Does your dog act different when you put him in kennel?

[Northstar]

Maybe he thought they had been incarcerated and decided to rehabilitate himself???

This reminds me of the fact that our Springer Spaniel, neutered before he became a grownup dawg, always used to pee squatting like a female dog UNTIL his first week at the kennel... he came home and started hoisting his leg! Guess he admired the tough guys at the kennel and learned to do it too.

 

[amez]

We just left our two large dogs at the kennel-- when we picked them up they were very happy to go home, but weren't upset with being there either. We'll be taking them back in a few weeks for a weekend so I'm curious to see how they react. One funny thing happend when dh picked them up. they always ride in the back of our suv. It's full size and has three rows etc. As soon as he put them in and he got in the drivers seat our older dog came bounding over all the rows and got in the passenger seat and just looked at him It was funny to see her come home this way esp. since she never ever rides up there. Guess she did miss him.

 

[YetiRider]

Hi. everyone! Guess you haven't heard the news for all we worry-wart pet parents. At the end of August, there's going to be a Best Friends Pet Care center at WDW! From the website, it looks really great, and even has a dog park. I love the fact that it's almost always open, so I can leave my puppies there, go see the shows at night, and even come back and get them. Check it out:
http://wdw.bestfriendspetcare.com/

 

[Sarah_Rose]

Hi. everyone! Guess you haven't heard the news for all we worry-wart pet parents. At the end of August, there's going to be a Best Friends Pet Care center at WDW! From the website, it looks really great, and even has a dog park. I love the fact that it's almost always open, so I can leave my puppies there, go see the shows at night, and even come back and get them. Check it out:
http://wdw.bestfriendspetcare.com/

That's really only useful to most people if you normally drive to WDW, however. There's no way I would pay $250 each way, each dog, to transport my to 90 lb dogs to Florida, rent a car to get them to WDW, and then board them there. That's crazy. Not to mention that I'm much more anxious about flying with my dogs (which is why I've never done it) than boarding them. Too many stories about dogs getting "lost" along the way.

So, unless you drive to WDW or have a dog that fits under the seat of the plane (isn't the height limit like 10 inches?), not going to do it for me.

 

[pixiewings71]

Our dogs love love love the kennel, we have never had any issues boarding them. We tend to board for about a week at a time.

 

[disneydreamersx4]

Our dogs love love love the kennel, we have never had any issues boarding them. We tend to board for about a week at a time.

May I ask, how do you really know they love,love it at the kennel? We can't really see them while they are there...

 

[Colleen27]

It is really hard to predict. My childhood dog was a little skittish and high strung by nature (toy poodle/maltese crossbreed) but he loved the kennel and did fine even for longer trip, as long as 3 weeks some years.

Our current dog, on the other hand, is a normally exhuberant, friendly critter (chocolate lab/springer spaniel) who absolutely will not eat a single bite of food or do anything but lay around when kenneled. After coming home to a very sad, hungry dog after an 11 night Disney trip, we started sending her to Grandma's house (my mom's) when we travel, and she is much happier with that arrangement.

 

[hereyago]

I have taken my past couple dogs to the same place-as it is close to the house. They have boarding and they also have doggie day care. I would have to dogs go to the day care to get used to the surroundings, then I think it made an easier transition for boarding,as any dog who is boarded also gets to do doggy day care in the day time, and they are usually tired and sleep well.

In the summer, they have kiddie pools for the dogs, the dogs get to run around in shaded areas and the kennel workers play with them and the water hoses.

I am going on vacation in a couple months and my cat is staying here with my DM and my Daunt who is visiting DM. My GS puppy loves his aunty, but I am going to board him anyway. I think it would be too much for her to take care of.

 

[funkychunkymonkey]

any tips for a first time doggie camper? (we like the term camping too) Hes going to be going for a whole 4 days and nights. He's used to going everywere with us. If it matters any hes a small dog.

 

[arminnie]

May I ask, how do you really know they love,love it at the kennel? We can't really see them while they are there...

I'm pretty sure they love it as both try to climb under the swinging door to the back when I take them in. They never look back at me.

I've had cockers for 30 years and have boarded them a LOT. Particularly when I was traveling internationally on business. I am very picky about where they get boarded. Must have indoor and outdoor runs - no cage boarding.

I think it helps that my dogs have all been really cute so they get a lot of attention. One place in California the owner's grandson used to take him home at night and let him sleep with him.

My older dog (but only 5) recently had to be put down because of advanced spinal cancer, so I was a little concerned about the baby (3) being boarded alone for the first time. The kennel workers told me that he did great.

Some places now actually have web cams where you can check how they are doing online.

 

[WhateverLolaWants]

My dog only did the Disney kennel during the day. She hated it and refused to eat and potty, but she's nervous 24/7. My favorite pet reactions come from my high school best friend's dog and cat when they were kenneled for a week. The cat, who constantly roamed outside, ran away for a week. The dog refused to look at my friend, and hacked whenever her mother came into the room. Every pet is different though, so I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[Carnie]

We call ours "camp" too.

Mine comes home tired and hoarse. He tends to bark a lot, so whenever one of the other dogs starts, he joins right in.

He also gets socialized, and I think there must be a lot of male Alpha dogs things going on, because he's all over our legs for at least a week when he comes home (and yes, he's neutered).

For this reason, we call his kennel, "Camp Humpsalot".

 

[maciec]

my girls don't want to come home! They seem to have a blast and are really tired when they get home.