Vacation....Feeling Guilty

[Adamsfly]

Originally Posted by barneysmommmy

I feel your pain. But it sounds like your baby will be in very good hands. If I were in your shoes, I would try to focus on my family during the trip because I know at my house my family can sometimes take a back seat to my fur babies. Yes, you will miss Oakley, but think of the joy you will have when you are reunited.

This is my granddaughter's (she's 2 1/2) first trip to Disney, you can only imagine what my week will be like! Nah, I'm very much looking forward to it. She'll more than likely have lots of souvenirs with us there.

I even got my toes painted red with white polka dots on my two big toes with a Minnie bow just for her. She saw them last night and my D-I-L had to go buy red polish for her.

Maybe I should put him in my suitcase and sneak him in the hotel room, lol.

[barneysmommmy]

Ohhh! (Imagine a high pitched happy yell there). Lucky you seeing Disney through the eyes of your granddaughter. I vote for sneaking him in the suitcase. You need to get him a pair of Mickey ears. You will have a wonderful trip I am sure.

[Haleigh4512]

I just returned from my first vacation without my pup and i couldnt stand it. I almost cried every day (11 days gone). My husband is a marine and just left for a month of training and my pup sits by the front door for hours at night waiting. Sooooo sad. Dont know how my little one will handle this upcoming deployment

[Verbena]

I hear you. I am going to be going on vacation next month. It is the first time i am leaving him. I really want to take him. My friend is an animal lover like me. She is going to come to my house. I have four cats also.

One of the things that can help is give your pup a shirt of yours that you slept in or worn. It will have your scent on it. It will make him happy.

[Adamsfly]

Well, we survived Disney and my little Oakley had lots of fun at my sister's house. So much fun that he didn't even cry for me.....he cried for my sister on day 3 when she left to go to Walmart. My sister sent me daily videos and on day 2 sent texted me a pic of her with ear plugs, lol. She asked if he ever stops barking. He's not really a barker at my house, only when very playful, but I guess her dog and 2 cats were responsible for that.

The only problem I have encountered is that at first he wasn't eating like before. Since my sister has 1 dog and 2 cats, at times she fed him from her hands. She didn't want to leave it down and the other furry ones eat it. I guess he was spoiled and expected me to do that so I did for a few days. It got to a point that I would sprinkle his kibbles on the floor and he'd gobble it up! We're now home almost two whole weeks and he finally went to his food bowl all by himself this morning like a big boy, yay. I have to admit that I weighed him this morning and before our trip he was 5.4 lbs. and now he's 4.8 lbs....my poor baby lost 6 oz. Now that he's back to his old self, I expect him to gain it all back.

Now I'm told that he sits in the living room looking at the front door waiting for me to come home from work....I had to stop at the store on the way home and my DH told me to hurry up because Oakley was there waiting. This mommy has him spoiled.

[marcie]

I am so happy everything went well at your sisters with Oakley.
She took wonderful care of your baby.

[Hrossen11]

I agree we're going on vacation and pets not allowed, I will miss my boys.

[smithj1000]

What a wonderful dilemma to have. You don't want to leave him because he might have too much fun!! Maybe he lost the weight from all the activity playing with the pug and kitties all day.

Sounds like you both had a vacation. But, I'm sure he's glad he's back home with Mommy!