Do you ever go on vacation? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

WesleyandMaddie · 10-23-2006, 08:39 PM

I was just wondering what you guys do with your babies when you want to go away for a few days?

My boyfriend and I would really like to go on little weekend vacations occasionally, but we just don't know what to do with Wes and Maddie. Although I wish they did, they don't really have the personalities for us to be able to take them with us. Wesley gets really stressed out whenever we take him away from home for too long. He can't relax and he forgets to eat and drink. I just always worry about him when we take him places. Sorry I got off topic...

Do you board your dogs or have a friend/relative care for them? If you board them or hire someone to take care of them, how did you chose the place/person? I just worry about leaving them with someone or somewhere for the first time.

We've had Wesley for 1 year now, and he's never spent a day without us. Sometimes we feel like we are never going to be able to get away again. Am I the only one who's felt like this?

romeos mommy · 10-23-2006, 08:42 PM

i take romeo everywhere. i think it's more stressful for him to be without his mommy. if i can't take him , my fiance' stays home with him. that's only twice a year when i go to hawaii. (they have dog quarantine)

Bruce's_Mom · 10-23-2006, 08:53 PM

Bruce goes pretty much everywhere he has been to Alaska, Arizona, California, France, etc. If he does not he stays with my parents. I think it is important if you leave these little guys to make sure they are with someone familiar and would take good care of them!

chelbuddy · 10-23-2006, 09:18 PM

When I go away for quick weekends I will leave Buddy with a good friend of mine who has other dogs. I just think that Yorkies are different than other dogs, and don't deal well with unfamiliar and sterile boarding conditions. When I have left him at daycare more than 2 nights - and that's someplace he is mostly familiar with - he makes himself sick.

So far, the only vacations I've taken Buddy on are to New York to see my parents and he stays with my mom overnight. Probably the best idea is to make friends with other people with Yorkies - and also do the best you can to train your pups well so that they behave in other peoples houses.

I think I've met Wesley before - were you at any of the San Francisco meetups??

WesleyandMaddie · 10-23-2006, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by chelbuddy

When I go away for quick weekends I will leave Buddy with a good friend of mine who has other dogs. I just think that Yorkies are different than other dogs, and don't deal well with unfamiliar and sterile boarding conditions. When I have left him at daycare more than 2 nights - and that's someplace he is mostly familiar with - he makes himself sick.

So far, the only vacations I've taken Buddy on are to New York to see my parents and he stays with my mom overnight. Probably the best idea is to make friends with other people with Yorkies - and also do the best you can to train your pups well so that they behave in other peoples houses.

I think I've met Wesley before - were you at any of the San Francisco meetups??

Yes! We have gone to the San Francisco Meetups! You probably have seen Wes then. He's usually either the biggest or one of the biggest yorkies there! lol. I'm going to pm you....

Kona · 10-23-2006, 09:40 PM

So far we've only traveled when we had Kona. We left her with my bf's parents who have a 4 year old yorkie. Now that we have Bernie and there is the whole male dominance thing, when we go on vacation next we will leave Kona with my in laws and Bernie with my bf's sis... I'd much rather leave them with family if I can't take them with me.

soneal · 10-24-2006, 04:05 AM

I have 3 dogs, I haven't had Lily my yorkie but a few months so haven't had to take any trips yet. I have boarded my chihuahua 3 different times. Two times for a week each and the last time was for 2 weeks(this was before we had our pom too). I always worried sick about her and called them every day. That last time was extremely hard on her. When I picked her up she came home and had bloody stools and diarreah for a week before my vet figured out the problem, irritable bowel due to the stress in the kennel. I had left her in the same place as the other times which was a veterinarian office. My vet said now if she is ever extremely stressed it could flair up again. She even had to be on a prescription diet for it(I switched her to natural balance). I think it is much harder on the smaller breed dogs, they are so use to being with their family all the time. I knew she didn't enjoy being there and away from me too, but the 3 times I boarded her was because we went on a vacation with another family that doesn't like dogs. Needless to say I will NEVER board her or any of them again. We are going to Cleveland the day after Thanksgiving and taking all 3. We have decided if we can't take them or have a family member watch them then we stay home. It takes a little more planning, like finding pet friendly accomodations, taking 3 crates for the room while we are out. We have traveled with the chi and pomeranian a few times before we got Lily and it has worked out fine. I just can't bring myself to leave them again, and they all love to "go bye-bye".

