Rescue dog first time in kennels

holly_johnson

Hi everyone, I have a rescue dog, my little man, who’s an approx 3 yr old glen of Imaal/Westie cross from what I can gather. I just adore him even if he is a bit of a grumpy sod!

Anyway, I’ve had him for almost 2 years. He’s so good at home (apart from when the postman comes) and doesn’t mind being alone for a bit. But, I’m going on holidays to Florida in 3 weeks time & am looking at putting him into a kennels. I’m really worried that he’s going to think he’s being abandoned in a rescue again & it’s making me very upset. He’s a nervous eater, in that one of us has to be beside him otherwise he won’t eat & the bowl cannot rattle at all.

Does anyone have any suggestions? I looked at “homesitters” but I worry about qualifications, motives, and tbh cost.

Dial Hard

I'm going away for just over two weeks on Saturday and also have a nervous rescue. I knew she wouldn't do well in kennels so asked the coordinator of the rescue she came from for minder recommendations. She went to them for a test run for a weekend in May as I didn't want her going in "cold turkey" for such a long time. She got on great. They said she was quite nervous the first day and didn't eat a whole lot, but I expected that and she's a bit of a grazer anyway, tbh. I'll still be a bit "Gah" when she's heading off tomorrow but I know she'll be fine.

It's no more expensive than kennels (cheaper than many) and they'll collect her and drop her home, which is one less thing to be trying to organise before we head off. I'll PM you the details.

holly_johnson

Dial Hard wrote: »

I'm going away for just over two weeks on Saturday and also have a nervous rescue. I knew she wouldn't do well in kennels so asked the coordinator of the rescue she came from for minder recommendations. She went to them for a test run for a weekend in May as I didn't want her going in "cold turkey" for such a long time. She got on great. They said she was quite nervous the first day and didn't eat a whole lot, but I expected that and she's a bit of a grazer anyway, tbh. I'll still be a bit "Gah" when she's heading off tomorrow but I know she'll be fine.

It's no more expensive than kennels (cheaper than many) and they'll collect her and drop her home, which is one less thing to be trying to organise before we head off. I'll PM you the details.

Oh that’s a Brillo idea! Why didn’t I think of that - I’ll give the rescue a ring now. Thanks so much. I’m looking at about €30 a day for kennels anyway so if he could have a rescue approved minder that’d be deadly.

aonb

€30/day kennels :eek: wow, thats expensive. I pay €14
Where are you based OP? Ive got a nervous/anxious type, and he and his "older brothers" never did well in kennels, so we switched to a minder who keeps a pack (!) of boarders in her home. Absolute chaos, and really you'd wonder how it could work, having 5-8 +/- little woofs in the house, with beds everywhere, but it works amazingly well. My guy doesnt love going there, but he gets on fine and does ok there. Id absolutely recommend a home boarder/minder - they're becoming far more plentiful, so worth looking for. If youre anywhere near Co. Kildare PM me and I'll give you my boarding place contact details