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#345793 - 10/01/2011 09:13 AM |
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I will be gone to the State Fair of Texas for 7 days. My husband is going to be in charge of my dogs. Yikes! That means he will put out food and water. They will just be in the yard. I feel so bad. I moved the crates out this morning so I can acclimate them to not coming in at night. I think I will go shopping for them some things to play with while I am gone. My concern is 3 dogs getting along with toys to argue over. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
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Re: 7 days
[Re: Christi Coufal ]
#345799 - 10/01/2011 11:00 AM |
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Dog-walker? One you instruct before leaving?
Toys? What do you mean? No toys would ever be left with three unsupervised dogs, right?
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#345801 - 10/01/2011 11:43 AM |
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Dog walker - I live out in the country and there are no dog walkers.
Toys - That was my concern also. The 7 yr old Border Collie is not a problem. My 18 mo Heeler might not tolerate my 9 mo Heeler aggravating her. I can probably get my husband to haul the 18 mo with him during the day which should keep her brain stimulated enough to keep them out of trouble.
I will insist that they all be crated to eat. They are accustomed to that and will show him what to do. LOL
Other than that, I don't know what else I can do for them.
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#345803 - 10/01/2011 11:49 AM |
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My suggestion would be to have a heart to heart with the husband that would go something like: honey, I know the dogs aren't your thing, but they are important to me and I can't really enjoy my trip worrying about them for a week. As a favor to me, could you please try to keep up the dogs' usual routine? If there's any part of their care that you don't understand, I'll show you how. It would mean a lot to me if I could count on you to help me out. It's for me, not the dogs.
Or something to that effect. 
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[Re: Tracy Collins ]
#345804 - 10/01/2011 12:54 PM |
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My suggestion would be to have a heart to heart with the husband that would go something like: honey, I know the dogs aren't your thing, but they are important to me and I can't really enjoy my trip worrying about them for a week. As a favor to me, could you please try to keep up the dogs' usual routine? If there's any part of their care that you don't understand, I'll show you how. It would mean a lot to me if I could count on you to help me out. It's for me, not the dogs.
Or something to that effect.
Big ditto!
Christi, I realize we don't know what your particular circumstances are, and I don't mean to be prying into things that are none of our business, but you did post your concern here for all to see, so I'm just left wondering why your three dogs have to be completely uprooted from their normal routine, including being kicked out of the house apparently for 24 hours a day.
I'm with Tracy. Unless your husband is disabled or something along those lines, I'd be having a heart-to-heart discussion with him.
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#345808 - 10/01/2011 02:25 PM |
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Christi, I would board the dogs rather then have 3 dogs outside 24/7 without supervision. If you can not get your husband on board to do this for you, the boarding could be a lot cheaper in the long run then vet bills from a fight.
The situation the way you described it is a disaster waiting to happen.
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[Re: Betty Waldron ]
#345811 - 10/01/2011 02:44 PM |
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The 2 older dogs stay in the yard together all the time except when working, training, or playing with me. My concern is the young one. She is the typical obnoxious teen and tends to get on the middle one's nerves periodically. Molly, the middle one, will give her a "knock it off kid" type growl and all is fine. I just don't leave Bob, little one, out for very long with them because she is at that age. I have made a lot of progress with Bob on her obedience and manners. I hate for her routine to be broken but I do not, under any circumstances, want my husband to try to work her. His version of training a dog is a disaster and I don't want to setting us back. I am thinking of putting the crate right inside the back door so that he could let bob in at night which is my biggest concern. I have until 3 tomorrow to figure this out.
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#345812 - 10/01/2011 02:59 PM |
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I moved the crates out this morning so I can acclimate them to not coming in at night.
Just to clarify, I wasn't suggesting that your husband try training/working the dogs. It definitely sounds like he doesn't have anything to do with that. But it also sounds to me like all three dogs spend the night indoors, in their crates. Is there any reason why your husband can't just feed them according to their normal routines (I leave notes for my husband when he has to feed), and put them indooors, outdoors, in crates, out of crates generally about the same times they're used to?
If not, I'm with Betty, I'd be looking for an alternative to leaving all three of them alone, together, unsupervised. I don't know what you will be doing at the state fair, but is there any way you could perhaps take the youngest one with you? I'm just thinking that I have seen plenty of vendors at fairs with a dog behind the counter.
Boarding one or more of them would be an option in my book, too.
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#345817 - 10/01/2011 05:13 PM |
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I'm with Betty and Cheri.
Why can't your husband keep up the basic feeding/crating routine?
What I do when I'm away for a few days is have a family member feed/exercise/play with the dogs. And then they're crated/kenneled. For feeding I write out instructions for each dog, stick then on the fridge and clearly label the food. For exercise they play chuckit ball or frisbee - the dogs love fetch and it's a simple way for just about anybody to exercise them. No training, no working, just keep the dogs fed and give them enough exercise to keep them sane (I have Border Collies, too) while I'm gone.
The dogs know their kennel/exercise/eat routine and usually do just fine for the caretakers.
The other very important step is to take care of the caretakers. I stock up on favorite snacks/treats for the caretakers to enjoy while I'm away - I want then to be happy to take care of my dogs!
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[Re: Christi Coufal ]
#345819 - 10/01/2011 05:25 PM |
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" I am thinking of putting the crate right inside the back door so that he could let bob in at night which is my biggest concern. "
This for me would be Step One of several prep steps.
I hope you can get this arranged. I agree with everyone that as originally stated, this is a potential disaster.
.... I wasn't suggesting that your husband try training/working the dogs. It definitely sounds like he doesn't have anything to do with that. But it also sounds to me like all three dogs spend the night indoors, in their crates. Is there any reason why your husband can't just feed them according to their normal routines (I leave notes for my husband when he has to feed), and put them indooors, outdoors, in crates, out of crates generally about the same times they're used to?
If not, I'm with Betty, I'd be looking for an alternative to leaving all three of them alone, together, unsupervised. ..... perhaps take the youngest one with you? I'm just thinking that I have seen plenty of vendors at fairs with a dog behind the counter.
Boarding one or more of them would be an option in my book, too.
Good ideas.
But, wow .... I admit that nothing I can think of would take me somewhere for a week with only 24 hours to arrange for my three dogs and leaving them outdoors together my only option. 
Good luck!
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