Tophersmom · 10-24-2006, 04:17 AM

Even though we've only had Topher since February, prior to that we had a terrier mix (25lbs) for 7 years who would never have been able to stand a boarding kennel..she was so attached to me...so either we didn't go on holidays or we took her with us. It does take extra planning (sometimes I think it's worse than travelling with an infant with all of the stuff you have to bring!!lol) but it's easier on them to be with you.
(There are some dogs who do okay in a boarding kennel situation, but I've yet to have a dog who could handle it).

magnolia · 10-24-2006, 04:51 AM

I'm very fortunate to have my younger brother and sister live within 3 miles of me as well as my best friend so if we travel, they share duties in caring for Gabby and Gage. Most of our travels the last few years have been with our youngest's select baseball team. I would much rather know that they were home, in their own environment, having people they know and trust care for them, than to haul them around a hot baseball field (we are usuallly at the fields on Saturdays during a tournament week-end all day!). For the past 2 summers, we've traveled to Panama City Beach for tournaments and haven't been able to take them. We do take them with us to our deer camp - they LOVE to "go for a ride" and are just as comfortable at the camp as they are at home.

If you are going to travel out of town on week-ends or a week-long vacation and can't take your furbaby, I would suggest a friend or family member that they know and are familiar with and ask them to care for them while you're gone. It will help to ease the stress they will encounter in your absence.

chachi · 10-24-2006, 05:11 AM

We board ours when we go on vacation. If we just go away for a couple of days we have my Husbands Brother come over and let them out and feed them

stedmansmommy · 10-24-2006, 05:14 AM

When I saw this I got butterflies in my stomach!

I just found out yesterday that we are going on vacation in November for a whole WEEK!!! I am totally FREAKING OUT about leaving Stedman!!

I have NEVER been away from him for that long before! We are flying to Palm Springs, CA and we are also going to Las Vegas...however we are meeting my father in law and his wife there....I CANNOT FREAKING STAND THEM!! Well I take that back, I can't stand HIM!!! She does get on my nerves at times, but for the most part she's usually ok. He on the other hand is a TOTALLY different story. The 2 of us don't mix. He is German (my husband is from Canada, his mom is Canadian and his dad is German but they are divorced) and anyway, he is very "set in his ways" so to speak. He just looooooves telling everyone what to do, where to go, how to dress, what to eat, what to drink, etc., etc., etc. He speaks to people like they are children. He even got upset with my husband once because he had a CAP on....WTF!!!!!!!????

I guess that was just too "laid back" for him

It is flipping RIDICULOUS!! Not to mention he was a doctor (he just retired after almost 40 years) and he thinks he is SO high class (well he pretty much is, BUT GEEZ..!). Another thing I cannot stand is him flaunting his damn money around in everyones face. When he came down here to visit a couple of years ago, he went into one of the really expensive men's dress stores here and bought my husband some shirts and pants because it was right around Christmas and he wanted to just go ahead and get our gifts while he was here, that way he wouldn't have to mess with shipping a bunch of stuff down to us. Anyway the man in the store that was helping us had asked him where he was from, obviously because of his having an accent, and anyway, he goes..."I am originally from Germany but have been living in Canada for over 30 years." Then he looks over to my husband and I and goes, "I am this man's terribly rich doctor father, and this woman's terribly rich doctor father in law"..........OH MY GOD!! My husband and I were so embarrassed!!

I just wanted to die! I mean WHO IN THE HELL SAYS THAT????

ANYHOW - my husband knows how I feel about him, but he never even speaks up to him. That has been an issue for him his whole entire life, and of course still is.....

ANYWAY - sorry for rambling on and on...I just had to get some of that off my chest!!...

