[nagdu] pupp sitters

Sun Jun 27 21:24:19 UTC 2010

Julie,

Thanks for sharing that information.  I knew you were debating, and tha tas
an owner-trainer you would have to find non-guide-dog-expert boarding.
/smile/  To be honest, had I known what I know now, I would have left Mitzi
behind for my first convention, when she was about Monty's age and
experience.  /smile/  To be honest, I was really, really relieved to
determine over the few weeks after I got home that I hadn't managed to ruin
the poor, teender, newly "gratduated" poodle child by that little piece of
misjudement.  Whew!  Still, we did both learn a lot, if not what we had
planned on (I talked it all over with her, of course, and I'm sure she was
up on the plan).  We ended up not meeting many, many of the people we had
planned to meet, but we met a lot of random great people anyway, so it's not
like it was a wash....  Still, if I'd known then...  /smile/

I think the beauty of a smaller town is that you have a better chance of
*knowing* the people you're leaving your newly minted owner-trained guide
dog with.  Well, I've spent enough time at the dog park with my high energy
girl to know people who occasionally board their dogs, so I get really good
information from them about various options.  I was really surprised when I
started looking into it for future reference that the prices even for the
close-to-downtown neighborhood I used to live in were not any more than what
you quote.  Weird, huh?  They're actually more out here in the 'burbs (or
weird cross between 'burbs and boonies that is Aloha).  So is grooming!
Yikes!

Anyway, I am decision free for another year, but I always like hearing how
other people decide when it comes to dogs and convention.  I always start on
the assumption that I will be going next year, with Mitzi.  Well, the
current "next year" she will be 5, and she's already a completely different
dog (the same dog, but better) than she was at barely 2...  After living
through Mitzi at 1, she seemed super duper mature at 2.  /lol/  Now I know!

Have fun at convention!  I wish I could see you -- and a whole lot of other
people -- there again.  But there's always next year...  /grin/

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Julie J
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 8:31 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] pupp sitters

Marsha,

Thank you so much for posting this!  I have also decided to leave Monty 
behind while I attend convention.  It was not an easy decision and I wavered

back and forth for weeks.

He will be staying with a woman who does boarding in her home.  So there 
will be several dogs that are allowed to run freely together, pending they 
are able to play nicely! *smile*  Monty has stayed there several times and 
loves it.  She charges $10 per night.  I provide dog food and take his 
crate.

The vet here also does boarding.  They will provide food if you don't mind 
what they feed or you can take your own, but there isn't a discount.  They 
charge $8.50 per night.  This is the one dog, one kennel, no mixing, little 
individual attention sort of scenario.

I have also hired a pet sitter in the past.  I paid her $4 per visit.  Each 
visit was approx 20 minutes and I would have her come as many times a day as

I needed.  So if I was working unexpected hours that day I could just have 
her come once.  The pet sitter was pre-guide dog.

BTW I live in a very small town in the mid west.  From what I have heard 
from others the prices here are very low.

HTH
Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 10:07 AM
Subject: [nagdu] pupp sitters

> Hello listers,
>
>
>
> In a little over a week, my guide will be staying with a pup sitter while 
> I
> attend the national convention. The pup sitter is a former sitter for the
> school I received my pup from. She will be watching Emma for 10 days. So
> here is my question, What is the going rate for kenneling a pup? Or for 
> pup
> sitters? I have explained to her that I am by no means rich, but would 
> like
> to pay her something. Kenneling is very expensive, so I know it has to be
> way under that. Any ideas please let me know. If you feel more comfortable
> emailing me off list, please do at marsha.drenth at gmail.com
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> marsha
>
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