Beat me! Tell me how WACK I am! PLEASE!
 

I have a car load of other women and myself all ready to roll out of here tomorrow on a 'Thelma and Louise' Type vacation. Its me and 4 other girls.

Well, it WAS me. But not anymore and now IM FREAKING! I cant go. I cant do this. I cant leave her. I left my girl one time (shes 2.5 yrs old) for a little 3 day cruise.

I sobbed the entire time.

Thankfully, my NOT going wouldnt change anything travel wise or make their travels suffer. It was all independent. But, I am letting my very good girl friends down. AFTER, all of us deciding: Yes... we can... and WILL leave our babies and do this!

They were all going to board their baby. Their dog... I dont even think of them as a mere dog. Man, I need to get a grip.

I have two grown sons that love my girl as if she were their biological sister. Luckily, mine would get to stay with them. They have a place together. And I know in my heart they would NEVER let anything happen to her. Awesome, no boarding!

But Im suppose to be packin' and all Im doing is backing... Im backing out of probably the last chance I'll have to throw caution to the wind and run off! Ive never been able to do that but spent many a stop light fantasizing about it.

As of this moment... NO WAY! I dont want any adventures or opportunities in the next 14 days except to remain with my Yorkie. And thats just not sane. I dont want to regret this. How do I tell them?

Can you talk me into going? Trust me... my not going would be a sad thing.

I feel so awful inside, great now the tears. I wish so badly none of this would have ever even been spoken of.

Really Upset at Myself

No dont be silly you need to go!! Have fun!! Your baby is going to stay with your sons?? That is GREAT you know they will take care of her and you know you can call whenever you want to check on her!! She will be fine!! Go have fun, don't worry about your furrbutt!! Make sure they know ( and I am sure they do) where your vet is just in case and any other info that they are not aware of!!

A Mom needs to go out and have fun too!! I say go for it.. Let your hair blow in the wind!!!

Aww so sorry about your position... I myself do not leave my furbabies behind... I take them with me everywhere, they love the beach. But I do not have any children old enough to stay home with them. So why dont you ask your friends if you can take your baby along with you. And if that isnt a possiablity then I really think your sons would take extra good care of her=) They know how much you love her and there is phones you can call in and check on her everyday....every hour if need be. You really deserve a little vacation, everyone does. Also if there is any problems or you just cant stand it leave the vacation early... I am sure they will understand.

I went to California last year to visit my sister - had to leave Bailey behind. Fortunately, hubby was here to take care of her. Yes, it was hard - but hubby never missed an opportunity to send me a pic of her on the phone.

After a few days (yes, it took a few days) I began to relax because I knew she was just fine.

Good luck and enjoy your trip!

You should go. You are denying your sons time to bond and care for their baby sis. You are also denying yourself time to relax and recharge so that you can come back refreshed. It is in your whole family's best interest for you to take this vacation. Plus your friends are excited to spend the time with you, they need you to be there with them. Before you know it you will be back home again telling your baby all about your adventures!

I think you should go your furbaby will be fine. I love my furbutts but we take a vacation every year in the fall. They build memories and we have a young daughter and want her to be able to see new and different places.

You should really go. Not only for yourself, but for your friends as well. If you let them down, they may not include you in any more vacations or other get togethers. Let your sons send you daily pictures with updates. Have fun!! Now go PACK!!! :3plane::2plane:

i know you wanna be with her, and i know if possible you would rather take her with you...but i think sometimes us mama's need a mommy's day off ya know, and if you trust your sons to care for her than i say GO FOR IT, get out and enjoy the freedom while you still can, there's nothing quite like a road trip with the gal pals so just go and have a blast and let the boys do the fussing over your poochie

hope you do and have the time of your life

You are right...you are insane!! Not really. For your sanity though, you need a break...time for just you, and golly, you have people who love your dogs too take care of them. Think of it as a long play date for your doggy children. They will get spoiled in a different way than you spoil them and I know you do, we all do, ...who couldn't spoil a Yorkie!!! Don't live the rest of your life saying I wish I had gone or I should have gone on that vacation with my friends. DO IT!!! Think of how GREAT the reunion will be when you get back!!!! Then you will really know what LOVE A YORKIE MEANS

Its hard to leave them.
 

Go on your vacation and have a GOOD TIME. Your babies will be just fine. None of us like leaving our babies, but sometimes you have to. It is good that your sons can take care of them. I guess I am a whack job too because I get teary eyed just thinking about life without her. I take her every where that I can. But I guess that isnt good for her either because she is so spoiled she will not eat unless I am there with her. That is going to be a big problem for me in January because we are going on a two week cruise. Even though I have 4 kids 17-29, I wouldn't trust any of them with Ginger. But I will come up with something that we both can live with. But go on your vacation. Just accept the fact that this is one of the places they cant go like the grocery store. Donna

I can totally relate to both sides of your dilema. I HATE leaving my girls, but thankfully, my daughter can stay here with them and I know they are fine with her. I still miss them, still worry about them, I call home to check on them and can't wait to get back. I don't think of my girls as "dogs" - in fact it is rare you will even hear me use that term when talking about them!!!! They are definitely my babies.

You do need to take some time for yourself though. It sounds like this will be an awesome time for you and your friends. Since you have your sons to rely on and your know your baby will be in good hands, I would suck it up and go. You will miss your baby, you will still worry and you will look forward to coming back home ~ but go anyway!!!!!!!!!

