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12-27-2006, 07:22 AM | #46 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee
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| We all do what is in the best interest of our doggies, ourselves and our families. Times to include our babies and times to not. Sometimes we get in a bind and dont have someone to babysit, sometimes people just want their babies with them, sometimes its best to leave them behind. Every family is in a different stage of life as well, large families with kids-its maybe not practical. Older families-it could be just fine, families with tension or issues-maybe not. I could see myself in any one of these situations thoughout my life. |
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12-27-2006, 07:58 AM | #47 |
No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK
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| I had Christmas, like always and everyone brought their kids and "DOGS" to me. Buddy met his new cousin, Charger, a cavapoo, 14wks for the first time and Harley, the pug, came as well. Everyone got along. If I went to my younger daughter's house, she has a minpin, who does not accept other dogs Buddy would stay home. I guess each of us has to do what we have to do. I would never ask to bring my dog unless it were to one of my kids because I would not want someone's else's dog in my home unless it were a grandpup. Carol & Buddy |
12-27-2006, 08:02 AM | #48 |
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| Not The Toto!! She would have had a coronary had we left her! Everyone that knows us knows the rule: Love me, love my dog!
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12-27-2006, 08:29 AM | #49 |
Gina, (Lexi's Mommy) Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: LONG ISLAND,NY
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| christmas eve lexi stayed home only because i went to my bfs brothers house and wouldnt dare ask to take her, my mind was on her all night, but christmas day she came with us to my brothers house of course, my family. she was a real good girl too.. thank god
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12-27-2006, 08:37 AM | #50 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: mass
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| My two babies stayed home for Christmas because that is what was safest for them. I cant say that I "put my human family" ahead of my furbabies because I dont. I share the love equally. Im lucky that my family lives close by and I was only gone for about 3 1/2 hrs stricktly because I do not like to leave them in their cages for more time than that. But it was plenty of time to have a nice Christmas with the family and then come home and spend the rest with my furbabies.
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12-27-2006, 08:48 AM | #51 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Fort Worth, Texas
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| My babies stay home too. We aren't ususally gone for too awful long and my parents don't want the dogs in their house (poo on them). Of course I have 5 dogs, one of which is an 80 lb Greyhound, so it would be a little hard to take all of my babies even if they were welcome. Plus I worry about them getting steped on or someone leaving a door open, or letting one of my babies outside and forgetting about them, or someone giving them something that will make them sick. Plus, the dogs get too stressed out being in a strange home and around strangers. They all have fun meeting new people, but it stressed them out all the same. |
12-27-2006, 08:53 AM | #52 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Michigan
Posts: 218
| Well of course my family comes first but i have no stress over the holiday's because i take Lily with me.I took her crate and bed and toy's and treats,set it up down stairs where it was all quite and she was as happy as could be.I would never leave her home alone for more than a couple hours.
