I took new old dog by to see my mother. My mother has been going on about how much she misses the dog. I took pup along and carefully tried to explain to NOD that this was only a visit and she was not staying there. It was not a very successful visit because NOD refused to go to my mother when she called her and my younger sister had to pick her up and put her on my mother's lap. My mother kept talking about how much younger and healthier the dog looked and was crying and looking really unhappy.

NOD spent most of the time panting with anxiety. When we started to leave, NOD was moping until she realized we were waiting for her and calling her to get in the car (she is pretty hard of hearing). Once she realized she was coming with us, she came waddling to us as fast as she could, wagging her tail more than I have ever seen her do it.

Not sure what my mother thought would happen. I told her I had switched the dog's food to something healthy and not the dime store crap she had been eating. The dog gets tons of exercise with pup and old dog and has gone camping with us multiple times over the summer. The dog IS healthier and acts way younger now that she is not in a kennel 22 hours out of 24. She gets treats and tons of attention. Not sure why mother seemed to think the dog would be pining away for her life with my mother.