Trip 2: Week 8 Meta Issues

Should I stay or should I go?

Controls:
Henry
Su
Meta

Variables:
Home for Henry
Home for Su
Home for Meta
Length of stay in China Henry
Length of stay in China Su
Pet Relocation Specialists
Caretakers for Meta
Rental of Apt in Brooklyn


Possible Scenarios, saying I can sublet my Brooklyn apt for market value:

I. One Year Away [Most feasible]
Oct 2008 - 2009, Su & Henry share a home in a dog-friendly district.
Meta stays with Su's family for the year.
Oct 2009, Su & Meta are reunited in New York & Henry stays on in Beijing for one more year.
Oct 2010, All reunited in New York to begin a new life together.

II. Two Years Away, loosing Meta [Most undesirable outcome]
Oct. 2008 - 2010, Su & Henry share a home in a dog-friendly district.
Meta stays with Su's famliy for the year.
Oct 2009, Meta finds a new home, ideally staying in the family.
Oct 2010, Su & Henry return to New York without Meta.

III. Two+ Years Away, relocating Meta to China [Most unpredictable and risky]
Oct. 2008 - 2010, Su & Henry share a home in a dog-friendly district.
Meta stays with Su's famliy for the year.
Oct 2009, Meta is flown to Beijing with one month in quarantine.
Unknown future date, We reverse commute Meta with another quarantine in the States and
we all return safely to New York, hopefully.



Can someone please present me with another option I am not seeing?

I have been distracted with this and therefore not as productive and writing,
but I start my residency this Monday, so I will be able to focus more.

Maybe I need a Pros and Cons list?

Please call me with any guidance or advice or sympathy.
This is the toughest thing I have ever been faced with in terms of a life decision.

Does it have to me a Henry or Meta situation?
Hopefully, a solution that makes us all happy will present itself.
Possibly a part time home in Atlanta to help my sister and mother out.

Any great dog walkers or pet sitters in Atlanta you know of?