"Janet" wrote ...

Baz said:

We have been looking after a dog over the last few days.
It was a last minute thing after the owner was hospitalised.

What a pleasure it has been to have this lad. We have been walking with
him
and have had so much real 'time' together, we have even been out in the
countryside looking in ponds etc. (we never do that these days)

If you would enjoy further spells of temporary dog company, why not put
word around?
There are many, many dog owners who would much rather park their dog with a
trusted doglover,
than in kennels .. for an afternoon, a whole day, a weekend etc. We do a lot
of dog-sitting
(company for our own dog) and we also, have a dogless older couple nearby
who are very eager to host our own dog
as often as possible. Of course they treat her like a princess so she can't
wait to be invited.

I've often thought hiring "timeshare" dogs would be a great little
business :-)

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I know a couple of ladies that make their pensions stretch a long way by
walking dogs and boarding dogs whilst their owners are away. As you say, a
lot of people would rather have a trusted person looking after their dog in
their own home, one to one 24/7, than put it behind bars in a kennels with
lots of others. The ladies concerned really do know about dogs too.
From what I've seen the dogs can't wait for their owners to go on holiday
too. :-)
Mind you, seeing what some leave behind as food for a fortnight it's not
surprising the poor things enjoy their holidays, they get a couple of weeks
of proper food before they return to the same dry biscuits for every meal.
--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK