Doggy Style

When we excitedly and nervously took our maiden voyage in #thepineapple, we decided not to bring Blitz along.  Since we had so much to learn and knew we would already be stressed trying to figure things out, we knew taking Blitz would only stress us out more.  His severe separation anxiety is hard to deal with on a normal day, so taking him when we're already stressed would not end well for anyone.

Since that first trip, we have brought Blitz with us every time. He actually does pretty well on the drive. During the travel, he lies right up on the dash, on his doggy bed and sleeps or chews on his bone.

In the evenings, he likes to lie outside while we sit around the fire.  If we're inside (due to the unending rain), we will go up on the dash and sleep in his bed.  When we all head to bed for the night, he jumps right into bed with Dennis & I like he does when we are at home.

One of our biggest problem is he is dog reactive.  Not in the attack way, but in the he wants to smell and play way. It's a struggle to keep him under control when another dog is walking by.

And while he does well in the RV, it's because we are with him the entire time.  If we leave, we bring him with us because I am far too frightened to leave him in the RV for fear that we will come home to this:

I know there are a few chuckles..but he has figured out how to break out of Alcatraz.  I mean...this dog is insanely powerful.
Dennis was outside building a fire a couple weekends ago, while I was taking the girls to the dentist.  I randomly received this picture from him.  This is just the screen door, but I laughed because it was like Blitz knew this is one of my biggest fears!

Ugh...

Overall Blitz is a pretty fun companion...we just really need his anxiety to get controlled.  He's on doggy zoloft and cbd oil, but it doesn't even help.  It's extremely frustrating!  Anyway, we will to continue to camp with our psycho dog unless we know we will be exploring in unfriendly dog territory.


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