home at last

We have made it safely home from our trip to Illinois. Grizzly made it, and seems happy to be home. On the way to Illinois, we stopped halfway, driving the 900 miles in two days. I already explained how Grizzly did with that! On the way back, we drove it in one straight shot, a 15 hr day. Surprisingly, Grizzly did great in the car on that ride! He slept in the backseat for most of the trip, and only got antsy the last hour or so.

I'm really glad to be home, back in my own bed, and back where there isn't as much humidity. :)

a dog on the road - driving

Part 2 of the dog on the road adventures!

Obstacle 2: We needed to figure out how to keep him contained in the car.

This wasn't too terribly difficult, as we just put his bed in the backseat and hooked his leash to the headrests back there. By the end of the trip, he had pretty much figured out that he wasn't supposed to be in the front with us.

Also on this trip, Alex dubbed Grizzly a 'miniature giant space bear'. I think it works. :)

a dog on the road - packing

I promised an update on how taking Grizzly with us to Illinois went, so here's part 1!

Obstacle 1: We had to pack all the dog's stuff

This wasn't as much of a pain as I thought it would be, honestly. I mean, we did take his bed, his food, his bowls, and two leashes, but it wasn't that much. At home, his food is conveniently stored in a medium plastic bin, so it was pretty easy to pick up and take, and we were able to fit his leashes in there as well.

a dog on the road - intro

So, I mentioned in a previous post that we decided to take Grizzly with us on our road trip to IL. This meant 3 big obstacles.

1. We had to pack all the dog's stuff.

    

2. We needed to figure out how to keep him contained in the car.

3. Grizzly needed to behave in a hotel room

To keep this from being the longest post ever, I'll write about each big thing separately over the next few days. :)