kangareaux
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My parents watched my dog last time we went to Orlando. They said dog was great. Loved having her. etc... We had even talked about this trip when we stopped to see them and dropped the dog. (They are near Tallahassee at the moment. Last time they were in Destin.) Everything seemed fine. Well, i was talking to Mom today and was talking about trying to find a place to board our new dog while we were gone. (New dog is too big and too much for my parents to handle. She's sweet, but she thinks she's puppy size and would just be too much for them. I'd never ask them to watch her. Older dog is quiet and small. VERY easy going.) She asked what I was going to do about the older dog while I was in florida. 
I said that I was hoping they'd watch her again. (I was really confused...we'd already talked about it. 
) She says "Ugh...<the disgusted *ugh* not the confused one>...I don't know...that's a lot of trouble" WHAT?!? OK...my parents *live* a mile from me. They are gone 11 months out of the year. I check their mail. Ship them any important things they may need. (And pay for it myself. Never asked to be paid. The one time she tried I told her not to worry about it.) Keep an eye on their house. (Although not so much this last one since they have someone who lives on their land in exchange for this and mowing.. But I'm still there if anything needs to be handled and I know they'd ask if they needed it.....and I'd gladly do it if I could!) I've done this for the last 3 years. But keeping my lethargic middle aged corgi might be too much trouble! She is my mother and I love her, but she makes me want to scream. 
Sorry. I needed to vent. If you read that much, thanks. As a rule, I don't vent about my parents to DH. I will have let this go a long time before he will.
SO.......anyone use the kennels at Universal? Any opinions there? I'm guessing it's just a concete pad with a fence? Is that right?
I think my hotel is pet friendly. (For extra $$$ I'm sure) And I'm not looking forward to packing a crate with me. But if I have to bring one with me I'm bringing both dogs. With the added kennel costs, I'll go ahead and buy the anual pass. Between it paying for the kennel for one dog and the free parking, the difference between the 2 tickets should be covered.
Off to go find my hotel info to make sure it's pet friendly.
I said that I was hoping they'd watch her again. (I was really confused...we'd already talked about it. ) She says "Ugh...<the disgusted *ugh* not the confused one>...I don't know...that's a lot of trouble" WHAT?!? OK...my parents *live* a mile from me. They are gone 11 months out of the year. I check their mail. Ship them any important things they may need. (And pay for it myself. Never asked to be paid. The one time she tried I told her not to worry about it.) Keep an eye on their house. (Although not so much this last one since they have someone who lives on their land in exchange for this and mowing.. But I'm still there if anything needs to be handled and I know they'd ask if they needed it.....and I'd gladly do it if I could!) I've done this for the last 3 years. But keeping my lethargic middle aged corgi might be too much trouble! She is my mother and I love her, but she makes me want to scream. Sorry. I needed to vent. If you read that much, thanks. As a rule, I don't vent about my parents to DH. I will have let this go a long time before he will.
SO.......anyone use the kennels at Universal? Any opinions there? I'm guessing it's just a concete pad with a fence? Is that right?
I think my hotel is pet friendly. (For extra $$$ I'm sure) And I'm not looking forward to packing a crate with me. But if I have to bring one with me I'm bringing both dogs. With the added kennel costs, I'll go ahead and buy the anual pass. Between it paying for the kennel for one dog and the free parking, the difference between the 2 tickets should be covered.
Off to go find my hotel info to make sure it's pet friendly.
confused3 ) So $23/day for the hotel and $10 each/day at Universal. So $43/day total. I found a place here that will board in their home for $35/day total for both dogs. (It's a no cages set-up. They give the dogs the run of their house and yard. And they have an inground pool which they allow the dogs to use so the retriever will be in heaven.) I'm thinking of going with the local place and having inlaws check on them a few times while we are gone. THEIR hotel will actually cost more than ours for this vacation! 
(Just have to convince DH. Wish me luck there...
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Maybe my mom's dyslexia kicked in when she read the contract. There's very few things that they can help me with at this point in our lives even if they wanted to. (I'm usually on the helping end...and that's OK. I'm almost always glad to be) I guess I'm a little shocked (and saddened) that when something finally arose where *I* needed something from them (That they can EASILY help with and would cost them NOTHING) that she acted that way.
