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beast_below) wrote2019-01-25 06:23 pm
beast_below) wrote2019-01-25 06:23 pm
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Adventures in Doggy Parenting, Ep. 2
Last night I was (rather inadvisably) awake until 3am, and Eli was Not Pleased. Come about 2:30 and he began to drag me into bed. I can't help but laugh, considering he's usually the one who's tiring me out. Additional bonus: he passed right out, which was a blessing.
Also, this last Wednesday was his first day at daycare! Got a call in the middle of the day to let me know that he was nothing but confident and excited to play after being a little (reasonably) overwhelmed at the start. I was both glad and sad when he wasn't terribly interested in me when I came to pick him up because he wanted to stay. A good sign, definitely, but still.
On the way home, I really wished I could speak dog so I could ask him about his day. Did he make friends? Did he have fun? What did he do? Does he like the people there? It was clear he'd had a nice day, but I so wanted to know all about it. Silly, I know, but true.
I would love to ask the staff, but I wasn't sure how annoying that would be and/or if the staff in the evening would have even been on shift long enough to have those answers. Maybe if they're not busy next time, I'll try.
Also, this last Wednesday was his first day at daycare! Got a call in the middle of the day to let me know that he was nothing but confident and excited to play after being a little (reasonably) overwhelmed at the start. I was both glad and sad when he wasn't terribly interested in me when I came to pick him up because he wanted to stay. A good sign, definitely, but still.
On the way home, I really wished I could speak dog so I could ask him about his day. Did he make friends? Did he have fun? What did he do? Does he like the people there? It was clear he'd had a nice day, but I so wanted to know all about it. Silly, I know, but true.
I would love to ask the staff, but I wasn't sure how annoying that would be and/or if the staff in the evening would have even been on shift long enough to have those answers. Maybe if they're not busy next time, I'll try.
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I bring my dog to daycare sometimes, and also used to work at a dog daycare. In my experience, as long as staff aren't super busy, it's reasonable to ask how your dog's day went, and many of them will have spent at least some time with him that day. But it probably varies daycare to daycare.
It can definitely be strange as a dog parent to know your dog has a whole life outside of you. I knew the staff at my daycare knew my dog well when I brought him in one morning and one of the staff was like, "Okay, Doglet, go preside over the yard." Yep, that sounds like my lil guy.
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Awesome! Thank you so much for the first-hand experience. I sort of thought it would be okay, but I can get very anxious. Helps to hear, definitely.
It really is wild. I've never had a social dog before, so this is the first time I've ever had anything like this. Honestly, it's really nice knowing he's getting so much more enrichment, I just wish I could know all about it because it's so exciting!
Haha! That is amazing; Doglet sounds like such a character.