Dog Sitting

seven-day-weekend

My husband and I are Dog-sitting this week.

We have three dogs to look after, all quite sizeable and all quite well-behaved.

But how do you dog-owners stand it? Every time I go in the kitchen, they all follow as far as the threshold, then three pairs of eyes watch my every move. Every time I put my shoes on or my coat, they all get excited. Every time I go upstairs I get followed. One dog is old and can't see or hear very well, he has an annoying habit of walking backwards in front of you whilst peering intently at your face, and tripping you up. When I sit down one brings a ball to throw, one (the biggest one) wants to sit on my lap and the other (the old one) breathes doggy breath into my face. Every time I eat something I have three expectant faces watching my food from the plate to my mouth.

And their personal habits don't bear thinking about. They sniff each other's bums and one of them rolled in the other one's c4ap the oter day. :eek:

I really feel as though my life is not my own!

I do like dogs, but no way would I ever have one of my own, they rule your life! :rotfl::rotfl:Worse than children!

Give me cats any time!

rising_from_the_ashes

Sorry but I am chuckling at this - 3 large dogs is a handful at the best of times and for a first experience .....

Re the looking at you when you're eating that's down to training - all ours were taught at a young age to go to bed during dinner times so not a problem.

Sounds like you've had a busy weekend and will be glad to get back to your own house.

Will you be volunteering again!

seven-day-weekend

It's actually the fourth time we have looked after these particular dogs. On the whole they are very well behaved - they don't sit at the table drooling, they do go and lie down while we are eating, but they are still in the same room watching us with their eyes!

We have to walk them separately too, as the old one can't do long walks any more, so my husband goes off into the wilds with the younger two and I have two circuits round the park with the elderly border collie.

We've got another week of it yet. We are taking it in turns to have afternoons off!

(Oh and we do get paid for it,- we have never asked for anything, nor expected it, but our friends have always booked an agency dog-sitter in the past and they say we are far cheaper than the agency!).

Person_one

The following you round the house thing doesn't really last past a couple of weeks, that's just because they don't know you so they aren't completely sure you'll always come back!

In my experience, big dogs are always far more likely to want to curl up in your lap than the supposed 'lap dogs' are, sorry about that!

seven-day-weekend

Person_one wrote: »

The following you round the house thing doesn't really last past a couple of weeks, that's just because they don't know you so they aren't completely sure you'll always come back!

In my experience, big dogs are always far more likely to want to curl up in your lap than the supposed 'lap dogs' are, sorry about that!

He is a big handsome boy, a pointer cross, with great long legs and a hound-dog face, who my friends rehomed from our Spanish village, we got to know him well in Spain, my husband trained him and we love him very much in spite of his annoying habits!

He just fills the chair up!

rising_from_the_ashes

My lab likes cuddles on your lap but luckily he restricts himself to when I'm on the sofa and doesn't try when I'm in my chair!

Sounds like you've your hands full ....

seven-day-weekend

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

My lab likes cuddles on your lap but luckily he restricts himself to when I'm on the sofa and doesn't try when I'm in my chair!

Sounds like you've your hands full ....

I don't let him on my lap, but my husband curls up on the sofa with him.

Penny_Watcher

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Every time I go in the kitchen, they all follow as far as the threshold, then three pairs of eyes watch my every move. Every time I put my shoes on or my coat, they all get excited. Every time I go upstairs I get followed. One dog is old and can't see or hear very well, he has an annoying habit of walking backwards in front of you whilst peering intently at your face, and tripping you up. When I sit down one brings a ball to throw, one (the biggest one) wants to sit on my lap and the other (the old one) breathes doggy breath into my face.

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And their personal habits don't bear thinking about. They sniff each other's bums and one of them rolled in the other one's c4ap the oter day. :eek:

Welcome to my life Especially the walking backwards in front of you part.

visidigi

Must admit the OP made me laugh - I love our two pups, but I am SO glad they don't slobber, my OCD couldn't cope with that...we got a high table and bar stools in our kitchen in the end - our two can't reach, but they like hiding under the table in case of 'missed mouth opportunities' with the food falling off the table - that and we can see them out the back while we're eating as the table is high enough

seven-day-weekend

Thanks for your replies, I intended this to be a humourous and light-hearted thread.

Two dogs under the table at the moment as my husband is painting and they think his pastels are edible.....

Old dog asleep in armchair.

pinetree

Hi I love this post:rotfl: have fun, it sounds like great blog material to me, hope you all have a good week