Two doddles, two totally different perspectives of camping

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

First, I promise to post pictures as soon as I get home to my computer. But for now, I am sitting outside a campground lodge, to pick up the wifi during a weekend of camping out in a National Forest in Az. Murphy has traveled the country with us, in our RV since he was a pup, so camping to him is a way of life.

Bella on the other hand is a city girl and with the exception of car trips around the city, she doesn't get out much and hasn't traveled at all with us.

We decided it was time to take her camping, in a much smaller RV, but out it the boonies, just the same.

Our 3 hour commute from the city to the forest started with Bella puking out her breakfast, last nights dinner and every treat she had in her tummy for the last 24 hours. When that was over, she drooled and salivated buckets the whole rest of the way.

Murphy, he just sat quietly, starring out the window watching life pass by. No problems.

We get to our campsite and Bella has to explore, everything, everywhere and everybody!!! OK, so off leash isn't gonna work here. Murphy, he just wants to stay by daddy's side and set up camp.

So, we are all settled in, sitting by the fire, Murphy laying nice and toasty by DH, and Bella is jumping at every little sound, crickets, chipmuck scurry by, mosquitos, and ofcourse the dreaded coyotes howling. Up and down, up and down, "lay down Bella" "Leave it Bella" Watch me Bella" "Want a cookie Bella?"  Finally after about an hour of this she settles.

Okay, now time for bed. Murphy hops up on the bunk, he knows his place in life, and Bella walks around in circles trying to figure out the best place to plop.  Down she goes, ahhh, peace at last. NOPE.....a dog barks in the distance, UP she goes to the window, pushing the metal blinds all askew with her big head. OK, fix the blinds, "Bella, LAY DOWN" and we try again.

 

5 minutes at best, someone walks by the camper, talking, with a dog! Now Bella tries to get out the screen door!. NO BELLA! 

The whole time Murphy hasn't stirred a hair. Wonder what he's thinking about all this? She finally settles for the night, and all is quiet. Except for the Bear like growl of a snore coming from DH!! Glad he and Murphy got some sleep.

Bella and I are going home to take a nap back in the city, where there is so much noise you can't be bothered by crickets and dogs barking and God forbid Coyotes!!!!!

 

 

 

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Well we drove home this afternoon and she did do a little better. Only puked once and we were about an hour into the ride, so that's an improvement. However the slobber is so terrible. I feel so bad for her cuz she just stares me in the eyes like "Make it stop Mom!!!!" I am going to look into some medication, like dramamine and see what the dose is for dogs. She loves going with us whenever we take her in the car, but poor baby, she looks seasick the whole time. Anyone have to medicate their dogs for motion sickness before?

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

The more they travel, the better they do - but of course you know that because Murphy was raised in your RV.  At the beginning of our trips the dogs always bark at every person and dog that goes by.  Sunny took his first trip with us and did really well. No puking, no slobber, only some trying to get by DH's feet while he was driving.  However, when took him in our jeep, we had major slobber face.

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

Some of my best memories are of camping trips . . . . sigh - I'm jealous!!!  So Bella is a city girl but with time I bet she comes to love it too!  I guess that is what I love most about my guys - they are total opposites yet they love each other. 

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

Poor Bella-she'll get used to it if you go again won't she? Sounds like it was ok otherwise!