I was out of town for a wedding this weekend, and just about anyone who could have watched Cohen was out of town with me. So we boarded her.
As I've said before (a lot), Cohen is not an easy dog. She's rambunctious, loud, and has a history of guarding food and toys from other dogs. While talking with the woman who was boarding her, I stressed this... a lot. I wanted to make sure that she knew what she was getting in to before she was stuck with my dog while I was out of the city for five days. Better safe than sorry and all that.
Well, it turns out apparently I was worried over nothing.
I got Cohen back this morning. Apparently she did really well. She was fine with all the other dogs, large and small alike. Apparently her barking was under control. And most noteworthy to me, there were no reports of guarding (all food and toys were carefully controlled). The only vague negative was that Cohen could "get a bit silly"... your guess is as good as mine as for what that might mean. All in all, it was a success.
All this gives me hope that Cohen and Chihuahua-Megatron will coexist peacefully when Adrian and I finally move in. Of course this won't completely stop my worrying, but it'll lessen it. At least for a little while.
Dogs always do the unexpected, don't they? I bet if you'd expected Cohen to be totally relaxed, she'd have been bouncing off the walls. It's great that you took the steps to keep the boarding woman informed and prepared.
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