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Hey everyone. Been awhile since I last checked in!
Well, we took Nigel with us on a road trip from LA to Madison, WI for Christmas, so he could meet the family. He had the BEST TIME EVER in the snow. SOOOO cute. But, I digress. We went thru over 16 states on our way there and back and learned a couple things:
A) Gingersnap cookies are MAGIC food for curing car sickness.
The ginger soothed Nigel's easily car-sick tummy and he never once
got sick like he used to. Hooray. I read this tip on a vet site and recommend highly.
B) Some hotels will only let you have your dog in a smoking room. Awful if you're a non-smoker. The smell just lingers. We only had to deal with this once and we learned to double-check with the front desk from then on. Baymont Suites and La Quintas are great for dogs! Super 8s were good, too.
C) There are a lot of doodle discriminators out there! We went to dog parks along the way in Santa Fe, Las Vegas, Wyoming, Denver, Madison, etc. One woman got so excited b/c from afar Nigel looked like her dog, a pudle-pointer. but when reaching us, she exclaimed, "What IS that?" When I told her he was a labradoodle, she sniffed and said. "Oh. My dog is a REAL breed." and then walked off not letting the dogs play! In Vegas, a woman came up to us and said, "Is that a labradoodle?" When I told her yes, she said, "I thought so. They are cute and all, but at the end of the day I hope you know that all you own is a big, fat mutt. Nothing more."
WOW! Now, most people we came across thought Nigel was the most adorable thing they'd ever seen on four legs and smiled and were interested in his background. But, the four or five nasty comments we had during this trip were surprising!
Wondered if anyone else has encountered this snobbery towards doodles? I kind of remember a groomer being mean to one of you on this forum.
I don't get it. Who cares if our dogs are bred from the finest stock or picked up from a shelter. If they are caring, wonderful companions who bring joy to you and vice-versa, isn't that all the matters?
Well, we took Nigel with us on a road trip from LA to Madison, WI for Christmas, so he could meet the family. He had the BEST TIME EVER in the snow. SOOOO cute. But, I digress. We went thru over 16 states on our way there and back and learned a couple things:
A) Gingersnap cookies are MAGIC food for curing car sickness.
The ginger soothed Nigel's easily car-sick tummy and he never once
got sick like he used to. Hooray. I read this tip on a vet site and recommend highly.
B) Some hotels will only let you have your dog in a smoking room. Awful if you're a non-smoker. The smell just lingers. We only had to deal with this once and we learned to double-check with the front desk from then on. Baymont Suites and La Quintas are great for dogs! Super 8s were good, too.
C) There are a lot of doodle discriminators out there! We went to dog parks along the way in Santa Fe, Las Vegas, Wyoming, Denver, Madison, etc. One woman got so excited b/c from afar Nigel looked like her dog, a pudle-pointer. but when reaching us, she exclaimed, "What IS that?" When I told her he was a labradoodle, she sniffed and said. "Oh. My dog is a REAL breed." and then walked off not letting the dogs play! In Vegas, a woman came up to us and said, "Is that a labradoodle?" When I told her yes, she said, "I thought so. They are cute and all, but at the end of the day I hope you know that all you own is a big, fat mutt. Nothing more."
WOW! Now, most people we came across thought Nigel was the most adorable thing they'd ever seen on four legs and smiled and were interested in his background. But, the four or five nasty comments we had during this trip were surprising!
Wondered if anyone else has encountered this snobbery towards doodles? I kind of remember a groomer being mean to one of you on this forum.
I don't get it. Who cares if our dogs are bred from the finest stock or picked up from a shelter. If they are caring, wonderful companions who bring joy to you and vice-versa, isn't that all the matters?