Codependent dog and owner?? Can't travel.
this goes on and on....sorry, but I do want to be clear...
I'd like to be able to travel more, but leaving my dog is very difficult. She was abandoned three times for no good reason (now an AKC good citizen, certified therapy dog with no training needed)...
I see threads asking for a stranger to come feed the dog while owners are gone and I can't imagine leaving Emma alone for more than a day with nothing but that.
I'm looking for help here as I would like to travel but I will only leave her with a proven sitter who is either hosting her at their home or who is staying with her at my home. A kennel is out of the question.
On adoption, she was 15-20 lbs underweight and dry-coated not from neglectful owners, but from the humane society's one size fits treatment, she was regal in bearing, but had big round sad eyes (now happy eyes), when I adopted her.
When I see other people asking for a sitter to come by the house and feed/walk the dog...it makes me think how mournful my dog would be to have me disappear and however kind a stranger would be popping by...I just don't think I could leave her to be alone that much and with someone she had not already bonded with.
I posted this to invite the opinions and thoughts of others. I'm not judging what anyone else decides for their animals...I could easily board my cat, though I know he would miss me too.
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