Hey BFF! I got your very sweet PM.. thanks for that
Snoops and I have missed ya'll as well!
It's been such a hectic few weeks. I had my niece down for a visit, then her mom (my sister) came as well. We drove to Austin and that was a great time!
I had decided to book Snoops in for grooming instead of daycare. In the end, I canceled the grooming appointment, and had to scramble last minute to find a daycare in New Braunfels for Snoops because we were headed to Schlitterbahn. I figured it would be best to have him somewhere closer to where we would be. The groomers was located in North Austin. So, I called one location called Happy Tails Pet Ranch. This place looked great! I took a chance and called them up late at night to see if I could bring Snoops by in the morning. The owner answered and said they would be closed. Bummer! Then he called me back and said his partner would be there in the morning and would take Snoops in between 8-9am. Perfect! He seemed a bit cold and not very friendly. Then again, I'd probably be annoyed if some random person called me in the middle of the night on the weekend. Well, we ended up sleeping in and didn't make it for the allotted times. Oops!
I scrambled again and found Country Cottage Pet Resort... this place seemed perfect! I especially liked that the owner Jayanne was/is a vet tech. I called and no answer. uh oh. There were 2 cell phone numbers listed so I sent a text. I got a reply that they were closed for the day. Then I got a call back that the daughter would be willing to open up to accept Snoops for an additional fee. HOORAY!
Off we went! When we pulled up, there were beautiful miniature horses prancing all around the yard. The Sheriff was also at the side of the road! My sister, knowing that I was nervous about leaving Snoops at daycare for the first time *joked* "he is here looking into animal cruelty!" NOT FUNNY!
Turns out, they found an emaciated horse running around their lot, so the Sheriff was called in to investigate. The place was AMAZING! and there definitely was not any animal cruelty going on here. The groomer Patty was in as well and I asked if she would groom Snoops. She said she was full, but would be happy to give him a bath and do head/feet/tail groom. Awesome! They scooped up Snoops and his daycare baggy I packed for him and off he went!
When I picked him up, he looked so handsome. Patty did an amazing job... brushed him out real good and did the cutest little thing - she trimmed down around his bum, then put a little line on each side of his butt. I wish I had a photo. It looked so clever and cute. The entire day at Country Cottage cost me about $80 after tip.. Jayanne told me that her daughter needed to buy new shoes for her kids so was happy to open up. At least my *extra fee* went towards something good for the little ones.
The next day, we headed to Barton Springs so I dropped Snoops off at Barking Hound Village. That place was so busy! My understanding is that they had Snoops in his own kennel and would take him out for potty/play every hour. They said that he did very well with the other dogs... he kinda looked around like "who are all of you? what's going on here?" Who knows... I'm sure every day care/groomer/etc probably says "oh ya! your baby is fine". I think they probably did take good care of him, but I had my doubts about some things. Only reason is because they said he went directly to his pillow and snuggled up. Yes, I had packed his pillow, but he NEVER uses it!
He was only there for a few hours and was very happy once I returned! I loved reuniting with my baby as well. Damage for that day - $20
So that's how it all went down