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12-27-2006, 09:13 AM | #53 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jersey Shore
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| Hmm o.k. well you know how the saying goes "you can pick your friends but not your family" well I kind of fall into that bracket. With that said I'd much rather spend Christmas or other holidays with my dogs or my friends because my friends and my pets (Three Yorkies, One Morkie and One smart ass Cockatoo named Boo. LOL) are my family. For a lot of years, I not really wanting to do it would visit the family or have them here at our house but this year I decided to do what I wanted and to share the holiday with those that really mean the most to me; My husband (whose parents are deceased and no brothers or sisters) my pets, our two sons both adopted from Guatemala as infants and friends that over the years became family. And maybe this is an unpopular thing to say but it was the most enjoyable holiday I've had in years. So I guess my answer would be that I'd pick my pets because they feel more like family. They never give me bulls**t, they always greet me with a smile or in their case a tail wag and they are always grateful for the gifts they get Hope everyone had as joyous a holiday as I and wishing you all a very Happy New Year Elaine |
12-27-2006, 09:18 AM | #54 | |
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12-27-2006, 11:36 AM | #55 | |
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12-27-2006, 10:35 PM | #56 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: IL
Posts: 181
| [QUOTE=FlDebra]I agree with you -- common sense often dictates leaving our babies at home. They are often more comfortable and safer at home. And human families should always come first. Of course we love our furkids, but not over real family members! My fur kids **are** my real family members. And as far as choosing them over what you deem "real" family members.... I will say this much. My mother-in-law probably qualifies as a real family member to you. But she is a nasty example of a human being. I would choose a boa constrictor over her any day, lol! My babies went with me on Christmas to my mother's and the whole family was there- a small bunch though. They basked in the attention. Teresa |
12-28-2006, 06:11 AM | #57 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Myrtle Beach,SC
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| 20 Year Family Reunion/Xmas Well I'm the worst daughter in the World, that's my new Family nick-name. After missing a 20 yr. Family Reunion/Xmas Vacation, w/c has been my Mothers dream of a Lifetime. She even cancelled the Photographer for the Family Portrait. Yes, I feel really bad for dissappointing her and making her very unhappy for the Holidays, every one else made it except for me and my cousin in Denver, CO. (I am in Myrtle Beach, SC). I could not take all 4 dogs on the plane, or pay $120.00 per night @ the Doggie Hotel for 6 days......you do the math! Or worse drive 44 hrs. and 3,000 miles each way, especially with the gas prices. And not to mention I had to work Xmas Eve and Xmas the night shift 7pm. to 3 am. My Mom only gave me 3 weeks notice, she offered to pay $500.00 towards my Airline Ticket that was $800.00, plus I still had to pay my regular Living expenses too! My Mother hates Dogs and all Animals, except MY YORKIES! No one else is really a "Animal Lover" in my Family, my Sister has a male Yorkie too, but she left him w/Friends/Neighbor. My Cousin has a male Yorkie too but they brought him but he is so un-trained they kept him crated the whole time w/c included the 5 hr. drive! My Brother brought their wild Doxy/Hotdog but he was crated also including the 2 1/2 hr. drive up. If I was able to make it, my Mother allows all my dogs full run of her House, b/c she knows they are Trained to behave. Of course the rest of the Family Members with the un-trained dogs get mad b/c theirs can't go out in Public let alone my Mom's House. I had to explain to my Mother that I decided to have the Puppies last July, w/out knowing I would be obligated to make this trip in December? Even though it would have been a Full House w/alot of constant commotion, I'm sorry but my first responsibility, priority and obligation is to my Yorkies! Call me a Bad Girl, but I'm a good Yorkie Mom, No one else in my Family understands, I would have went if I only had 1 to worry about not 4! And NO my BF couldn't watch them b/c he's not the Alpha, they walk all over him! Merry Xmas |
12-28-2006, 06:59 AM | #58 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: california
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| home for Christmas I'm new to the yorkie site. Glad to have discovered it. I did both. I left my little Jupiter home, he is very comfortable there. He wasn't alone though, he had my cat Mia to hang out with who is like his big sister. Jupiter is 18 months old. I also got a new yorkie the week before Christmas, her name is Venus, she is only 16 weeks old. I took her to work with me. I am a nurse at a local small hospital. It was very quite and I made a bed with warm blankets from tha warmer and placed her under tha counter. It was like a large kennel. She loved it. She had been use to being kenneled and not in the house. I would of felt guilty leaving a brand new puppy home alone all day. The rest of the family went to other places for tha day. I wasn't comfortable yet leaving her to run around with Jupiter. happy holidays to all.LT |
12-28-2006, 07:07 AM | #59 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC
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| I did something slightly different.... I went to visit my daughter (she lives 3hrs away) and she has 2 cats.... I did take my Daisy.....BUT, my mother and I stayed in a hotel... this way... Daisy could "visit" her fur cousin kitties, but during the chao's of lots of people in and out and unwrapping gifts etc....Daisy stayed at the hotel.... this way, I didn't have to leave her for long periods of time... she got to socialize some.... for me, it was a win-win!!! |
12-30-2006, 08:32 AM | #60 | |
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That is so funny about Kiki.
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