that they keep things on a schedule similar to what the pup is used to, also you don't want to slide backwards in regards to any house breaking and training you have done. Doing a few dry run sleepovers is a good idea. First you want to make sure your MIL can handle your dog. What if you were in Europe and she could not deal with the pup and put him in a kennel. Getting him used to spending one night there, then two nights will keep him from feeling like you will never be picking him back up again. Two weeks is a long time and you don't want him to think he has a new mommy so ease him into it. You also need to have that heart to heart talk with you MIL about table scraps and what what food can be downright dangerous to a pup. My mother is really bad with this, everytime my sister leaves her yorkie there my mom feeds Lucy really fatty things and the dog goes home with BM and stomach problems. I have gotten into big fights with my mother over this. She just thinks my sister is being mean by not giving Lucy rich table scraps, cause she always seems so hungry (what dog is not hungry if table scraps are around). It's awful having to have several nasty fights with my mother over this, but honestly her parrot did not live a long life due to liver problems brought on by a high fat diet. I don't live near her so she does not take care of Lola, but I am not sure I would let her either. Also if you dog is doing good with your MIL i would just have him stay there, it could be confusing coming home and you not being there. If there was a reason she needed to bring him back that would be different. Also make sure that you get a pet tag made with your MIL's contact info on it, if you are out of the country and the dog got loose it would be hard for you to get the message, that was another lesson my mom and sister learned the hard way. Who knows you MIL might be a yorkie breeder, but I gave you advice just in case she has little experience. I know I am probably scaring you, but I guess I think it's best to be over prepared, over think it and plan for the worst. Because if you do then it is so much more likely that things will work out great and you will enjoy your vacation and your pup will be safe.
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03-27-2013, 02:13 PM | #5 | |
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Haha, this made me laugh, maybe the son should stick to the bathroom My Alfie is about the same age, we will leave him with my daughter when we go on holiday if we get round to booking one, I keep trying to convince hubby to go to Amsterdam as we can get there directly by ferry (then we could take Alfie too) I think as long as your wee Alfie is used to your parents and their home he will be fine, (spoiled and a little chubbier when you get home) but fine.
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03-27-2013, 08:51 PM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Franklin, North Carolina
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| I am sure it will work out! I have a problem with not even wanting to go to the grocery store since we got Tucker! I have got to get over this....but I just want to take him everywhere with me....I don't have anyone to leave him with so we will plan a vacation where we can take him along...I am amazed at how attached you can get to these little guys!
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03-28-2013, 10:51 AM | #7 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: United Kingdom
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| Thanks for the advice everyone. My main worry was that he would feel we were not coming back for him. |
03-28-2013, 11:15 AM | #8 |
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| I understand your reservations on leaving the furbaby. Go on vacation with your hubby. If you need a good and/or experienced dog sitter you can always check out dogvacay.com.
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