It's amazing how time flies when you have a puppy. Our little Poppy just turned 1 on March 10th and the next day she graduated from her first training class.
The first year with a dog requires lots of adjustments to a busy life style, especially when you have only had cats as pets for the past 20+ years! Dogs actually PLAY with you and want you to play back. They take walks, sit on laps, do really cute things (not that cats don't do this part) and show a great deal of affection.
In her first year, Poppy has travelled to Chicago and to South Carolina by car so she has been through West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana and Illinois. We haven't tried taking her anywhere by air yet. At 12 pounds, I'm not sure if she would be allowed in a carrying case in the cabin with us or if she would have to be "shipped". If it's the latter, there are too many horror stories published about how many pets die in transit on airlines.
We are so lucky to have Merry Anne, our wonderful dog sitter, as well as Tina, our faithful cat sitter. Poppy is lucky, too - Merry Anne lets Poppy sleep with her and she doesn't get that perk at home! It's just so good to know that when you travel as much as we do, your pets are being well tended.
The first year with a dog requires lots of adjustments to a busy life style, especially when you have only had cats as pets for the past 20+ years! Dogs actually PLAY with you and want you to play back. They take walks, sit on laps, do really cute things (not that cats don't do this part) and show a great deal of affection.
In her first year, Poppy has travelled to Chicago and to South Carolina by car so she has been through West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana and Illinois. We haven't tried taking her anywhere by air yet. At 12 pounds, I'm not sure if she would be allowed in a carrying case in the cabin with us or if she would have to be "shipped". If it's the latter, there are too many horror stories published about how many pets die in transit on airlines.
We are so lucky to have Merry Anne, our wonderful dog sitter, as well as Tina, our faithful cat sitter. Poppy is lucky, too - Merry Anne lets Poppy sleep with her and she doesn't get that perk at home! It's just so good to know that when you travel as much as we do, your pets are being well tended.
<
