first motel stop on our 9-day road trip and Junie already thinks she owns the hallway

Rapid Mango · 9 likes

Freeze part of their dinner in a slow feeder if you need a motel decompression activity. buys you like 14 blessed minutes.

Mateo Cruz · 7 likes

Not a ritual exactly, but we always do a tiny sniff walk *before* carrying bags in. otherwise mine paces the room like he's checking for hidden roommates.

Brave Lantern · 0 likes

Stealing this for tomorrow night. tonight's pacing tour was extensive.

Chloe Davis · 6 likes

Ice machines are the final boss of motel dogs.

Isha Menon · 0 likes

Elevators for mine. He acts like a little businessman but the ding sends him into orbit.

Cozy Mango · 2 likes

One thing I learned: feed lighter on driving days. My lab looked fine until western Kansas and then absolutely was not fine.

Nima Ahmadi · 1 likes

Goldens love a routine so fast. Ours learns the hotel hallway by lap two and then judges every suitcase.

Solar Sparrow · 1 likes

We road-tripped with our golden from Michigan to Maine and by day three she had opinions about which gas stations were acceptable.

Brave Lantern · 3 likes

This is so real. Junie already disliked one Love's because the diesel side was too loud.

Miguel Santos · 1 likes

Please tell me you brought a boring blanket from home. That saved our sanity on a cross-country move.

Brave Lantern · 2 likes

Yep, same ratty blue blanket she's had since puppy class. currently more valuable than my actual luggage lol

Chloe Davis · 1 likes

Assistant manager is better than my spaniel, who becomes hall monitor and then startles himself doing it.