{Anxiety}

Mitch and I have had a dilemma lately. We are planning a trip to Yellowstone and I am trying to include the boys and have them come with us. Mitch says Jake is more than welcome however Cezar isn't coming.

The panic and anxiety that immediately floods me at this thought is horrible. Cezar is my little baby. He's 11 months and has hardly spent any time apart from us. And the 3 nights he has, we've had family watch them. Mitch figures that we could possibly kennel him this time. um HELLO!?! Strangers watching my little one?! NO thank you! Cezar has his own quirks and he sure doesn't take to anyone or animal he doesn't know. He loves the people and animals {Jake} he does know. Trips to pet smart, the vet and other places don't go super smooth. so needless to say I can't imagine putting him up at a kennel. It wouldn't go well. at all.

Jake handles things differently. He doesn't mind meeting new people most the time. Plus he gets along with other dogs fairly well. I've even dropped him off at a dog resort for a day and it went well.

Tonight Mitch was looking through the website for Yellowstone and it turns out dogs are allowed, however they aren't allowed near any of the attractions and are not allowed to be left in cars or the campgrounds. So where does this leave us? Obviously the dogs won't be joining us on our trip... but I'm super sick thinking about putting them up in a kennel. I'd love to pay a family member instead. Sigh.

I know a lot of people don't look at dogs as family members/children. But my boys are my children. I care a lot about them. I include them in my family. Jake and Cezar are not pets, they are my babies. I don't have human babies currently, I have my sweet fur babies. And I am a momma and I really can't imagine leaving my babes with strangers, even if the kennel is nice and friendly.

Has anyone struggled with this?