If that is crazy, I have no interest in being sane! Hell will freeze over, pigs will fly and it will rain M&Ms before I ever board a dog. If I can't take them, I don't go. It took a while for my inlaws to figure that out but I have them trained now
. We do staycations, have friends come to us, do local things. Hubby traveled for work for many years and he doesn't mind a bit.
A great place to get the fold down play pens is on EBay. That is how I got mine and I love it. Free shipping and a great cost. If you need help with that PM me. One nice thing about them is you can turn them on the side and they fit through doorways. They are so light you can move them around with one hand and take them upstairs no problem. I do keep the top zipped up, they are not that deep. Angel loves to run circles in it and she can really get it rocking!