Doggy Daycare

For almost two years now, Dylan and Izzy have been staying at Amity Woods Animal Lodge while mom and dad are out of town. As far as Anne and Justin can tell, the dogs love going to camp - 3 walks a day, a luxury suite with sheepskin sleeping pad, lots of furry friends to play with, treat time - clearly way more fun than being at home!

One of the best parts of camp is doggy daycare: a supervised play area where the campers can frolick freely outside of their suites. Both dogs (and especially Dylan) are daycare veterans - so Anne was surprised when, upon calling Amity Woods this week to make a reservation, she was told that Dylan and Izzy would need to formally "apply" for admission to daycare.

We can only speculate as to the events that may have prompted the new policy, but one look at the ten-page application (yes, TEN pages...per dog) and it was clear that this was serious business.

"Does your dog eat foreign objects? If yes, please comment."

Foreign objects? What dog hasn't eaten foreign objects?! Do they want all the disgusting details of the last time Dylan dug up a rabbits' nest? Are rabbits even considered foreign objects? Is this a trick question?

And that was just the beginning. Many equally ambiguous questions later (each with a "please explain/please comment" requirement) and Anne started to seriously doubt that Dylan and Izzy would ever see the light of daycare again. But what's done is done: the applications have been submitted and all we can do is wait for the final decision. Anne and Justin are hoping that the 15-minute "interview" portion of the application will help seal the deal. Surely Dylan's sparkling personality will make up for his shortcomings on paper.