No, it wasn't labor! No, it wasn't any of those things you might think it was. It was the day we brought Astra home. We had spent the night before at the breeders house. We got up super early to make it home in time for dinner, or so we thought. How my husband didn't realize there was a home game (football) and that traffic was going to be ridiculous, I have no idea!!
Anyway, that's not what really made it a long trip. We were used to car rides together. Maybe not that long but still, we do enjoy each others company at least. It was a long trip because my sweet little girl was carsick. We had barely gotten down the driveway before she started puking. It's absolutely terrifying to see this little teeny tiny papillon be so sick. I didn't know little dogs could drool that much.
Then to top it off, she had a bladder a pea would call TINY. We stopped at every rest stop on the way home AND a few times just pulled over to the side of the road. We went through every towel we had brought, every blanket in the car and all our spare clothes with her.
And she whimpered. That completely broke my heart!! There was nothing I could do. We just had to keep driving to get her home. About two hours into the trip, she found a comfy cozy spot to lay down and try to sleep. (Mind you, she was still carsick from there)
Are you curious yet?
You are, aren't you?
You want to know where she curled up and rested between puking for the rest of the ride home. I know you do.
Well, you're in luck! I took a picture!
Yep, across my shoulders, behind my neck. How absolutely sweet is that?!?!?!
At least I was no dummy, I popped tylenol right away. I knew there was no way it wasn't going to hurt and I was right. But it made her feel better and that's all that mattered.
As a puppy, she liked to curl up in my hair, on my pillow. Now, at the age of 4, she curls up behind my legs or into the small of my back when we're sleeping.
It took a long time for her to not be so actively carsick. We tried all different medications and positions. We still need to stop often for her little tiny bladder. The frequent stops help the carsickness also, I think. Now she either has to ride in my lap or in a dog bed on the back seat. She gets ill every time in a crate, both kinds. So that's out of the question.
Even with all that, she still loves going in the car and we still enjoy taking her out!!
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