 I'm nervous too!!!!!
I'm ahving the same issue. I have to go to competitions to coach (for my job) and got a small dog to take with me. This week will be our first competition (he is 6mos old). I have to leave him in the hotel for 1-3 hours at a time because taking him to the rink is too much. I pray that he doesn't bark or that no one steals him...but there is nothing else I can do besides constantly leaving him with my family (who acts like they've just given me a kidney for watching him and makes me feel guilty) or in a kennel (which I won't do). All the hotels I've looked at always say you can't leave a dog in the room. I plan on getting up early and taking him for an hour walk before I leave, gating him in the bathroom with pee pad, TV on, and DND sign out (I HOPE the maids will respect that and not come in. When I am not coaching and just at the rink, I plan on having him in his bag with me. On the last day, I have to check out early and still have one more skater to stand with. I'm going to have to keep him zipped up in his bag. Dogs are allowed in the rink but I don't want to look unprofessional and have people gushing over him when I am trying to coach. So I thought...if I can train him to stay quiet in the bag...no one would know. I bought some meaty bones to throw in there to entice him...can't decide if I should give them to him raw or cooked. If I boil them...i think it would take all the enticment out.
Anyways...my point is...I'm nervous too.
suz |