Oh how stressful! Have you thought of a house/ pet sitter? We have done that in the past. A friend or a trustworthy young person?eagle, so sorry about your tooth! Ugh.
PbP, I'd be worried about the pup, too. DH and I are hoping for an early fall getaway, and I'm already stressing about our new puppy. It will be her first kenneling.
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It's a jelly with berries and ice cream. Nothing so exotic if you think about it but the presentation is fabulous!
I think larger dogs do well with that kind of situation, medium to large dogs I should say. The little ones are a real headache. He can't go in with other dogs. But I put my cocker spaniels in boarding facilities when I was younger and they were fine. DH worries about leaving the house empty. I am lucky to have found a very responsible person to do the job. But yes these things are all individual. I'm sure your puppy will do well. And good for you training him while young. Don't create a monster like we did. A cute little monster.
Totally understand, Mindi. We've been lucky with close friends, I would feel differently with a stranger as well. It's probably better that Mabel does this camp adventure as a pup, she'll learn that Mom and Dad come back and she will be used to it as she gets older and you need to travel.
Absolutely! I think the violets(?) and the gold leaf flecks are spectacular in the clear jelly. There is an Ivy in LA that I've been to, are they the same? It was so many years ago that I lived there I don't even know if it still exists.
When we had our tiny shi tzu we had to drive her to my parent's home in another state when we went away. If she was put in a kennel, she would be terribly insulted as she didn't actually know she was a dog.
LOL! I think that's how Miss Olive felt, too. She didn't go into the play area at the kennel--she preferred to hang with the receptionist or in somebody's office.
I believe it's the same franchise in L.A. The Ivy was famously declared the favourite restaurant of Victoria Beckham's. So when David Beckham moved to play in L.A. Galaxy football club, they said it was such a great move because Victoria could still dine at her favourite restaurant even in LA!
When we had our tiny shi tzu we had to drive her to my parent's home in another state when we went away. If she was put in a kennel, she would be terribly insulted as she didn't actually know she was a dog.
Our Harry definitely doesn't believe he is a dog. In terms of the packing order, he think SO's dad is the lead of the pack and he is the next in line. Everybody else is below him. He probably thinks all the rest of us are his servants!
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How creative, that chef was having fun! Love your mission to try all the Ivy locations!
Sending my sympathies to all sorting out pet sitting and or boarding! 
I always found it hard to leave our girl behind! We tried various options including leaving her with friends, leaving her with a very small scale boarder (a wonderful, local dog walker who also kept a small number of dogs overnight in his house), and we finally settled on having someone who specialized in such a service come stay with her at our house. Our girl was a sensitive, delicate flower, preferred to be with people rather than other dogs, and it suited her best to be have her routine kept as normal as possible. Plus the woman we found was just so wonderful! Definitely a case-by-case situation, I think, in deciding what best suits the dog's needs and personality.
I always found it hard to leave our girl behind! We tried various options including leaving her with friends, leaving her with a very small scale boarder (a wonderful, local dog walker who also kept a small number of dogs overnight in his house), and we finally settled on having someone who specialized in such a service come stay with her at our house. Our girl was a sensitive, delicate flower, preferred to be with people rather than other dogs, and it suited her best to be have her routine kept as normal as possible. Plus the woman we found was just so wonderful! Definitely a case-by-case situation, I think, in deciding what best suits the dog's needs and personality.I'm definitely at the bottom of the pack order: DH, chihuahua, me
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I, too, like everything just so but going on a hunger strike (i.e., major diet) to get it is not my style. I just eat something chocolate.
I'd put Sandra Boynton's insights (as above) on a par with Freud.