[JuneBugs Momma]

Hello everyone. It's been a while since I have been on the site so I hope everyone is doing well.

Me & hubby are planning on going away during the xmas season (December 26th thru 29th). It's just a little get-a-way since we have not had any sort of vacation in about 4 years and need to rest the mind & body to re-energize.

I got my Junebug in June (alas the name Junebug) and being a puppy mill rescue, I was having second thoughts of boarding him and making him feel that he is being abandoned. It is hard because some of these animals that were subject to such horrible conditions do, in fact, suffer and go backwards. He has come a long way and I am afraid he will have a "flashback" and go back to his normal behavior afterwards. And those cages they are kept in would be scary for him. One of the ladies at the rescue said she had a smaller Maltese mix and after 3 days in a kennel was a totally different dog after coming home (in a negative way).

I have no family and do not have neighbors I trust enough to take care of my baby. The rescue is no help because their job is to find permanent, loving homes for these animals and not become a sit-in mom or a kennel when their adopters need to go on vacation, busniess trips, etc. We did check out the pet-motel through our local Petsmart and looks very roomy (even with each dog having their own tv and a larger room). Any thoughts would be appreciated.

In the meantime, I will continue to brainstorm on my own.