I agree w/Carolina..I would leave him at the day care...he is used to it...and if he is at the breeder and misbehaves by jumping on the furniture (to him that is not misbehaving because he can do it at home)he will be crated and probably confused from your post it seems that he would be happier at the daycare..and I am sure they will watch over him to make sure he is safe .

I would leave him at the day care where he's been before. He's comfortable there and you've already left him there and know you'll get him back in good conditions. Why fix what isn't broken? good luck and have fun on your trip!

Carolina & Lola

I'd leave him where he's most comfortable. Neither one of my dogs go on my furniture, but if they did, I wouldn't leave them with someone who wouldn't allow that and crate instead. That's not fair to the dogs who have been allowed differently. If the breeder has multiple dogs, we can understand why she has the rules, but your sweet pooch won't

for your responses. Your comments have been very helpful! I've decided to board him at the daycare place.

Joanna & Sheldon

Sheldon would love to come and stay with you Ce! To bad we don't live a bit closer we are in FL. I've decided to board him at the daycare. 3 of the workers there have bullies themselves, so I guess I shouldn't worry so much. Thanks for helping me make this decision. Sheldon sends lots of smooches to MoJo, Cody and the gang!

You all have convinced me to board him at daycare. Our vet does board. In fact, I used leave him at the vet everday until he was old enough to go to day care, as I could not run home every few hours to walk him. I wont board him there overnight though, as they will keep him in a crate most of the time and they are not staffed overnight. I wish my vet had the same accomadations as yours!

Joanna

Thanks for your response, you made a lot of valid points I hadn't considered. I hope your babies weren't too traumatized with thier boarding experience. I've decided to board him at his daycare place. We live in South Florida. I am very curious to find out what breeder you a speaking of, as we are considering purchasing another bully soon. Would you please e-mail me her name? Thanks again.

Joanna & Sheldon

me?smile
seriously I think the others are right on this one...where he is the most comfortable..and I wouldn't even be comfortible spending the night some place where I have to earn my freedom ..when I don't know the rules...if he can not be on the couch ..then he can come to me....chuckle...love ya Sheldon!have fun this weekend but don't tell your mums, your suppose to miss da mums...ce

The one and only time we've had to board Grover was for our wedding weekend, (he "honeymooned" with grandpa and grandma!) we boarded him at our vet. They have a full kennel system and someone on staff in the building 24 hours a day. I felt SO great leaving him in a medical environment (should anything happen) and also in a place that knew him and had his records at the tip of their fingers.

I know this is probably not that common, but it's worth looking into if you feel like it!

Julia

Joanna,
As Sheldon is an only child, I'd go with the sleepover at daycare option - if they are a business, they are probably licensed/bonded/insured and have strict policies and procedures in place that ensure the best care possible. Normally, I'd recommend a home petsitter option, as they're bonded also, but sounds like Sheldon might get a little lonely with that.

I am very wary of boarding with a breeder, as boarding/daycare does not sound like this person's primary focus. I may be a little biased on this one, though, as several years ago my husband and I made the mistake of boarding with someone we thought was a reputable breeder in So Florida. When we picked them up, the only word for their state was traumatized- it was obvious both had spent their entire time in the crate, had been overwhelmed by the proximity of about 20-30 other barking, crated dogs that were either owned/being boarded by the 'breeder', and our male was throwing up Pedigree 'Small Crunchy Bites' - when we'd left a full bag of Eukanuba with him. I guess what I'm saying here is that unless you've been at the breeder's home regularly and know beyond a shadow of a doubt that he/she keeps the dogs the way you would take care of Sheldon yourself, I'd go with his daycare, where he can hang out with his friends and have a staff on hand that is there and being paid just to care for him and his playmates.

Sharon