Hi, you guys. Thanks for your special words. I'm so glad you've adopted Grammy! She's the best. She's 71 and I'm 41, but we're like a couple of single school girls who just want to have fun and love on our babies. I have no human children, so my dogs are her GrandDogs, for sure. We lost my Dad just two years ago just a few months before their 50th wedding anniversary. Now we both live in our own house, with our own dogs, just a few miles apart. We go somewhere to the tropics every February. This year, we've chosen Tobago. Eli would always go to his "Dad's" (my -ex, believe it or not -- we're still very close friendship-wise) when I would go on these trips. I vowed to NEVER kennel Eli because of his sensitivity and wouldn't want him confused. This year, we had to make the decision to kennel Hunter and Chip while on our trip. Chippy's been kenneled before my Mom got him and Hunter came from a shelter, so they've done the drill. We've already done a "test-run" -- took them there and left them for a few hours to see how they did. And they did fine! We wanted them in the same run, but the portion that's indoors is about the size of a bathtub (not literally, but it's a tight fit for two big dogs). The people there are so nice, though. They said they could put them back and forth to be in the same run inside or be in their own run next to each other. But when let out into the larger run, would put them together. And we're going to pay the extra $ to make sure they're let out into a giant play yard together. I think they'll be in good hands. I have been tormented at the fact that we've had this vacation planned for months and months and what shape Eli would be in by then. My -ex would have to step up to the plate with all his meds and chemo and everything and I would have been worried sick the whole time. Ultimately, Eli went when he was ready and I won't have to worry about now... :-(
Amy + Hunter
Amy + Hunter