("George Patterson" wrote)
I understand that. We spent Christmas with my mother in Tennessee this
year, which meant our coonhound spent five days in a kennel. She lost
about 5 pounds -- just refused to eat. Next time we go, we're taking her
with us and putting her in a kennel down there. Then we can visit her
every day.


We watch a number of friends' dogs for that very reason. Dogs go goofy in
kennels. Sometimes one of our friends does a half and half. He kennels his
dog, then we go over (daily) and take her with us to the local Dog Park and
walk (run) her for a few hours. It's a 500 acre doggie Disneyland. It's only
a 50 acre Dog Run - but we go 'exploring' in the adjacent open space.

Other times we go over to friends' houses a couple of times a day - morning
and evening. Still other times we have a dog with us for a week. We've been
doing this for years. Always dogs, never a puppy.

I got roped into taking care of four cats last year. Won't do that again!


Montblack