Yeah, yeah, yeah... We're back from Cleveland, it was nice, pictures are coming...
We boarded the puppies this time instead of taking them, since it would have been so much for them and they would have spent pretty much the whole time in their crate. Well we took a suggestion and used Noah's Ark right by our house. We did a tour and it seemed nice... They told us how they're make special notes that this is Cuya and Dobie's first time; they're make notes so we know how they did; they're make a point to check on them more often than other dogs; since they're a short haired breed, if we make a reservation they'll be on the side with the heated floor... blah, blah, blah, BULL$HIT!!
When we dropped my fur babies off on Saturday morning, we had to remove thier collars. A normal safety procedure, no problem. While Cuya has this little spot on her neck, just under her chin that's a little raw from where her collar rubs it when she's wrestling with Dobie or pulls hard when she's on a leash. We dropped off (already separated and labeled) baggies of thier food - one bag for each of them for each meal. We dropped off thier special treats since Dobie has a sensitive stomache, so that they still got to have treats. They were excited to go back and follow the dogs and new people. Both of them love people so much. I was sad, but content knowing they were both excited.
When we picked them up, Cuya had blood all over her neck and the top of her head. Her little raw spot was riped open even though they hadn't worn collars the whole time there! Both of the puppies were visably skinnier (yeah it's a word) and shedding like I've never seen them do before. Dobie was clawing up us to get the leftover treats the tech handed us, and Cuya just leaned up against my legs wiggling. They both were way too happy to get to the door and didn't even try to pull us back to the people or other dogs!! There was no leftover food either... We didn't get any sort of report even though we were told we would and we asked for one. Both puppies had such droppy eyes, like they hadn't slept since we dropped them off! I tell you, they couldn't get in the car quick enough!! Dobie actually got in the truck himself; he hasn't even figured out how to get OUT of the truck himself yet!!
Neither one of them ate when they got home. Cuya was all kinds of jumpy and Dobie kept trying to "nip" at Chris and I. It took forever for Cuya to just lay down with me on the sofa because she kept jerking around at every sound or movement... Dobie only came to us when we offered a treat for a while last night too. Even after Cuya relaxed and fell asleep for a little while, she kept jerking around. She's "dreamed" before, but never like that. And Chris washed the blood off her, but she's got a hole in her neck now. And her nails look horrible!! We had them clipped while she was there and they look like someone just picked at them... Like if Cuya was a person, it'd look like she was biting and picking at them! Plus, the pads of her paws were so pink it was unbelievable. I couldn't even touch them without her jerking her paw away from me. She never did that before and we've had her nails clipped at Petsmart before!!!
I'm so upset!!! I will never, ever, ever take them back to that place again!! Hopefully, my puppies won't have lasting damages from that hell! But the puppies I picked up yesterday were not the same loving and affectionate puppies I dropped off!! >:(