The point is that, yes, we will be going away for a week next month

And I will have to leave my poor baby behind!!! OMG...I am going to go CRAZY!! I hope that week FLYS by!!! I have already bought another web cam and I am going to have my mom come and stay over at my house for the entire week that we are gone to take care of Steddy and all his brothers and sisters (1 cat and 2 other dogs, + Stedman). It'll be easier that way, and not to mention...Steddy will still be in the environment that he knows, and I know that HERE, he will feel "safe at home" with all his toys, beds, etc., etc. We are going to take one cam, and the laptops...and my mom can use the other cam and the computers here....that way my little Steddy will be able to see his mommy and daddy and we will be able to see our baby

I am going to be bawling my eyes out!! OMG - I so don't wanna go! I tried and tried to get out of it but there was just no way

It makes me SICK that I have to leave my sweet little baby behind just to go and spend a week of my life with that %#$*@#%*!!!

Yorkie3 · 10-24-2006, 05:22 AM

We haven't been on vacation in probably 10 years. Once the boy (hubby and son) joined Scouts, they go away for some weekends and for a week or two for Scouts but I just stay home. I would probably do alright leaving my Golden and 2 of the Yorkies, but leaving my Joey would be too stressful for me. I've never been away from him for more than 4 hours and then he wasn't alone...my son or husband was home. So..It will probably be a long, long time before we take another vacation. I would like to buy another camper and then we could take the babies with us. That would solve a lot!

Diego · 10-24-2006, 05:24 AM

I always bring my little ones with me .

chachi · 10-24-2006, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Yorkie3

We haven't been on vacation in probably 10 years. Once the boy (hubby and son) joined Scouts, they go away for some weekends and for a week or two for Scouts but I just stay home. I would probably do alright leaving my Golden and 2 of the Yorkies, but leaving my Joey would be too stressful for me. I've never been away from him for more than 4 hours and then he wasn't alone...my son or husband was home. So..It will probably be a long, long time before we take another vacation. I would like to buy another camper and then we could take the babies with us. That would solve a lot!

Thats what we are going to do buy a camper. We looked at one this weekend. They really arent too expensive and we go alot in the summer we would use it. I would love to be able to take Chachi and Jewels with us when we go on short trips

Morkie4 · 10-24-2006, 06:02 AM

We have always tried to take Kallie (maltese) with us but we have not taken a trip since we adopted our Yorkie, Toby. But we plan on taking them with because of the type of vacations we take........sightseeing, antique shopping, hiking, camping. So it will be very interesting to see how our next trip goes. BUT as a back-up to taking them with us, if we need to take a vacation where they just can't go, we have a son that they absolutely adore and he adores them so he picks up his things and comes and stays at our house. He eats all he wants, swims in the pool, and just has sort of a mini vacation himself and the dogs have human company and stay in familiar surroundings. Everybody is happy!

10-23-2006, 08:39 PM	#1
WesleyandMaddie I Love My Stinkers Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alameda, CA Posts: 791	Do you ever go on vacation? I was just wondering what you guys do with your babies when you want to go away for a few days? My boyfriend and I would really like to go on little weekend vacations occasionally, but we just don't know what to do with Wes and Maddie. Although I wish they did, they don't really have the personalities for us to be able to take them with us. Wesley gets really stressed out whenever we take him away from home for too long. He can't relax and he forgets to eat and drink. I just always worry about him when we take him places. Sorry I got off topic... Do you board your dogs or have a friend/relative care for them? If you board them or hire someone to take care of them, how did you chose the place/person? I just worry about leaving them with someone or somewhere for the first time. We've had Wesley for 1 year now, and he's never spent a day without us. Sometimes we feel like we are never going to be able to get away again. Am I the only one who's felt like this?

10-23-2006, 08:42 PM	#2
romeos mommy YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pennsauken , NJ Posts: 4,068	i take romeo everywhere. i think it's more stressful for him to be without his mommy. if i can't take him , my fiance' stays home with him. that's only twice a year when i go to hawaii. (they have dog quarantine) __________________ Bernadette & Romeo

10-23-2006, 08:53 PM	#3
Bruce's_Mom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 779	Bruce goes pretty much everywhere he has been to Alaska, Arizona, California, France, etc. If he does not he stays with my parents. I think it is important if you leave these little guys to make sure they are with someone familiar and would take good care of them! __________________ Bruce's Dogster Page http://www.dogster.com/?177273

10-23-2006, 09:40 PM	#6
Kona Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 1,877	So far we've only traveled when we had Kona. We left her with my bf's parents who have a 4 year old yorkie. Now that we have Bernie and there is the whole male dominance thing, when we go on vacation next we will leave Kona with my in laws and Bernie with my bf's sis... I'd much rather leave them with family if I can't take them with me. __________________ Kona Bernie

