Well, after a lot of internet research we spent all day yesterday interviewing dog daycare facilities. None were of the quality of Anchorage’s own Dog Tired Day Care. We had found 4 in downtown San Diego to check out. Only 1 of these was up to our standards – but central San Diego is hard to navigate with traffic and narrow streets.
While doing the evaluations of them and them of Karma, we found a magazine – SDPets. And guess what? There’s a nationwide daycare organization (Camp Bow Wow) and a PetSmart PetsHotel in El Cajon, which is only a few miles away from the Santee Lakes RV Parks. So, Karma is back in school, at least for a few hours / a few days each week. The national aspects of these options means we’ll know ahead of time if there’s a facility on our travel path. For example, we want to spend some time in Austin, Texas. Knowing there are 2 Pet Smart Pets Hotels and 1 Camp Bow Wow will make it easier to exercise Karma and have time to do dog-free things without spending all that time researching the area for options.
After touring the day care sites, we took Karma back to Dog Beach for a run. She loves the waves and runs at top speed and leaps over them to retrieve the ball. She was so anxious to stay in the waves that at one point she squatted and pooped right there in the ocean - there wasn't a danged thing we could do but watch in horror; so much for a clean eco-system. There are a lot of other dogs and owners at the beach enjoying the sun and surf. After we drag her back to the truck, we rinse her with clear water, dry her and give her very own water bottle.
