Pet Sit for A Friend

This is Buddy, my officemate! Buddy is a good little fish and is doing just swimmingly.

One fact about a pet - they bring along some responsibility! They require and deserve food, care, and human interaction. Thus when I was planning my trip home for nearly 2 weeks I wasn't so sure where that would leave my good pal Buddy.

I thought of a few ideas only to have run into obstacles that would only burden the temporary caregiver. A colleague would be in the office about every other day, conveniently similar to Buddy's feeding schedule. Then we realized that she planned on switching a day which would leave Buddy without food for too long. I decided asking my apartmentmate to drop a few pellets in for Buddy was the best option even though wasn't sure fish responsibility would be well-received. Then, straight from the fish heavens comes colleague Chris.

CB, as I refer to him, is well-familiar with Buddy and is very friendly to my two-finned friend anytime he comes into the office. CB also has twin boys, yes that means two boys, who are a year and a half old. When I casually talked to another co-worker of ours about my Buddy plan, CB chimed in and said that he and the Butler boys could fish-sit. (enter music: Hallelujah!)

I was relieved. Buddy would be well-cared for while I was away and I'm sure he'd have a lot of fun with those Butler boys!

I gave CB the over-protective caregiver email that included Buddy's feeding and water change schedule, transport information, and Buddy's likes and dislikes especially because Buddy was to celebrate his 1-year birthday while I was away! After sending all of this I quickly remembered that CB was father to two 18-month old boys who are alive and well... Buddy would be just fine.

And, as I expected, Buddy had a wonderful time at the Butler household. Buddy hasn't stopped raving about his two weeks of "freedom and fun" as he says. Hmmmm... 

And when I asked CB to share a story of Buddy's adventures he said, "Well, I'll share what can be shared..."

I might never know what happend but I know Buddy had a great time with the Butler's. 365 Days of Service gives them a great big flip-of-the-fin for their pet-sitting services!


P.S. When I asked about how they celebrated Buddy's first birthday, CB told me they put in a floating candle to celebrate! So fun for Buddy!