10-24-2006, 04:05 AM	#7
soneal I love my Lily Pie Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: west virginia Posts: 1,175	I have 3 dogs, I haven't had Lily my yorkie but a few months so haven't had to take any trips yet. I have boarded my chihuahua 3 different times. Two times for a week each and the last time was for 2 weeks(this was before we had our pom too). I always worried sick about her and called them every day. That last time was extremely hard on her. When I picked her up she came home and had bloody stools and diarreah for a week before my vet figured out the problem, irritable bowel due to the stress in the kennel. I had left her in the same place as the other times which was a veterinarian office. My vet said now if she is ever extremely stressed it could flair up again. She even had to be on a prescription diet for it(I switched her to natural balance). I think it is much harder on the smaller breed dogs, they are so use to being with their family all the time. I knew she didn't enjoy being there and away from me too, but the 3 times I boarded her was because we went on a vacation with another family that doesn't like dogs. Needless to say I will NEVER board her or any of them again. We are going to Cleveland the day after Thanksgiving and taking all 3. We have decided if we can't take them or have a family member watch them then we stay home. It takes a little more planning, like finding pet friendly accomodations, taking 3 crates for the room while we are out. We have traveled with the chi and pomeranian a few times before we got Lily and it has worked out fine. I just can't bring myself to leave them again, and they all love to "go bye-bye". __________________ Lily Buffy Rocco

10-23-2006, 09:18 PM	#4
chelbuddy Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 267	When I go away for quick weekends I will leave Buddy with a good friend of mine who has other dogs. I just think that Yorkies are different than other dogs, and don't deal well with unfamiliar and sterile boarding conditions. When I have left him at daycare more than 2 nights - and that's someplace he is mostly familiar with - he makes himself sick. So far, the only vacations I've taken Buddy on are to New York to see my parents and he stays with my mom overnight. Probably the best idea is to make friends with other people with Yorkies - and also do the best you can to train your pups well so that they behave in other peoples houses. I think I've met Wesley before - were you at any of the San Francisco meetups??

10-24-2006, 04:17 AM	#8
Tophersmom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Canada Posts: 860	Even though we've only had Topher since February, prior to that we had a terrier mix (25lbs) for 7 years who would never have been able to stand a boarding kennel..she was so attached to me...so either we didn't go on holidays or we took her with us. It does take extra planning (sometimes I think it's worse than travelling with an infant with all of the stuff you have to bring!!lol) but it's easier on them to be with you. (There are some dogs who do okay in a boarding kennel situation, but I've yet to have a dog who could handle it). __________________ VAL, TOPHER AND SOPHIE http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=295683

10-24-2006, 04:51 AM	#9
magnolia YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,459	I'm very fortunate to have my younger brother and sister live within 3 miles of me as well as my best friend so if we travel, they share duties in caring for Gabby and Gage. Most of our travels the last few years have been with our youngest's select baseball team. I would much rather know that they were home, in their own environment, having people they know and trust care for them, than to haul them around a hot baseball field (we are usuallly at the fields on Saturdays during a tournament week-end all day!). For the past 2 summers, we've traveled to Panama City Beach for tournaments and haven't been able to take them. We do take them with us to our deer camp - they LOVE to "go for a ride" and are just as comfortable at the camp as they are at home. If you are going to travel out of town on week-ends or a week-long vacation and can't take your furbaby, I would suggest a friend or family member that they know and are familiar with and ask them to care for them while you're gone. It will help to ease the stress they will encounter in your absence. __________________ Suzi - mom to Gabby and Gage For Mickey

10-24-2006, 05:11 AM	#10
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	We board ours when we go on vacation. If we just go away for a couple of days we have my Husbands Brother come over and let them out and feed them __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

