Boarding Your Yorkie...Help!

[kionini]

Originally Posted by Pup-e-Love

Trade babysitting is awesome!!! Do you think the Moderator will make that a new forum? They would have to come up with some kind of rules for trade. That would really take a load off us mommies. I know we all worry so much when we have to be away from our babies. We have to be gone over night this weekend and I am trying to figure out where Reesie is going to stay. I know it can be very stressful.

Let's start a petition for a babysitting forum! I'll start.

1. Stephanie & Reesie

I was trying to figure out how to start it! Let us know if there's anything we should do to make it happen. Thanks for taking the initiative

[Pup-e-Love]

Originally Posted by kionini

I was trying to figure out how to start it! Let us know if there's anything we should do to make it happen. Thanks for taking the initiative

LOL! I'm not really sure how to start a petition. I was just kidding (kind of!) But I think it would be really cool if we could start a babysitting forum. I think if enough people contacted the Moderator maybe they would consider it. It's worth a try!

[kionini]

Originally Posted by Pup-e-Love

LOL! I'm not really sure how to start a petition. I was just kidding (kind of!) But I think it would be really cool if we could start a babysitting forum. I think if enough people contacted the Moderator maybe they would consider it. It's worth a try!

I just posted in the section of 'Suggestions, Comments...' You can all do the same. Someone will guide us

[Pup-e-Love]

Originally Posted by kionini

I just posted in the section of 'Suggestions, Comments...' You can all do the same. Someone will guide us

I just posted a comment also. Here is the link if anyone else wants to comment.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sit...on-thread.html

[Pixie Girl]

I think trading babysitting our babies would be a great idea. I have the same problem, but, Family won't take Pixie and don't want to impose on friends all the time. Going on vacation this summer and don't now what to do with Pixie. I hope the Moderator will look into this idea.

[Cirlonde]

Thanks for all the advice, guys! I really appreciate it. I am going to try to get up to Tahlequah and take a look at the facility between now and June. I've also emailed them with my loooong list of questions!

Unfortunately, my husband's family aren't exactly "dog people" (they don't dislike them, but they just don't get being a puppy parent), so having someone else look into the K-9 Acres place isn't really an option. I do have family about two hours away who would take her, but not only does that mean a lot of extra driving for me (it's the opposite direction from Tahlequah) but I'd also be almost four hours away if something happened to her. Being able to have her close by is a huge plus, even if it does mean boarding her.

As to just renting a room from a different hotel...we seriously considered that. But it's a lot more expensive than boarding and she'd have to spend so much of the time penned up since we'll be doing the reunion thing...which includes a river rafting trip and I'm just not subjecting her to that!!

And the puppy-sitting trade-off thing would be excellent idea!! We just moved to this area so I've not met anyone yet that I'd trust enough to watch Chloe while we were gone. Thanks so much for being a sounding board to my dilemma! It's nice to have folks listen who understand just how big a decision this is and how much we worry about our Yorkies!
-C

[nana911]

What is so awesome about this babysitting swap idea is that it doesn't necessarily have to be for overnight etc.. there are times that you go to visit in an area that you just need a few hours to go to a meeting, conference or a restaurant that you can't take the furkids to that a sitter would be nice and a YTer in that area would be a godsend!!! Great idea!!! I'd do it for someone in a heartbeat! One could just build up community credits and use out of that, maybe???

[AbbysMom08]

Originally Posted by MyPann

I think that this is a great idea!

[kionini]

Originally Posted by Cirlonde

Thanks for all the advice, guys! I really appreciate it. I am going to try to get up to Tahlequah and take a look at the facility between now and June. I've also emailed them with my loooong list of questions!

Unfortunately, my husband's family aren't exactly "dog people" (they don't dislike them, but they just don't get being a puppy parent), so having someone else look into the K-9 Acres place isn't really an option. I do have family about two hours away who would take her, but not only does that mean a lot of extra driving for me (it's the opposite direction from Tahlequah) but I'd also be almost four hours away if something happened to her. Being able to have her close by is a huge plus, even if it does mean boarding her.

As to just renting a room from a different hotel...we seriously considered that. But it's a lot more expensive than boarding and she'd have to spend so much of the time penned up since we'll be doing the reunion thing...which includes a river rafting trip and I'm just not subjecting her to that!!

And the puppy-sitting trade-off thing would be excellent idea!! We just moved to this area so I've not met anyone yet that I'd trust enough to watch Chloe while we were gone. Thanks so much for being a sounding board to my dilemma! It's nice to have folks listen who understand just how big a decision this is and how much we worry about our Yorkies!
-C

Originally Posted by nana911

What is so awesome about this babysitting swap idea is that it doesn't necessarily have to be for overnight etc.. there are times that you go to visit in an area that you just need a few hours to go to a meeting, conference or a restaurant that you can't take the furkids to that a sitter would be nice and a YTer in that area would be a godsend!!! Great idea!!! I'd do it for someone in a heartbeat! One could just build up community credits and use out of that, maybe???

what you're saying. It's the toughest thing for me to trust anyone with my fur-kids. Even my family doesn't get it! Someone in my family, while at dinner at their place, suggested I put my little girl in the bathroom while we had dinner!!!! I didn't get angry, of course, I just took my baby and went home...

When I told a friend I was adopting, she screamed and said I was crazy, "they are way too much work" she said.

Another family member suggested I let my 4 month old live out in the back yard (no yoke) and I live in northeast, PA.

I can tell you a dozen similar stories, but they're too sad. So, that's why I say I have no one to take care of my little ones

If hotel friendly is too much, try vacation homes, vacation villas and that type of thing (pet friendly, if not ask, some times they are flexible), it's cheaper and cleaner than a hotel and some have beater features, like a yard, etc.
That's the only way we stay in Florida. Last time we payed $700 for 9 days, (all inclusive; taxes, cleaning, insurance, etc.) my two Yorkies, heated pool, yard, 4 bedrooms for my little ones to play hide and seek and for me to stay friends with my fam. & friends

Then maybe, a YT member where you'll be staying babysit for just a few hours?

[143julz]

WOW, i see there are a some interested in the whole trade idea...Sorry but i just read all these post now....
Imagine if there was a thread for "Yorkie Sitting/Trade Time"....
Let's hope Admin see this...

[143julz]

Originally Posted by MyPann

I think that this is a great idea!

Thanks, let's hope it doesn't take an act of congress to maybe see that we could get a board for it

[Pup-e-Love]

Originally Posted by 143julz

Thanks, let's hope it doesn't take an act of congress to maybe see that we could get a board for it

The admin got back to us and said that YT is just too big to have a forum for this. But admin did suggest that we could go to the regional forums and post on there for a babysitting swap. I guess that would work well enough.