A Dog’s Point Of View Of A Visit To The Dog Boarding Kennels
I do not like it when I get left on my own. It concerns me that I might get abandoned again. A year ago when I was only 8 months old I was taken from home to some dog boarding kennels. My owner said nothing, just put me down and walked out. I was bewildered. Had I been really bad so they didn’t want me any more? What was I doing here?
I was put in a tiny cage on the floor for a while before a nice lady picked me up and checked me all over. Another helper took me from her and put me in a cage of my own with other cages on either side of me. I didn’t like it. There were lots of noisy dogs around. Some of the dogs barked angrily, some cowered in the corner, some seemed really lonely. I was there day after day after day in those dog boarding kennels. I never saw my owner again.
After a long, long time?a new owner came to find a dog to take home. They are good people and I’m not going to do anything to make these ones take me away and leave me. She sometimes goes out shopping or to see people and I don’t like being separated. I get so tired staying awake while she is out and have to go to sleep just as soon as she gets home.
Oh, no, she is taking me to some dog boarding kennels. I don’t like being put into a cage again. This kennel has had lots of others in it before me and has interesting smells. A lot of others have been there before me. That is interesting. But why did she bring me here? This time is a little different. I have my usual blanket and two toys I play with, and what is this? Is this one of her tops? Mmm, smells nice. I’m lonely and wonder why I’m here. Where has she gone? Why can’t I go home?? I take her sweater in my mouth and dump it onto my bed carefully lying down on it so I can smell her with me whenever I want to. She has always come back for me before and now she also needs her sweater? I wish I wasn’t left but I have some of her here with me.
