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12-15-2010, 09:39 AM | #1 |
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| Another What Would You Do? Holiday Senario I think the majority consensus is that dogs should be with you on travels and such whenever possible (and I do agree), but I have an entirely different scenario I need some help sorting through. I am going to have company for a few days over Christmas. An extra 4-5 people (with teenaged kids that love to pick up my dogs because of their size) and their two dogs. The dogs, although active, are not a threat to mine. My problem, is... my Mylee is in the rehabilitation stage from a second FHO surgery. At Christmas she will be 5 weeks post op. She is doing well, but has a long ways to go. I am worried about the hightened stress and activity with the two added dogs. They are bigger (by 20 lbs.) and they all LOVE to play to the point of exhaustion. Mylee has some added behavior issues. (I am guilty of putting the behavior issues aside while we are working on the other health issuses she has.) She is a runner so I also worry about the added traffic coming and going through the door, and she has never accepted confinement or isolation well, so she will be in a state of total panic if I confine her to a bedroom when she knows there is fun stuff in the other room. I worry she will do damage to her leg if she over exerts herself playing, or is handled too much. So, in this case would you board? Boarding too would be stressful to her, so I want to know given the choice which stress is would be less stressful for her. The boarding facility is at hour local vet clinic. They have individual "rooms" and because of her surgeries, she is familiar with the place, but still does not "like" it there, but between the two places there would be less stimulation at the clinic. They will NOT let me board Moka and Mylee together which would make her so much more content if I could. Any thoughts or help in sorting this out? My vet has perscribed a sedative, but I certainly try to avoid giving that all costs, so I guess that would be another option (that I don't like). I am talking approximately 3 days.
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12-15-2010, 09:45 AM | #2 |
Poppy's Mamma ♥ Donating Member | If it were me I would ask the company not to stay, as I think it would be more comfertable for Mylee to be in her own home at this time. But I understand that it is Christmas and this may not be an option for you, In your situation I would say yes to boarding her at the local vets clinic. 3 days is not a long time and she will be in the best possible place while recovering.
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12-15-2010, 10:12 AM | #3 |
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| If at all possible I would try to set up a special room for the dog in my home where no one else was allowed to go- dogs or people. Even if it is just your bedroom, a laundry room, whatever. It will likely be bigger than any boarding facility and you could set special times aside where you go and care for the dog and they would get as much interaction as if they were at the vet. |
12-15-2010, 10:16 AM | #4 | |
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12-15-2010, 10:17 AM | #5 |
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| Coming from a dog who does NOT like to be locked up or isolated from all the happening's going on, I would still leave him at home rather than put him in boarding. I would feel much more comfortable with me being his caretaker and being able to check on him whenever necessary. He wouldn't LIKE being confined to a room or a pen, but if he had to, he'd deal. He'd probably bark or whine for a while but eventually calm down. Give them a Kong filled with lots of yummy treats that they have to work to get out.... Jackson usually doesn't play with things while I'm gone, but in this case, I think he would eventually to get his brain occupied.
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12-15-2010, 10:17 AM | #6 |
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| Depending on the size of your house, I would either ask that the guests not stay at your place the entire time, OR set up a seperate room just for your little Mylee (i.e., a spare bedroom or basement). Like ArmaniMan points out, I would set up firm rules about Mylee's room (i.e., no one is allowed in there). That would likely be the best solution.
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12-15-2010, 10:42 AM | #7 | |
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12-15-2010, 10:51 AM | #8 |
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| My dogs will be in a separate location on Christmas Eve because my 4 year old god son is a holy terror and all Brody does is bark at him because the child provokes him. So unfortunately, I have to baby gate my babies in another room that night until the holy terror leaves.
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12-15-2010, 10:53 AM | #9 |
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| I would ask the company to board their dogs, rather than you board yours. I would set up a space, a small crate or box, an upside down rubbermaid with a door cut in it, etc. A place where she can go to get away if she wants to, but where she is not penned. I would ask the guests not to pick her up due to her surgery, they are old enough to understand, and hold her myself as much as possible. Good luck |
12-15-2010, 10:53 AM | #10 | |
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12-15-2010, 11:05 AM | #11 | |
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12-15-2010, 11:26 AM | #12 |
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| Thank you all so much!! You've definitely eased my mind. Like everyone else here, I am a worry wart over my babes. I am going to start this weekend with some time each day confined to my bedroom so that when the company comes, she is not just thrown into this place and left. I will also confine Moka with her for moral support. I really thought the majority in my case would be to board her, so I am happy to hear these responses. ( I have never had to board a dog in my whole life )
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12-15-2010, 11:45 AM | #13 |
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| I would set some rules for your guests. I have been to houses where their dog was in a similar situation and we were asked not to stress the dog out/pick them up. As so confinement - is there a way you could block off a room with a baby gate? She would be able to see whats going on and be around people with out the added stress of the other dogs. It would also be safer with all the added traffic - should wouldn't be able to run out the door etc. I am super paranoid about one of my pets getting out the door. My old cat would occasionally get out he was always by the door and I would freak out. Luckily our new cats don't go near the door. The doorbell actually scares them along with the sound of the door opening. They run upstairs. Its been a lot less stressful. My dog (beagle) has never been fully trained (we got him when he was two- he had been trained to hunt and because of his high energy and need to smell/mark everything he was never completely trained) he stays in his crate when we are not there. You could also maybe gate off the other dogs to a room? She might get stressed if she saw other dogs she couldn't play with. I know my dog whenever he is out on his runner outside will bark at anyone that passes by and he tries to go visit the other dogs. If a dog is in his view for too long though and doesn't go over to him he starts to stress out. |
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