DiamondGirl wrote:GFB wrote:John in Plano wrote:not judging anyone
for the last 10 years or so we've hired a person we know to stay at our house and take care of our bird and dog.
We supply food they request and cash, $100 a week
Cooper is on twice a day meds...bird is loud
I'm all for that, John..but no one other than us could take care of Prissy at her age.
Eventually, dogs do not give the typical signals when they need food, water, or to go out.
We know her..what she needs..when she needs it..no dog sitter could do it..or would do it.
I completely understand this. We stayed closer to home the last year of our dog Poohs life. He just needed more care, and our being gone would be stressful on an already tired body. After 14 years of devotion and companionship, it was an easy decision.
Yeah that's the thing..this little creature has given us so many years of joy and companionship, there's just no way we can't do everything possible for her. We love doing it, and actually don't miss vacations at all. We'll miss HER like crazy.