I employ a very reliable dog waller three times a week and I have a back up dog walker if ever the first one can’t do it a neighbour who will happily help if necessary and I’ve used doggy day care before.
So dog walker has a unexpected personal crisis so next week so can’t help, back up dog walker is on holiday neighbour is being admitted to hospital for a small procedure and doggy day are also shut for a weeks holiday. family can’t help, and I can’t take time off work or get back at lunch time. I live in a very rural location mainly farmers dog walkers are like hens teeth O only got dog walkers having sat on waiting list for ages, ditto doggy day care. I think the older won’t care but the younger one might (he is crate trained). Both on top of dog walker walking them get 45 mins walk before I go to work and can have unlimited when I get back.
I think the older one might pee on the floor, so my thought is to shut them in the utility room (house is totally open plan downstairs) and fingers crossed they’ll be ok it’s only for three days they are both happy well adjusted dogs and plenty of dogs do don’t live as well as they do normally. Any thoughts?
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Cryofthecurlew · 05/07/2022 14:41
LetMeInYourWindow · 05/07/2022 16:30
I don’t think anyone is going to come on and say “they’ll be fine, don’t worry about it” so not sure what you are asking tbh. I trust that by making the point of saying “he’s crate trained” you aren’t planning on him being in the crate the whole time. How long are you planning on leaving them alone for?
Do you know anyone in the local village with teens who have finished college who could help out? Crossing your fingers and hoping they will be ok is really not acceptable tbh and stating that “plenty of dogs don’t live as well as they do normally” to convince yourself that it really is acceptable is pretty low.
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