Kennels and Connections

Our upcoming road trip in April has transformed itself yet again. Our friend's husband can't get the time off work to go, so his brother isn't going either, so now we're down to Mark and I and our close friends Kristie and Tanya, who are sisters.

Tanya had previously decided to drive her own car rather than renting a vehicle. Rental prices seem to have skyrocketed recently, and the rental companies also like to gauge people by piling on super huge mileage charges. So Tanya is driving her own car, and now there are only four people in our group. Seems a shame to take two vehicles, so NOBODY is renting ANY cars or vans or anything, and we are all going together in Tanya's car.

Let's see then... room for four people: check.

Room for our luggage: check.

Room for two small dogs: check.

Room for one large dog: ...

Uh oh. Sorry Arlo!

So I called the local boarding kennel - it has a good reputation. As I was talking to the woman on the phone, she said "is your dog white?" I said yes. She said, "do you also have a Miniature Pinscher?" I said yes.

It turns out we'd already met her earlier that week in the waiting room of the local vet clinic. I TOLD YOU THIS TOWN WAS SMALL.

She's also a member of the animal rescue group we are fostering the cats for, so we'll be seeing her tonight at the monthly meeting. I'm kind of excited about this meeting. It's the first CAPS meeting we'll have attended, and it's going to be the best potential place to meet people who will become our friends. Animal nuts don't like everybody, and not everyone appreciates an animal nut. We've got to stick together.