Our Mobile Happy At Home

When the power went out in the camper, it was the worst. In the middle of the night, everything quiet because the fan noise stopped. And then to find out our home alarm went off, too, and the cops had come to the door (which they friggin' charged us money for, too). These things weren't connected at all, just a faulty motion detector at home that we eventually got fixed, versus RV park's power going out. 

But the power going out in the camper while we were out doing activities where we couldn't bring our dog Jenny became too stressful for all of us, especially me. And especially Jenny, because we have to crate her inside the camper. If we were gone for a few hours and the power went out...I didn't want to think about that.

We tried to let her roam free inside the camper while we were away, but that turned into tearing the screen right off the door. We tried hemp chews to relax her, and that didn't really work either. Many of the places we've been to with our trailer camper we've been able to take Jenny with us outside with us, but there are times we cannot. 

RV travelers take their dogs with them all the time. As I write this, many people have already passed our campsite with their pups and I hear them barking near and far. When my parents had their motorhome, they brought their squirrelly little Chihuahua mix Lucky with them everywhere. My mom, who had an auto-immune disorder and chronic pain, was working on getting Lucky certified as a service dog, which meant she could technically take him anywhere with her. 

Our Jenny isn't a service dog, though, and changing environments for many dogs can be very stressful. When we first adopted Jenny, and tried to leave her alone at home, she peed everywhere and scratched at the front door leaving deep gouges. 

She eventually relaxed and realized this was her home, and we were her providers. Jenny actually is a good travel dog, until we have to leave her alone, and then it's as stressful as the day we brought her home. That's why we decided this time for our longer summer road trip adventure to get a house and pet sitter while we were away. Someone who used to babysit our daughters. Not just a dog sitter, but a rabbit sitter too -- our rabbit Dragonlily. He's easy, though. Hay and veges and he's good. 

We love our trailer camper. Our dog, not so much, although she likes being with us, but this time she'll be more happy at home. Our kids like being with us as well, thankfully, and traveling with us, but they too get homesick like Jenny does. 

We'll all make do for now and enjoy. At some point when they're older teens, our girls can take care of Jenny while Mom and Dad hitch up the little love trailer and hit the road alone; our mobile happy at home.

But then we'll have to have the "no parties" talk with the girls, which of course will be another post for another time in the future. Mercy me, another time. 

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Thank you to those who have sacrificed for our freedom to have our mobile happy at home!