We have a friend that used to watch Herschel for us when he was a puppy. We would only ever be gone for 6-8 hours, max, and we would measure out the food and place it in bags for each meal, give her one of his crates, and just about everything she would need to take care of him. All she had to do was take him out to go to the bathroom every few hours.
Now, she has an 8-month old puppy from some horrible breeder. I'm pretty sure it's a cocker/poodle mix. Depending on the context of the situation, she will lie and tell people she's a rescue. Yeah right. Find me a single rescue that will adopt out their dogs at 6 weeks without a spay/neuter contract. Luckily, we referred her to our vet so she was pressured into getting the dog spayed.
Anyway, it's our turn to return the favor. She is gone on a trip for a couple of weeks. She was boarded for a few days, then one of our friends took her and neglected her for a few days. By the time we got her, she smelled like pee, looked terrible, and was even less house-trained than she was before. Our friend didn't provide a crate or any grooming supplies. I guess she assumed we would just use one of ours? Her instructions are basically, "give her a bowl of food in the morning and a bowl at night."
I borrowed a crate from a friend of ours because I don't want this thing peeing in any of Herschel's crates. So far, no major accidents in the house. Any time a person touches her she gets so excited that she pees all over the place. She pees when she's submissive, too. She made it onto one of our couches before I could stop her and as soon as I pointed to the ground and asked her to get off, she peed, then jumped off and scurried away.
We're being as tolerant as possible, but it is wearing on both of us. We mostly keep her confined to her crate. If I'm absolutely sure she has no chance of having an accident, I will let her play with Nala for a little while. As soon as they are done, she goes out to go to the bathroom and then back into the crate. My kitchen is starting to smell like urine so I have an air purifier right next to her crate. As soon as she is gone on Sunday I'm going to sterilize everything.
Ugh.
Now, she has an 8-month old puppy from some horrible breeder. I'm pretty sure it's a cocker/poodle mix. Depending on the context of the situation, she will lie and tell people she's a rescue. Yeah right. Find me a single rescue that will adopt out their dogs at 6 weeks without a spay/neuter contract. Luckily, we referred her to our vet so she was pressured into getting the dog spayed.
Anyway, it's our turn to return the favor. She is gone on a trip for a couple of weeks. She was boarded for a few days, then one of our friends took her and neglected her for a few days. By the time we got her, she smelled like pee, looked terrible, and was even less house-trained than she was before. Our friend didn't provide a crate or any grooming supplies. I guess she assumed we would just use one of ours? Her instructions are basically, "give her a bowl of food in the morning and a bowl at night."
I borrowed a crate from a friend of ours because I don't want this thing peeing in any of Herschel's crates. So far, no major accidents in the house. Any time a person touches her she gets so excited that she pees all over the place. She pees when she's submissive, too. She made it onto one of our couches before I could stop her and as soon as I pointed to the ground and asked her to get off, she peed, then jumped off and scurried away.
We're being as tolerant as possible, but it is wearing on both of us. We mostly keep her confined to her crate. If I'm absolutely sure she has no chance of having an accident, I will let her play with Nala for a little while. As soon as they are done, she goes out to go to the bathroom and then back into the crate. My kitchen is starting to smell like urine so I have an air purifier right next to her crate. As soon as she is gone on Sunday I'm going to sterilize everything.
Ugh.
