Dave and I are going on vacation and have to leave the puppers behind.  He is going to be staying at a great kennel where they let them play outside most of the day.  That makes me feel so much better knowing that he gets to run around with other doggies instead of being cooped up in a kennel all day.

I think he knows we are getting ready to go - dogs are SO intuitive!  He has been stuck to me like glue for the last day or so.  But I told him he was going to have a great time at camp.  Even so, he's been a little mopy lately!!  It'll be ok... 

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Our dogs and the cat are off to camp on Saturday. I'm going to miss them and be worried sick until I pick them up again.

Well, we are back from vacation!

When we dropped him off, he was SO excited to get out of the car and check the place out. It is a GSP heaven with lots of grass and trees and fun smells!

But when we put him in the holding area and went to finish up paperwork, he started crying and whining so loudly. It broke my heart so much that I had to go sit in the car, and I could still hear him!

I resisted the urge to call and check in on him. I knew they would call me if there was a problem.

When we went to pic him up, it was like his butt was in a blender, going 90 miles an hour, tail wiggling! He was so happy to see us and we were just as happy to see him.

The kennel owner said it took him about 2 days to settle in. (I told my husband, that was probably the time he thought we weren't coming back! LOL) But once he did, he was fine and happy. She said he was one of the most loving and affectionate GSPs she'd ever known!!

They took great care of him but we are happy to be back together as a family! While we were on vacation, the owners of the cabin we rented live in another small cabin on the property and had a brittany spaniel. We got our doggie fix by walking him and playing with him every day!

Oh just made Rocky's first going to camp reservations for about 5 days while we all go to Nevada , Carson City for our nieces wedding.Will be a good experience. Will pay the extra so Rocky can go out and play in the Spring field pond and field with the other doggies. Hope he will be good and hope he doesnot cry too much , settles down like Osiris did. We will both survive

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Oh gee Meg, so glad to hear you have the same feeling I have about leaving GSPs at doggy camp.  I do hope Rocky's behavior will be good and he gets along with all the other doggies. Just did a personal e-mail to warn the kennel if another big dog comes up to attack Rocky, Rocky will stand up and box while barking and growling at the other dog. When we first adopted Rocky, if another dog came up to attack him he would run the other way. Now that Rocky is mature and big it is not so. Rocky does just fine with other well balanced dogs.He doesnot go out and seek dogs to attack, the dogs pretty much have to get in his face first. Rocky is excellent with little dogs and puppies. Never have to worry about that little  dog problem. Do feel blessed after reading what others on this forum have gone thur with little dogs.

Our dogs had a lovely time at camp apparently. Michgan seemed like she didn't want to leave, which happened to help a family who were dropping off their dog at the time we picked ours up. They also pretended that they'd forgotten all the rules for a bit. Cheeky dogs.

The funniest part was that Michers didn't want to let us go anywhere after we got home. Does anyone else's do this? She lies on you and puts an incredible amount of weight into her paws, trying to hold you in place on the couch.

My plan  after I pick Rocky up in them morning from the Boarding Kennel for 6 days, is to take him directly to a field with his dummy and run the pants off him till he is tired before bringing him back to the house. So hopefully he will just go to his dog bed and sleep for awhile  Good thing Rocky lives in the moment and doesnot hold grudges. He just moves on with his life.