Would you let a dog move household?

[moobar]

I have three house dogs.

My mum is really starting to struggle mentally. She doesn't have a dog as she used to be travelling and at theatre a lot. She's lonely and I'm worried.

I am tentatively considering taking one of my dogs and dropping her in secure back garden. She would stay for rest of lock down. Mum has had her before when I had Dd and adores her.

Is this a silly idea?

We are rural and mum does her walk a day plus huge garden. It's more company I'm thinking about.

[WildOrchids67]

I'm doing something similar. When I split with my ex, our dog stayed with him as he stayed in the house with the garden, and I'd go round every week to join in the dog walk. With lockdown I haven't seen her for a month and I need company, so I'm picking her up tomorrow to come and stay with me for a couple of days. Ex will leave her in the garden, I have food, bed etc at mine so all I need to do is put a lead on her. I'd have her for longer but with my hours (WFM) I wouldn't be able to walk her in the evening. Can't wait for doggy cuddles!

[GrumpyMiddleAgedWoman]

Fab idea.

[pilates]

Yes

[SomeHalfHumanCreatureThing]

T0tallyFuckedUpFamily I've looked, but not seen anything local really. I'll investigate further

[PuppyMonkey]

My niece managed to “steal” one of her mum’s four dogs just before lockdown (when everyone knew it was almost certainly going to happen) and it has saved her sanity by all accounts having some company and motivation to go n it fit a walk etc - she lives alone in a quiet village.

I’d do it OP.

[Lefkosia]

This is lovely, what a kind thing to do and it sounds like your dog will love it. My rescue dog arrived just before lockdown and although she's driving me nuts she's also wonderful at cuddles and I don't know how I'd be without her

[Sally872]

Awww lovely idea, sounds like your mum really appreciates it and no risk to anyone else.

[T0tallyFuckedUpFamily]

SomeHalfHumanCreatureThing are there any smaller animal rescues near you, needing foster carers?

[SomeHalfHumanCreatureThing]

This is lovely. I wish I could borrow a dog!

[LimpidPools]

Good. This is sensible. I wish I could do something like this for my mum. I hope it helps yours a lot.

[T0tallyFuckedUpFamily]

Oh that’s wonderful, OP. A couple of front line workers close to me have done similar and a friend takes her dog for a play date with her mum, when she drops her groceries off. Dogs are really proving invaluable to so many people at this time. I’m currently looking after a friend’s dog because she’s in hospital with Covid19 and I’m absolutely loving her company. Although I have my own wee dog that I adore, he’s very old and grumpy now, so the huddle of cuddles is wonderful.

[TeddyIsaHe]

Aw that is lovely op, and it’s so good for your mum too.

[moobar]

Yes I could send more food.

Spoken to mum and she cried. She's delighted and off to get sorted. She said she has cleared out a cupboard and has tonnes of cosy blankets so will use those.

Dog is a strange girl. She acts like an old lady. Sort of watches the others play with a wise eye. Loves the other two but also loves humans so won't miss them at all if getting cuddles.

[Funtcase95]

We do this with our dog! The in laws have a much bigger garden than us and he's a small dog so the garden is adequate to run around in without needing a walk, so when DH drops their shopping off, he takes the dog and he just runs from the car into their house - job done! They're isolating and love having him around to play with in lieu of DD!

[millymaple]

I think it’s a lovely idea!

[Honeyroar]

Definitely, although will the dog pine for you and the other dogs?

My mum was down the other week so I walked to her house with my dogs, wiped down my little dog with sanitizer wipes and let her go and cuddle my mum for 10 mins while I sat across the courtyard and had a chat. Mum washed her hands after. I’m doing my best not to go near her, but sometimes have to juggle things a bit to stop her cracking up. We struggled with her depression last year and I’m trying to avoid that.

[CandyLeBonBon]

Sounds like a great idea and you could organise food to be delivered to her perhaps?

[thesunwillout]

I think it's a great idea, I hope your mum feels better soon.
As the owner of a normal sized jrt I just can't imagine a calm one, but mine is lovely company all the same.
Smiles are abundant with ours about!

[Branleuse]

Thats a lovely idea

[Glittercandle]

It’s a lovely idea and sounds as if it would be of great benefit to your mum. I would do it.

[moobar]

Fair points. I get food delivered online so was going to leave a massive bag which would do four weeks worst case.

If she needed a vet mum can drive and vet is closer to her, but would mean her having to go out. So yes that is a factor.

[StudentHelp]

Great idea providing your mum could manage to buy her food and get her to the vet if anything happened to her. But that’s the worst case scenario, I know

[moobar]

Ok I will phone her and suggest it now. Best not just drop her!!

[TeddyIsaHe]

Sounds perfect op, and if it helps your mum then it’s a win-win all round.

[moobar]

Oh great, I'm not going mad!

Yes I still would have two. I couldn't manage without a dog either.

I go to the village every second Saturday to collect butcher meat and veg box, so that would be this Saturday anyway. My fortnightly outing.