This Time Last Year / myLot

New Zealand

October 16, 2015 4:48pm CST

I've just been looking back at my photos, curious as to what I was up to this time last year. It seems that, just as I'm going up to mind my niece's dog in Taupo, this time last year my husband and I went up there to mind my sister's little dog, Busta. Whenever we both go away together we leave behind our dear wee ginger fellow, Smooch. He's used to it now. In fact, the photo here shows how relaxed he's become about it. Once, as soon as got the bag out for packing, he'd run away and hide. It all had to be done in secret. This photo of Smooch was taken a year ago, a week before we went away. He doesn't look too worried here does he! At least this year my husband will be staying home to keep him company. Do your pets get anxious when they know you are going away?

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@allknowing (130067)

• India

16 Oct 15

I can never leave home in Preiti's presence. She is taken away for a while until I am totally out of sight.

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@allknowing (130067)

• India

17 Oct 15

@valmnz You should say poor me as because of her I never spend nights out

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Val

@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

17 Oct 15

@allknowing she's not spoilt, of course

Val

@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

16 Oct 15

Poor girl, I'm sure you don't desert her too often?

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Anna

@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 15

Our "part-time cat" Willy at the beginning looked anxious when he sees that I enter into the car. Now he is more relaxed, he knows I always come back.

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Val

@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

18 Oct 15

Willy obviously considers himself more than your part-time cat

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Val

@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

18 Oct 15

@LadyDuck that is so lovely

I'm glad your husband didn't ask him to leave!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

18 Oct 15

@valmnz I fear that he is considering our home his home, this morning he has dared to go into the living room while my husband was there and guess what? My husband has petted him.

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AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45496)

• United States

16 Oct 15

When we go on vacation the dog goes with us. I don't leave her with anyone or board her.

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Val

@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

16 Oct 15

You obviously go places where you can take a dog. Smooch has had someone to come here and feed him whenever we go away, he's never been in a cattery. We make up a little comfy home for him in the garage and he hopes in and out the cat door as he pleases.

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AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45496)

• United States

17 Oct 15

@valmnz I always take pet friendly rentals. The only people I would trust Ruby to live 2 hours away and they have one dog and 3 or 4 cats so they can't drop everything and come here. I prefer her with us anyway.

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

17 Oct 15

ours get concerned then are super excited to see us when we get back

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Val

@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

17 Oct 15

Smooch usually does his I'm paying you back trick. He goes into hiding, until he thinks we've worried enough, then ambles on out from wherever he's been hiding.

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

17 Oct 15

@valmnz that's very cat. We had one growing up that would bite us, not hard enough to draw blood but enough to make her point and the follow us around for the next 2 days demanding constant attention

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