This trip began rather inauspiciously, with an email early Monday morning from the woman who was to take care of our new puppy, Freya, during our 12-day absence - she had decided she couldn't take care of the dog! So, a good part of Monday was devoted by me to finding another home-away-from-home for her. Fortunately, Goldwood Kennel (or Goldbrick Kennel as it's known to many of us) was able to accommodate her. Goldwood is an excellent kennel - heated (or a/c in the summer) large indoor roomlets, with hammock-like beds in a separate "sleeping" room, at least 3 outdoor playtimes each day, and very pleasant, professional handlers. So, off we went to Mahtomedi, about 20 miles from our house, on Tuesday afternoon to drop Freya off. The hardest part was saying goodbye to her - she looked stricken, as if she had returned to the shelter where we got her and didn't have a clue what she had done to be kicked out of her warm home and abandoned by the people to whom she had bonded. (Maybe I'm anthropomorphizing here, but she did look sad when I said goodbye to her.) By the way, the above photo is Freya in her kennel at home, NOT at Goldwood.
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