One big reason we decided to go to Iceland was because of the dog. The person who normally takes care of our dog was unavailable this past summer -- having inconviently died in November, 2004 -- and we couldn't find anyone else foolish enought to walk a big Bernese mountain dog three times a day in the heat. And heaven forbid put the dog in a kennel! He's never seen a kennel. The shock would be too great. We were certain it would kill him. We'd come home, the dog would be dead.
We decided to trade homes with anyone, anywhere in the world, as long as they would take care of our dog.
As members of Intervac, we were contacted by a half dozen families wanting to come to Boston. Families got in touch with us from Sweden, Iceland, France, Germany, England, and Denmark. Our dollar is getting whipped by the Euro and Europeans are eager to come here and shop. Ask any European what they love about America and they will all tell you it's the prices.
But only one family responded eagerly and with experience to The Dog Problem.
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