Go, go go. We all need a break sometimes. It will be good for all of you. I'm not much for leaving mine and when I'm scheduled at the hospital I can't wait to get home to them and YT. I'm sure your children will take better care of them then any kennel and they will be happy with their skin siblings. Go have a good time and send them a post card. They will glad to see you when you get home.

yorkienurse, you should go! Having people you trust with your babies means your half way there. Your going to miss them like crazy but like someone said think of the reunion.
Think of it as you are doing it for all of us who havn't found anyone to trust with our babies and would be afraid to go.
Tell us all about it when you get back.;)

Plus, if your sons are like mine, the babies get even more special attention because they know how devastated I would be if any thing happened to them under their care! They watch them even more closely than I do, so when I do have to leave them, I know they will be ok. Not as ok as when they are with me, but ok.

Turn it around and think of it this way -- if your sons were still young and wanted to go to camp, on a field trip, church retreat, visit grandma, etc.... you would let them, wouldn't you? Now your little Yorkie wants a 3 day stay-over with your sons -- who you trust and know that they love her. Don't be mean, don't be selfish, let your baby go for a visit. :) And....since she is going for a visit, you need something to do to fill your time while you miss her. Why not go on a cruise with your friends? What better way to console yourself whle your baby (don't think you mentioned her name) is having a ball visiting the brother?!?!!!!

Seriously -- it would probably be great for both of you!

GO! My husband and I had not been on a vacation for 30 years because I would not leave my dog/dogs. Well I finally decided I had to go to Arizona with him for 6 days as he really wanted to and he deserved to go after giving up vacations because of me.So we went the end of June and up until the day before I wasn't sure I could do it. I did it, loved it and want to go back. My girls were in great hands with my dtr at home and my nephew coming in each day to spend time with them. They were fine, I was fine and I had a much needed vacation. I didn't know what it was like to not worry about anyone but myself for 6 days!! So go have a good time!
PS I am planning on going for a 3 day trip soon!!

We useually take the furbutts with us on vacations however in February we took a week long cruise and no dogs are allowed. We had a niece come in and stay. I was so anxious at first, I spent a small fortune in cellphone calls and pictures but it was well worth it. The dogs loved having someone one new with them for the week. They were certainly well cared for and I was able to have a VERY memorable trip. Chances are really good that you will regret not going but you will not regret going! Trust your boys!!! Allow them the opportunity to do this for you and their furry sisters!

I completely understand how you feel. I hate leaving my dogs and I couldn't ever board them but since you have someone to watch her then I agree that you should go. I was able to go to Vegas with my sister and her friend in May and while I hate leaving any of my dogs, it was sooo hard to leave my new puppy (Tobie). It was hard but I would do it again! LOL. We had so much fun having girls time in Las Vegas and I have forgotten all about the missing them while I was away. Sure, me and my sister would get back to the hotel room and talk about how much we missed our babies (she has chuhuahuas) but we wouldn't think so much about it the next day when we were having a blast. You need to have these fun times and not miss out on the memories because life is too short! Your little one will have someone to give her (or him, can't remember) hugs and kisses and will have someone to cuddle with and play with.... everything will be fine so go and have fun and make lots of amazing memories :D:D

Yeah!!! I'm so proud of you! Have a wonderful time and here's a belated welcome to YT!!!! :p

While Im waiting for everyone to get here, Im going to use this nervous energy to shoot a cell shot of her real fast and show her to all of you.

I have to figure out how to do it but Im going to try to get a pic of her up real quick! :animal36

Thank You Happy Bunny!

Never saw a thank you quite like that! I sort of feel like you asked for help, said thanks, but then told us we suck. :( Bon voyage......:confused:

We want to hear about your trip....want to make sure you really went! Have a great time and know your baby is safe!!!!

Oh, I think she is just saying she is afraid to post because of some of the threads. My sister is exactly the same way! She has read most every thread here but wouldn't post a comment at all and she has been a member long before me. We have to remember that some peeps handle things differently. I don't want to stray away from the original post, but please try and understand where she is coming from. I too got involved in some drama with one of my very first post. Don't scare her away with her first post.

I hope you have a great road trip and learn that you can take many more. Enjoy!!!

I agree with the others. You should go and have a "ME" time! You can go shopping while in the ports and look for new gifts for your baby, but you do need a break every now and then, so go now!!!! ((((Hugs))) I like the idea of having your sons send you pictures on your cell or on an e-mail account.

I am so glad you are going and understand the no drama, hopefully we can keep it out of this thread.

I waited to post this until you had left and hopefully you won't read it until you get back. I know exactly how you feel. I took a long dreamed of trip several years ago and had to kennel my dogs. At first I couldn't figure out why I felt so homesick. Then I realized I missed my dogs so much I couldn't stand it. Now I realize that I would way rather be with my dog than travel.

I do hope you have a great time with your friends.:aimeeyork:aimeeyork:aimeeyork

Hey YT'ers!

I awoke this morning in a new town! Without my babygirl! I did it! :p

Lord I miss her though but us girls are having so much fun! Again, I thank you all so very much... you had a lot more to do with getting me to go than you can imagine.

If you want? I will upload pics from the trip as the days role by? Im here for 12 more days and take lots of pics.

Would anyone like me to post Key West pics here daily... thats where us birdies landed. I know many of you love pics! Im more than happy to share! :animal-pa

Here are a few of my Baby as I was having a lone time with her a couple of hours before everyone arrived at my house to head out. Shes a mess here but hey - they are infamous for bad hair days!

I hope you love her too. I know... her ears are far too big lol. God bless her! But to me she is nothing but pure perfection! :thumbup:

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She'll be 3 soon. Shes not too big or too small. Shes 4.8 pds at last vet trip. Hearty lil thing

Thanks again and please let me know if anyone has an interest in seeing my pics of Key West?

Glad you are enjoying the trip! Your baby is so pretty. I would love to see pice as you roll!

:thumbup:me too and your baby is real cute