Boarding

Last Friday I decided to board Kai so that we could help my son move into his new apartment for ODU. I thought it would be a good idea, since in the future we will be taking vacations and two days should be okay. I certainly was not thinking about the dog after I took her to be boarded. After all she has been to this place several times for obedience training so she knows the woman who runs the place. Also I thought that since it was the weekend before Memorial day that the place would not be packed. I was wrong. We came home Sunday to a dog that I am pretty sure did not eat the entire time she was there. Also, the place was fuller than the owner thought it would be as it seems everyone took vacation before Memorial Day. Kai is finally today almost back to her old self. There have been several times that I have had to get up in the middle of the night to let her out due to diarrhea. I am not sure if she caught something while she was there or her nerves got the better of her and she had an upset stomach from the stress. I am hoping that eventually with time that she will be capable of staying without stressing herself out. She had what looked like free access to everything, but she is not a dog social animal, more of a people dog. She is a rescue that stayed in a remote shelter with other dogs that picked on her, so I am pretty sure she was extremely wary of her circumstances. I know that I am probably reading into the situation but I really think she may have had abandonment issues. I am still going to try when we go on vacation to board her. But if this continues with the upset stomach, I may have to look into alternative ideas. I would hate to crate her all day, but it may have to be someone who comes in the morning, feeds, plays and then leaves her in the yard, then comes and plays with her in the evening and puts her in her crate. Not sure of options but hope that she survives the week away I have planned with my family.