Hi, I’m Savanna! Read my introduction to study extra about me and my spunky Chihuahua combine, Penny.
In my final publish, I talked about our household journeys and why we take Penny with us as much as possible. To sum it up: it’s good for her to get out of the home and expertise new issues, it’s enjoyable for us and her, she loves touring, and it might probably typically save us cash versus boarding her. The enhance in dog-friendly locations has definitely made it simpler to journey with canines.
But as a lot as we prefer to journey with Penny, there are some situations by which we don’t take her with us on our journeys. It’s positively unhappy to have to depart her for a number of days, however typically it’s simply not handy or sensible for her to come back alongside. Plus, we will all profit from time away from one another.
In this publish, I’ll clarify why we typically don’t take Penny on journeys with us, and why taking breaks from our canines is sweet for all of us.
Our Reasons for Traveling Without Penny
As I stated, Penny loves going locations with us, so why would we go away her behind if she loves touring a lot? Here are some issues we consider when deciding whether or not to convey Penny alongside.
1. Some Activities Just Aren’t Dog Friendly
Despite an increasing number of locations being accommodating to canines, there are nonetheless loads of locations that aren’t dog-friendly. When I plan a visit someplace, I often have already got particular issues in thoughts that I need to do, and that typically consists of issues that aren’t dog-friendly.
While you will discover loads of parks and different out of doors areas that permit canines, most museums and different indoor areas don’t permit canines, excluding service canines. Many canines will be messy, unfriendly, or not well-trained, so it’s comprehensible that locations like museums don’t permit them. They need to shield the artifacts and the opposite guests.
But even some out of doors actions don’t permit canines, comparable to zoos, botanical gardens, and many others. This is comprehensible too, as they need to shield the animals and vegetation from canines, and canines from the animals and vegetation.
So, if someplace we’re visiting has loads of distinctive experiences that don’t permit canines, I personally really feel that it’s higher to have Penny boarded for the journey in order that she will be able to nonetheless get train and socialization. It’s higher than her being caught in a lodge room all day or leaving her in the car by herself (which I refuse to do and is usually not really useful anyway).
2. It Can Be Hard to Find Pet-Friendly Accommodations
Sometimes we simply can’t discover suitable accommodations that allow pets. If we plan a last-minute journey, all of the pet-friendly inns could also be already booked, or they price greater than what we will moderately afford. If that is the case, Penny’s boarding place typically does have last-minute availability, so we will board her as an alternative of getting to cancel the journey altogether simply because we will’t convey Penny alongside.
It’s additionally price noting that some inns that do permit pets don’t assist you to go away them within the room unattended, even when they’re stored in a crate. So, going again to my first level, if we’re doing actions that don’t permit pets, however we’ve got to have Penny in tow as a result of she will be able to’t be left alone within the lodge room, it’s best simply to board her.
3. Boarding Is Sometimes Cheaper
One sensible cause that Penny travels with us so typically is that for brief journeys, lodge pet charges are cheaper than boarding. But if we’re happening a visit of extra than simply 2-3 nights, like our week-long highway journeys by totally different states, typically it’s truly cheaper to board her than pay nightly lodge pet charges along with the price of the room itself.
4. Method of Travel
If we’re touring in our personal automobile, we take Penny as a lot as potential. But if we have been going to fly (one thing we haven’t achieved but however plan to do sooner or later), we might doubtless not take Penny with us. There are so many hoops you have to jump through and charges it’s important to pay when flying with canines, so it might nonetheless be cheaper and simpler to simply board her. Also, if we have been utilizing a rental automotive as an alternative of our personal automobile, many rental automotive corporations don’t permit canines in rental vehicles.
Why Taking Breaks from Our Dog Is Good for All of Us
Even if the entire above causes for not taking Penny have been non-factors, typically we nonetheless don’t take her with us. Why? Because it’s good to take a break from our pets occasionally.
By taking a break from the obligations of canine possession, you may give attention to the journey extra and revel in your self totally, in addition to bond with your loved ones with out one thing else vying on your consideration. You additionally don’t have to fret about whether or not your canine that you just left behind within the lodge room is okay, whether or not they’re barking or being a nuisance to different visitors, and also you don’t have to hunt out solely dog-friendly actions.
I imagine that it’s additionally good for canines to take a break from their people typically. If we determine to not journey with Penny, sure, we’ve got household that may be keen to maintain her. But we board her as an alternative as a result of it offers her the chance to socialize with other dogs and people who she doesn’t see frequently. This truly advantages us and Penny after we do journey together with her, as a result of then she isn’t as nervous round new folks or canines that method her.
We Always Bring Her Back a Souvenir
Even if we don’t convey Penny together with us on our journeys, we all the time ensure to convey her again a memento, often within the type of treats or a brand new toy. There are so many cute shops that cater to canines these days, and plenty of of them have selfmade treats, cookies, and distinctive toys only for canines. So that’s what she often will get! We simply need her to know we considered her on our journey.
It will be onerous to go on journeys with out Penny and never see her day by day. I’d take her on each journey if I might, however typically it’s simply not possible. However, taking a break from our canines is sweet for everybody. If nothing else, it serves as a very good reminder of how a lot we love and miss them each time we’re aside. If we don’t take breaks from our canines typically, we’re robbed of attending to see how excited they’re after we return to them, as a result of we all know they love and miss us too!
