I have had an awful case of the flu this week! As I type I'm about to get a trademarked hot flash --- which is pretty awful let me tell you! So this week has been a bust in both studying for the exam (this does not bode well for a positive result) and in taking Rhett to doggy daycare to help him start to become socalized! However today I was finally able to drag my self up and out of bed for some quality studying time (not that it will really help at this point) and to take Rhett to a doggy daycare in my area. Yesterday I managed to scope out three of them, sorta. The first, where I was going to drop him off at I decided I didn't like. It was a cage-free one -- but the space felt dark and dingy. Also there were TONS of large dogs, and Rhett would have been the youngest and smallest by far. I just wasn't comfortable leaving my only furkid there. So then I went by this amazing place my friend takes her Puggle, Zeplin, to. It looked amazing from the outisde and they close when it isn't pick up or drop off time so that they are with the doggies. However that also ment I couldn't see the place or get him enrolled. So I left a message there hoping that they would call me back ASAP. The final place is supposed to be the original posh doggy spa here in the Valley. The inside was nice and warm, and the guy at the desk in the doggy boutique was really helpful. So I decided that until I could get Rhett into the place my friend takes her dog, I'd just try there.

WELL, I managed to drop him off sans emotion around 11am today and get to some studying. BUT, I forgot my friend used to work there when she thought she wanted to be a groomer. So she is calling her place for me, because in her words "Its okay for today, but I wouldn't recomed you leave him there again." Apaprently when she worked there they were in her words "very money orentated." They would take in a dog if they didn't have space for it. She told me a horror story that onetime they took in a sick dog when they didn't have space and kept him in the boiler room! So needless to say I'm decently concerned. Unfortunately I have to study today --- so I'm going to trust that that was a one time occurance and stick it out just for today (really because I HAVE To study for this. I feel like an awful pet parent!). But hopefully I can get him into the good place tomorrow. I have noticed that he's very co-dependent on me and I really want him to break out of that role. The only way he can is through outings wihtout mom and being socalized with other dogs. I never knew how hard it would be out here for a caring pet parent!

Okay --- breaks over. Back to morgages :P