Dogs that were fine in crates with other dogs crated next to them are not always happy to be crated on their own. My current boy had been very good in his crate for three years, but with 4 or 5 other breathing bodies close to him. In new surroundings at our house, he found the crate intolerable and ripped up everything inside it, while working himself into a frenzy. Even with a nice meaty bone, we found it impossible to leave him for any length of time. (we did not crate him when we were home) We weren't long working on leaving him loose, and except for a very few incidents he has not abused our trust….....in fact, he is the best Basenji I have had in terms of not destroying things. Interestingly, he is fine if we go out for a few hours, giving him a roller ball with treats as we exit. He is less happy if we are outside where he can see us. He wants to be where we are, which is not always possible, e.g. if one is mowing the lawn, blowing snow, etc.
Pet Sitter needed in central OH
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Anyone know of a good house/pet sitter in the columbus area? We are traveling to NY after X-mas and our usual house sitter is already booked.
Any help would be appreciated.
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I do't have any experience with them in your area, but we use Fetch Pet Care in San Diego and they're great. They have a franchisee in your area that you might want to check out:
http://www.fetchpetcare.com/locaiton/loc_id/91/a/home/-/getlocation.php -
Thanks! I will give them a call.
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Anyone know of a good house/pet sitter in the columbus area? We are traveling to NY after X-mas and our usual house sitter is already booked.
Any help would be appreciated.
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For how long are you going to be away? Just 1 B, right? We live app. 3 hours north of Columbus - if you have no luck in finding a sitter, let me know - I would be happy to watch ur B for a bit.
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Thanks! We went right after X-mas. We ended up using someone from Craigslist. She was wonderful. I actually have 1 Basenji, 1 Beagle and currently 2 foster Basenjis. So it is a house full.
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Thanks! We went right after X-mas. We ended up using someone from Craigslist. She was wonderful. I actually have 1 Basenji, 1 Beagle and currently 2 foster Basenjis. So it is a house full.
Oh!!! I didn't see the date on your initial e-mail!!! A bit slow, I suppose….;). Oh well - for future reference.....:)