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Dogsitters

"Yeah I know, but the hotel next to the airport won't allow pets, and I can't find someone to dogsit Ginger for me. And no I am not putting her in one of those kennel places, who knows if there's an irresponsible employee who's not going to take care of my dog!" Gren yells into his phone as he paced the living room, Ginger watching him from her spot on the couch. "Yes Fiona, I know not all places have people like that, but I'm not taking the risk of leaving my baby with strangers- yes I am still calling my dog that, she is my baby! Look I am still coming to see grandma, but I really need to find someone willing to look after my dog, I'll call you later."

With a frustrated groan, Gren tossed his phone onto the coffee table and dropped himself down on the couch next to Ginger. The corgi gave a little bark before getting up and climbing onto her owner's chest and laying down on him.

"I can't ask Corvus or Crowmaster to dogsit, they're super busy at the moment, and Runaan and Ethari's apartment doesn't allow dogs either and they're leaving for the holidays too." Gren sighed as he reached up to ruffle his dog's fur. "And I know you hate kennels, last time you were left in one you weren't treated so well."

Ginger gave a small whine at the old memory, which caused Gren to sit up a bit and lift her up slightly so she was looking at him. "I swear I'm not going to ever do that Ginger. I'll see if I can ask one of our neighbors if they can-"

Gren's phone gave a loud buzz and he carefully put Ginger back onto the couch to see who it was. His heart raced a bit when he saw it was a message from Amaya.

[Amaya] Change of plans, my family's flight for our Christmas vacation got cancelled so we're going to end up spending it here at home. You doing okay?

[Gren] Well I'm supposed to fly out in two days to see my family in the next state for Christmas but unfortunately the hotel I'm staying at doesn't allow pets and my normal dogsitters can't care for Ginger. So I'm stuck trying to decide if I should cancel my trip or find another hotel near the airport that allows pets

[Amaya] ooh that sucks. What about a kennel? I'm sure there are some good ones Ginger could stay in

[Gren] unfortunately that's out of the question. Ginger has some bad experiences with kennels before I adopted her so leaving her in one is not really an option for me. I was thinking of asking one of my neighbors if she could stay with them but I'm not sure if anyone wants to care for a slightly hyper corgi

[Amaya] hey if it's alright, I can care for her for you. My roommates don't really mind dogs and the cat we have tolerates them so it's not a problem

Gren literally had to read that last message several times before responding.

[Gren] you sure? You mentioned before that your roommates weren't big fans of dogs

[Amaya] they'll understand if I tell them you had no one to pass Ginger over too. And if they have a problem, I can just take her to my sister's place and we'll stay there until you get back

Sound good?

"Hey Ginger, Amaya is offering to care for you. You wanna stay with her until I come back?" Gren asks, turning to his dog. Ginger gave an excited little yip at Amaya's name and wagged her tail eagerly. "Guess that's a yes.

[Gren] Ginger gives you full permission to be her caretaker for a few days. Just tell your roommates, if they don't like the idea of a dog in the house, you could ask your sister. I'm sure her boys wouldn't mind playing with Ginger

[Amaya] oh believe me, they've been pestering my brother-in-law for a puppy for ages so they'd use that chance to prove they can be responsible for a dog even though they already share a pet toad