I have had to make a tough decision... I am looking for a new job, have a few interviews set up, and need to start looking into options for Layla. She comes to work with me now, but I know it won't be possible anywhere else. I love having her here, but we live out of the city and she HAAAAAAAAAATES the car ride every morning and every evening so we're hoping we can find someone in our town who would be willing to come to our house every weekday afternoon for 5 minutes to express her bladder.
Now, how to find this person is our problem! I was going to ask the vet if she knows anyone who might be willing, but my fiance thinks we shouldn't ask, since she runs a boarding business and would want us to just take her there every day (we can't afford that!). He thinks it would be insulting to ask her to recommend someone who would be cheaper basically. I think it's totally different because she wouldn't need to be fed or anything and only really needs someone there for a few minutes!
I also thought we could put up a poster in the post office. It's a small town and there's all sorts of advertising there! We could do that tomorrow. I just don't know how to word it, without getting into too many details! Something maybe like "Wanted - Someone to give care to small, friendly special-needs dog weekday afternoons. Only 5-10 minutes of your time needed. Please call for details!" Does that sound okay?
We live just a block away from the high school and it may be something a student with interest in veterinary medicine might want to do, or even a stay-at home mom who is a dog lover and might want some extra cash?
I am agonizing a little because we don't know a whole lot of people and don't know who to trust for access to our home! But I know Layla will be much happier without an hour of being in the car every day, and I will be much happier in a new job.
