20: Visiting Family With Our Dog: Logistics, Advocacy, Emotional Processing
'Tis the season for holiday family time! We talk about how it can be (counterintuitively) harder to advocate for our dogs around loved ones than strangers, that it's okay to focus on humans-only activities sometimes, what our visits have looked like lately, and my very best advice for anyone who gets overwhelmed at social gatherings 🚐😉
Related links:
- How We Handle Traveling to See Family With Our Dog — older blog post about our logistics before we lived in a van
- Why I’m Risk Averse With Family Dog-Dog Interactions — recent reflections on separating Scout from my parents' pets
- Why I Love to “Leave The Dog Behind” — sometimes it's best for everyone!
- Leaving Our Dog Alone in Our Van: Safety & Temperature Control — how we keep Scout safe if we do stuff without her
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