I go to my aunts every year for the holidays and there are small children around...Now that I've got 2 dogs, I won't be taking them along because it's just too much...plus my little one is very accident prone.
When I had one though, I would just keep him on my lap the whole time and it worked out fine. Whenever he's not home, he wants to be on my lap anyways. I think he feels safer.
Of course, I am sure not everyone is as thrilled about me having my dog on my lap at the dinner table as I am...but my boy was well behaved and I would just occasionally sneak him a piece of turkey under the table.
A pop up pen is a great idea. My friend and I found one at a garage sale this summer. He tried to use it for his bigger 15 lb dog, but somehow his dog managed to move the cage while inside it. He said he had the dog in the cage in the yard and all the sudden the cage is doing somersaults towards the door!! LOL!! |