So we are all the way to Minnesota, and Roxy has been an ANGEL in the car. Jeff said he is actually glad we are driving to Seattle because it's been fun. :D
Pet friendly hotels are easier to find than I thought they would be. We are in a Super 8 right now that's clearly been newly remodeled, and is pretty nice, and Roxy and Jeff are snoozing on the bed before we get back on the road again while I'm on the internet for the first time in days.
Good news, Roxy has been awesome in the car. She only really makes noise to let us know if she really needs to pee or poop which isn't really any more often than Jeff or I do.. hahaha. She typically eats in the morning when we get up and at night when we stop, and we take her for mini walks when we stop to eat. Jeff is like the nervous dad all the time, and he is uber paranoid she is going to get stolen (so am I, especially with all the stories lately of bully-nappings!!!) so there is always someone in/around the car with her if she is in it. We are watching her like HAWKS!
Bad news, though, is that just before we left, she went into heat. She was not spayed when we got her from crazy Craigslist people and so we planned to get all that done when we got out to Seattle, but it decided to happen a few days before we got on the road. I hate those people so much I could scream. (They never did sent her vet records so we had to go and get all her shots redone (including rabies because she needed the rabies tags).) So now poor Roxy has to wear doggie diapers all the way to Seattle. She gives me this look whenever I put a new one on her like "Come ON Mom, you're EMBARRASSING ME." I thought being in heat might affect her temperament on such a long ride but she is still her normal sweet self... and much more pleasant than most humans after being in a car this long!! Can't wait to get her spayed... I definitely do NOT want to have to put up with this ever again. How long after she's done being in heat do we have to wait to get her fixed?
Anyhow, wish us luck on the rest of the trip!! We will likely be in Seattle by Friday or early Saturday.
Pet friendly hotels are easier to find than I thought they would be. We are in a Super 8 right now that's clearly been newly remodeled, and is pretty nice, and Roxy and Jeff are snoozing on the bed before we get back on the road again while I'm on the internet for the first time in days.
Good news, Roxy has been awesome in the car. She only really makes noise to let us know if she really needs to pee or poop which isn't really any more often than Jeff or I do.. hahaha. She typically eats in the morning when we get up and at night when we stop, and we take her for mini walks when we stop to eat. Jeff is like the nervous dad all the time, and he is uber paranoid she is going to get stolen (so am I, especially with all the stories lately of bully-nappings!!!) so there is always someone in/around the car with her if she is in it. We are watching her like HAWKS!
Bad news, though, is that just before we left, she went into heat. She was not spayed when we got her from crazy Craigslist people and so we planned to get all that done when we got out to Seattle, but it decided to happen a few days before we got on the road. I hate those people so much I could scream. (They never did sent her vet records so we had to go and get all her shots redone (including rabies because she needed the rabies tags).) So now poor Roxy has to wear doggie diapers all the way to Seattle. She gives me this look whenever I put a new one on her like "Come ON Mom, you're EMBARRASSING ME." I thought being in heat might affect her temperament on such a long ride but she is still her normal sweet self... and much more pleasant than most humans after being in a car this long!! Can't wait to get her spayed... I definitely do NOT want to have to put up with this ever again. How long after she's done being in heat do we have to wait to get her fixed?
Anyhow, wish us luck on the rest of the trip!! We will likely be in Seattle by Friday or early Saturday.