Excitement!!!! Exclamation Points!!!!
Could I make any more posts today? This is the last one, I swear.
This morning at about 5am, I realized I hadn’t checked the mail since Thursday so I decided since I was up, I’d drive to the post office, which – if you’ve been reading along – has been the bulk of my immersion therapy this month, both to get me going somewhere by myself and to get me more comfortable behind the wheel.
Well last night I decided to step it up a level and bring someone with me, so Lucky came with me. I wasn’t sure how he’d be in the car, especially without Hoover there and especially because during his last ride in the car with me (to Hunstville, so a 2 hour drive) he threw up everywhere, but Blake and I had discussed it a few days ago and he said that if Lucky puked in the car I could wake him up in the middle of the night to go clean it up. So with that in mind, we were good to go.
It wasn’t until Lucky and I were coming back from the post office, after deeming our trip a success and this dog for the first time fulfilling his purpose as an “emotional support animal” which is why I got him, I picked him out for this purpose, I finally allowed myself to get excited about the possibility of actually winning one of the 50 Nissan Cubes up for grabs in the Hypercube contest. Suddenly my new life with Lucky and the Cube and the adventures we would have were all laid out in front of me and it felt good.
Obviously it’s more than possible that I’m not going to win, but there’s a decent chance that I will win too and that’s what Lucky and I are going to think about as we drive to the post office and back next week.
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This is great! I can just see the Cube updates of your adventures in immersion therapy with Lucky! I am keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you. I voted everyday!!!
Thank you so much for the support! <3
Dogs are wonderful animals. What kind of dog is it? I haven’t been reading these blogs very much… (I must admit that I came across here through Steak and BJ Day’s Website.)
I know some dog trainers and owners have found that ginger settles a dog’s stomache and keeps them from getting carsick. A great way to get your dog to not get carsick is to feed them ginger snaps! They’re a great dog treat and help balance out the stomache acids.
Also, just like with your immersion therapy, building up a dog’s resistance and socialistion with things like car rides takes time. Start small and get bigger and the dog will adapt within a few months. :3
Lucky is a husky/golden retriever mix. Our other dog, Hoover, is a husky/lab mix, so they tell me, but I think he’s pretty far removed from anything even remotely purebred.
So far Lucky’s been fine in the car as far as motion sickness but while he started out being just fine riding shotgun, he won’t “sit” in the front seat anymore and when I try to make him, he hops in the back seat and lays down. So I dunno what’s up with that.
We’re only going 10 mins to the post office and back, so it’s not a long ride, so we’re just gonna keep at it. It’s still been pretty cold up here this spring, but I’m hoping when it’s warmer I can put his window down and he’ll enjoy the front seat a little more.
Anyway, thanks for the info!