10-24-2006, 05:14 AM	#11
stedmansmommy I Love My Lil' Punkin's Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Stedman and Tatum's World :) Posts: 15,331 Blog Entries: 5	When I saw this I got butterflies in my stomach! I just found out yesterday that we are going on vacation in November for a whole WEEK!!! I am totally FREAKING OUT about leaving Stedman!! I have NEVER been away from him for that long before! We are flying to Palm Springs, CA and we are also going to Las Vegas...however we are meeting my father in law and his wife there....I CANNOT FREAKING STAND THEM!! Well I take that back, I can't stand HIM!!! She does get on my nerves at times, but for the most part she's usually ok. He on the other hand is a TOTALLY different story. The 2 of us don't mix. He is German (my husband is from Canada, his mom is Canadian and his dad is German but they are divorced) and anyway, he is very "set in his ways" so to speak. He just looooooves telling everyone what to do, where to go, how to dress, what to eat, what to drink, etc., etc., etc. He speaks to people like they are children. He even got upset with my husband once because he had a CAP on....WTF!!!!!!!???? I guess that was just too "laid back" for him It is flipping RIDICULOUS!! Not to mention he was a doctor (he just retired after almost 40 years) and he thinks he is SO high class (well he pretty much is, BUT GEEZ..!). Another thing I cannot stand is him flaunting his damn money around in everyones face. When he came down here to visit a couple of years ago, he went into one of the really expensive men's dress stores here and bought my husband some shirts and pants because it was right around Christmas and he wanted to just go ahead and get our gifts while he was here, that way he wouldn't have to mess with shipping a bunch of stuff down to us. Anyway the man in the store that was helping us had asked him where he was from, obviously because of his having an accent, and anyway, he goes..."I am originally from Germany but have been living in Canada for over 30 years." Then he looks over to my husband and I and goes, "I am this man's terribly rich doctor father, and this woman's terribly rich doctor father in law"..........OH MY GOD!! My husband and I were so embarrassed!! I just wanted to die! I mean WHO IN THE HELL SAYS THAT???? ANYHOW - my husband knows how I feel about him, but he never even speaks up to him. That has been an issue for him his whole entire life, and of course still is..... ANYWAY - sorry for rambling on and on...I just had to get some of that off my chest!!... The point is that, yes, we will be going away for a week next month And I will have to leave my poor baby behind!!! OMG...I am going to go CRAZY!! I hope that week FLYS by!!! I have already bought another web cam and I am going to have my mom come and stay over at my house for the entire week that we are gone to take care of Steddy and all his brothers and sisters (1 cat and 2 other dogs, + Stedman). It'll be easier that way, and not to mention...Steddy will still be in the environment that he knows, and I know that HERE, he will feel "safe at home" with all his toys, beds, etc., etc. We are going to take one cam, and the laptops...and my mom can use the other cam and the computers here....that way my little Steddy will be able to see his mommy and daddy and we will be able to see our baby I am going to be bawling my eyes out!! OMG - I so don't wanna go! I tried and tried to get out of it but there was just no way It makes me SICK that I have to leave my sweet little baby behind just to go and spend a week of my life with that %#$@#%!!! __________________ Mommy Loves Stedman and Tatum! They have us wrapped around their little paws! Last edited by stedmansmommy; 10-24-2006 at 05:17 AM.

10-24-2006, 05:22 AM	#12
Yorkie3 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 4,685	We haven't been on vacation in probably 10 years. Once the boy (hubby and son) joined Scouts, they go away for some weekends and for a week or two for Scouts but I just stay home. I would probably do alright leaving my Golden and 2 of the Yorkies, but leaving my Joey would be too stressful for me. I've never been away from him for more than 4 hours and then he wasn't alone...my son or husband was home. So..It will probably be a long, long time before we take another vacation. I would like to buy another camper and then we could take the babies with us. That would solve a lot! __________________ Janet

10-24-2006, 05:24 AM	#13
Diego Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 3,617	I always bring my little ones with me .

10-24-2006, 06:02 AM	#15
Morkie4 Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 4,549	We have always tried to take Kallie (maltese) with us but we have not taken a trip since we adopted our Yorkie, Toby. But we plan on taking them with because of the type of vacations we take........sightseeing, antique shopping, hiking, camping. So it will be very interesting to see how our next trip goes. BUT as a back-up to taking them with us, if we need to take a vacation where they just can't go, we have a son that they absolutely adore and he adores them so he picks up his things and comes and stays at our house. He eats all he wants, swims in the pool, and just has sort of a mini vacation himself and the dogs have human company and stay in familiar surroundings. Everybody is happy!