Ocean City, Maryland dog dogs.  A dog owner in Maryland makes the same realization that I made a few years ago, which is the fact that your dogs don't really care about living conditions as long as YOU ARE AROUND.  Their order of preference is to be 1) In your presence or 2) In their home being fed by a friend who they recognize or 3)  Being fed by some complete stranger in their home.  Being fed in a strange location is so distant from any of the other 3 options that my dogs will border on paranoia when it occurs.

Even so, we had a terrific time. We even treated our dogs to a doggy day care stay... we thought it would delight and pamper our two dogs.
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We humans are stupid. Both dogs were just frantic when we picked them up. Both were dehydrated, and panting, with dry tongues... and drank 16 ounces of water each, right before I put them in the car. Neither one had eaten any treats, not even the greenies they loved. Neither one had eaten all day ... too scared to eat. I don't know if either one was walked or why they hadn't drank any water or even if they had water. I had asked for water, when I saw their water bowl was empty, before I left them in 'day care.' Both dogs were restless that night and stayed close to us...

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