I'm very fortunate to have my younger brother and sister live within 3 miles of me as well as my best friend so if we travel, they share duties in caring for Gabby and Gage. Most of our travels the last few years have been with our youngest's select baseball team. I would much rather know that they were home, in their own environment, having people they know and trust care for them, than to haul them around a hot baseball field (we are usuallly at the fields on Saturdays during a tournament week-end all day!). For the past 2 summers, we've traveled to Panama City Beach for tournaments and haven't been able to take them. We do take them with us to our deer camp - they LOVE to "go for a ride" and are just as comfortable at the camp as they are at home.
If you are going to travel out of town on week-ends or a week-long vacation and can't take your furbaby, I would suggest a friend or family member that they know and are familiar with and ask them to care for them while you're gone. It will help to ease the stress they will encounter in your absence.
__________________ Suzi - mom to Gabby and Gage  For Mickey |