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long vacation question
I usually lurk on this board, but posted once when my dog was sick and really appreciated the advice/concern and would love your advice.
We are going to Florida for a month. We have 2 dogs. One is mine from a previous relationship. She is a runner, but getting old. (she tends to run off and not come back if she sees a squirrel, cat, deer or anything else that moves) She rarely runs anymore, and we do give her off leash time on a particular trail outside our house.
The place we are staying in FL is in the country along a river. There is no fence. It's my IL's house, and they just let their dogs run around. We will be staying there most of the time, but are planning on taking at least 2 overnight trips to visit other family/friends and can't take the dogs with us when we go. So they will be staying with IL's, who just let them run. I'm concerned that when we leave for the overnight trips they will not watch my dog and let her run. It happened the last time we went there - DH and I came home from dinner out and my dog was missing. 30 minutes later she came trotting down the driveway.
I can leave my dog with my ex, and he would love it. She would be happy, but also pissed and missing her "pack." I have left her before, a few years ago, and she was mad at me for a few weeks afterwords. I would also miss her. But I know she would be safe there.
I think I have answered my own question writing this, but would appreciate input on WWYD?
Re: long vacation question
Why do you say she was mad at you last time?
ha! She ran up to me all happy to see me, but then after a few minutes she stood up, gave me the stink eye, put her nose in the air, turned her head and walked away. She was alternated between being happy to see me and standoffish for a few weeks after that. She is a pretty communicative dog.
I might consider boarding... I hadn't thought of that.
Yeah, that's what it comes down to really - is her safety.
(i would agree that my other dog would never get pissed, and maybe that is the wrong word for it, but... she definitely was not happy with me leaving her)