Every so often, I have to go out of neighborhood for work.
One of our duties is to put on events for our membership, & all of our members are in the southern portion of the state, however so, on those afternoons, I have to figure out what to do about making sure our dog is well taken care of.
I usually just get a dog sitter, but sometimes I choose to send her to a pet resort – otherwise known as a kennel. I guess she is safer & happier at home, but I save money by sending her to the kennel; First off, the kennel is less per day than a sitter coming three times per day. Secondly, if I send her to the pet resort, I can turn the temperature control on our a/c way up high. I can set the temperature control way higher than I would if the dog was here. In fact, I might even turn off the air conditioner altogether. In fact, the HVAC technology at the pet resort is pretty amazing; Each dog has its own kennel sleeping section & run. The sleeping areas have mini cut air conditioner units so the dogs don’t get heat stroke. That may sound funny, but it does get seriously hot here, & there have been instances of dogs dying from the heat while at kennels. In fact, it is no longer legal to run a dog kennel without HVAC, and you must provide heating & cooling to the creatures if you are going to charge money for pets to stay there.