I am feeling the same way about my vacation, even though it's not until November. But now that I have Deegan, I don't even want to go anymore.
I will go, and it will be hard, but I will NOT board my little guy at all. He will stay with my parents because he's used to them and their house.
I would feel horrible having a good time on a tropical island while he is stuck in a tiny cage with stangers all around, and other barking dogs surrounding him. It's just too much stress for him.
And especially since you dropped him off there for a surgery and came to pick him up a couple hours later or maybe the next day, that was probably hard enough on him let alone being left there for an entire week. He'll probaly think that you are never coming back.
I'm sorry, I don't mean to make you feel bad - but I think that if you can have someone watch him while you are gone it would be a little less stressul on him. And you wouldn't worry as much either... |