No, we don’t have a new one. When we drove out here to the mountains over 2.5 years ago we left everything we owned in storage. We drove two cars 1,600 miles with our dog, laptops, clothes, some kitchen stuff then we each got something special to bring.
I brought the food processor and Jim brought his PSIII. We left our heirloom quilts with his mother for safekeeping.
When we got here we knew Zoe was familiar with a crate so wanted to make her feel at home and make sure she didn’t get into anything while we were out so we got her a wire crate and another bed. We also fitted out my SUV with a cargo screen and 4″ orthopedic bed that would fit a Great Dane (she’s 35 lbs).
We have another wire crate, one with a divider in it that we got when we adopted her at six weeks of age. But you’ll love this, she has a super-sized airline crate she flew in when we were sent to another city for Jim’s work several years ago. It has warning and hazard signs saying “LIVE CARGO” et al. Plus Jim velcro’d on a waterproof plastic pouch to hold her papers for travel, health, instructions et al.
He even installed a battery-powered fan! So, while we don’t have use of either of those because they’re in storage way longer than we wanted them to be, our new wire crate is being used in the neighborhood. Earlier this year Parley used it for a few months. As of this week, new pup Harley has it until he’s house-trained.
Yes, I know. Any pups named Farley, Marley or Charlie will not be allowed into the neighborhood because it’ll get confusing. I just thought you might like the story of Jim’s out-of-this-world airline crate. Wish I could take a photo for you. Cheers, Dee
Cooking with Dee 