Babysitting My Granddoggies
@BelleStarr (61047)
United States
August 21, 2018 10:56am CST
My daughter and her family are on vacation. They are driving up to Acadia National Park for a week of camping. They would have liked us to go with them but we are the designated doggie sitters. Too bad though, Al would have loved to go fishing with the boys.
Anyway, my two grand doggies Boru and Ginger were dropped off last night and they have settled in nicely. Nights are the difficult time, Brie doesn't want them coming into our bedroom, she is in charge of it lol.
We did finally get everyone settled. the Granddoggies are used to sleeping in their crate and we are going to have to set one up to make them feel more comfortable I think. It is okay if Al goes to sleep in the spare room, then all the doggies join me on the bed, I have to carry in Boru and Ginger and tell Brie it is alright for them to be there. Everyone then settles down and finds a spot.
I actually slept quite late today, 8:30 which is two and a half hours extra, must be the cooler weather that has come in overnight. Now the three dogs, Roscoe, Boru and Ginger are sleeping on the couch. Brie is under my chair, that is her spot.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
21 Aug 18
It looks as if you have your hands full with the pups! They are all very cute.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
24 Aug 18
@BelleStarr You are welcome and I am sure that they will give you lots of pictures and stories to share.
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@rebelann (111180)
• El Paso, Texas
12 May 19
Adorable pups .... oh dang, now I want a puppy cheeeze 
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 Aug 18
lol Yes unless they are raised together dogs and cats don't usually mix. It always takes the dogs a while to sniff each other and decided if it is all okay.
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@DianneN (246849)
• United States
21 Aug 18
@BelleStarr They say to have dogs first, then add cats. We did, and all were happy then. Sniffing dogs are fine. lol
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Aug 18
No he doesn't mind and yes they had a very nice vacation.
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@just4him (306239)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 Aug 18
@BelleStarr 
Good to hear they had a good time and your husband didn't mind you sharing the bed with the doggies instead of him.
Good to hear they had a good time and your husband didn't mind you sharing the bed with the doggies instead of him.
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
26 Aug 18
So sweet of you to dogsit for them. Is too bad you couldnt go too though
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
29 Aug 18
Yes I know, my hubs would have loved to go fishing with the boys.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
23 Aug 18
You sound like you're in doggie wonderland right now- one thing for sure- No one would get far if they wanted to break-in lol! The barking would terrify them---lol!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 Aug 18
lol I really hope that is true but this is a pretty friendly bunch.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 Aug 18
I am keeping my daughters two dogs who are the children of two of my dogs.
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@Aquitaine24 (11653)
• San Jose, California
22 Aug 18
Thery are so cute.Do they bark a lot?
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 Aug 18
Yes it is since the grandbabies have different scheduling and habits than my dogs.
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
22 Aug 18
Awww look at those cuties!!! have fun dogsitting for the grands
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 Aug 18
Thanks they are keeping me on my toes.
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@birjudanak (14319)
• India
22 Aug 18
they are looking so cute and you doing a great thing. i like that word grand doggies because this means you seeing them like you grandchildren. its little difficult job to handle all doggies but as you described that its look like your family member and you do it that job so well. they are really cute and i love to play with doggies. have a nice day my friend.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 Aug 18
Well they are the children of two of my dogs so they really are my grand doggies lol
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@Iam_jauntyjen (4951)
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23 Aug 18
They are so cute!
I cannot imagine myself sleeping beside dogs.Do they snore,too?
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 Aug 18
lol We have a big house so the dogs have plenty of room to spread out.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
24 Aug 18
@BelleStarr That's nice, in our small apartment the dogs would take all the space.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
21 Aug 18
Looks like a house full of Love, and hope they continue to want to get along
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 Aug 18
lol I hope so too, once bossy Brie relaxes all will be well.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 Aug 18
lol I already called her to tell her the that all was well and the kids had settled right in. Last night was funny, the kids wanted to go home with Mommy and daddy.
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@wolfgirl569 (95190)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Aug 18
They are adorable. Glad they are all getting along. That makes it a lot easier
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
22 Aug 18
It usually takes a little while but they do like each other in the end and it should be a fun week.
@TheHorse (205767)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Aug 18
Do you have favorite places to walk them? Dogs are such gossips. They have to sniff here, pee there, and poop at that other place to let each other know how they're doing, what they've been eating, whether they're "getting some," etc.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 Aug 18
We have a fenced in area where they can all run around and do their business but Al took the grand doggies for a walk, ours are ill-behaved and don't know how to walk on a leash.(they like to trip you up)
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
22 Aug 18
No they didn't and I was very grateful lol
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