We rarely are away from home and the boys, the last trip we took was
a year ago for three days/two nights. Even with the short duration, the boys were not pleased when we returned. This year we had two trips planned back-to-back: two nights in Las Vegas, a day at home with the boys, and then gone again for four nights in Chicago to visit Les' Mom. We were worried this would be a major stress on the boys, but luckily a friend of ours offered to cat-sit every day we were away, even emailing us a daily play-by-play on what the boys did (Vladi was friendly, Uschi was tentative but interested, Tanji hid a lot). This made all of the difference because when we returned, the boys were in a good mood and happy to see us...
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Vladi was waiting on a perch in the kennel.
He was really excited to see us!
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Uschi and Tanji quickly joined us too.
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There is a lot of sniffing (we had washed our hands
on the way home, but they always know).
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All is quickly forgiven.
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The boys are remarkably calm
(yes we are looking at you, Tanji!).
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Three cute little rears, as the boys watch Les head inside.
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Vladi jumps in one of our bags...
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We're not leaving without this little cutie any time soon!
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Tanji is keeping a close eye on us.
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Uschi lounges on his wheel, waiting for his walkies.
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We take the boys out, Tani would rather run than get held.
He's been inside or in the kennel for days and has things to do.
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Uschi looks like he wants to be put down,
while Vladi heads for "his" compost pile.
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Its a beautiful day, and the boys wander through the woods.
Everything is already back to normal!
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