Making a List

I have a big road trip planned. Shay and I will be traveling up the east coast together. We have about eleven days on the road before we go to Maine. Planning a dog road trip is a much harder than a human only trip.

Shay has already approved of her new dog safety seat which was a birthday gift from my father in law. She sits up high and can see out of the window while being harnessed in. That makes me more comfortable. So the car travel part is checked off the list.

The harder thing is her eating. She is picky on a good day. She will eat fresh chicken, but prefers steak. She will not be getting steak on this road trip. I will bring Chicken and that means I have to keep it cold. To ensure that happens I have to have a refrigerator every night with a freezer to refreeze her ice blocks. Oh the planning that goes into traveling with Shay.

The good thing about taking a trip with her is I make sure to stop and stretch our legs more often than if I am driving alone. I know I need this too so stopping for her to go potty will be good for me.

So my list of things to bring for her include, water bottles she can drink out of, towels and wipes for clean up, plastic eating bowls with covers, cooler, ice blocks, medications, food, extra water, poop bags and trash bags.

I have not started the list I need for myself. Maybe phone and keys will be enough.