| This is a story about a road trip I took
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| | happen to be in the area. The last thing
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| with my dog this summer. This is an
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| | I need when away from home is to get a
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| informational story that will provide
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| | citation for an ordinance violation. One
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| some insight as to what you need to
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| | bad thing about traveling alone with a
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| consider when you travel with your pet.
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| | pet was that when I had to use the
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| My dog's safety while in the car had to
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| | restroom, I had no choice but to leave
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| be considered. I needed to know where to
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| | Sephi in the car for a few minutes.
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| make pit stops along the way. And I
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| | There were signs clearly posted at the
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| needed to know what hotels would allow
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| | rest stops prohibiting dogs from entering
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| her to stay.
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| | the buildings so Sephi was not allowed to
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| Sephi is my dog's name, short for
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| | go into the restroom with me.
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| Persephone. Sephi is a 55 pound dog,
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| | Sephi drank water while a the rest tops
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| part German shepherd, part Labrador, part
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| | but she did not eat until we got to our
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| chow, part border collie, etc. She loves
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| | destination. This is because Sephi tends
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| to ride in the car. I don't generally
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| | to get a little car sick if she has food
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| take her with me in the car during the
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| | in her stomach. Our trip was only four
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| summer unless it is to the park. But I
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| | hours long so she did not go hungry for
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| needed to go to St. Louis for business.
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| | very long. When we reached St Louis we
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| As a female, I don't like to travel alone
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| | had to find a hotel. Knowing by
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| too far from home. So I decided to take
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| | experience that many hotels allow pets, I
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| Sephi with me as my "guard dog". It is a
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| | did not do any research beforehand. As a
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| four hour drive from Kansas City to St
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| | result, I visited two other hotels before
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| Louis, and 99% of the trip would be spent
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| | I found one that both accepted dogs and
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| on the interstate.
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| | had wi-fi access. The hotel we stayed at
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| Before leaving, I made sure Sephi's tags
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| | was the Red Roof Inn. It was fairly
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| were legible and that they were
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| | inexpensive and comfortable. I brought
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| adequately secured to her collar. Sephi
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| | Sephi's carrier in the room. This gave
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| is not the type of dog to run off, but
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| | her the comfort of familiar surroundings,
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| I'd rather not take any chances. Her
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| | but the carrier was necessary for another
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| tags not only have her name and my phone
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| | reason as well. Most hotels require that
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| number, but they also have her vet's
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| | if you have to leave your pet alone in
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| phone number. The major dog essentials
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| | the room that the pet be confined. I had
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| needed for this trip included Sephi's
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| | business to take care of and I would not
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| leash, her dog car seat belt, water and
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| | be able to take her with me. So she
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| her water bowl, dog food, doggie bags for
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| | stayed in her carrier while I left the
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| picking up her waste, and her pet carrier
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| | hotel. Hotels have this rule for two
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| (which is also her doggie bed). Sephi
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| | major reasons. First, the hotel does not
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| wore her dog car seat belt the entire
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| | want pets destroying their property.
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| time she was in the car. The dog seat
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| | Sephi is not destructive, but some dogs
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| belt she uses is easy to put on and
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| | are so the hotel makes the rule apply to
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| comfortable for her to wear. The dog car
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| | all dogs. Second, if hotel personnel
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| seat belt is worn like a harness. A
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| | needs to enter the room they don't want
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| strap extends from the back of the
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| | the pet to escape or to bite the
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| harness and latches into the seat belt
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| | intruder. Before you travel with your
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| receptacle. Whenever Sephi is not in the
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| | pet, you may want to find a hotel that
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| car, the strap can be unhooked and
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| | allows pets first. Be sure to read their
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| replaced with a leash so that she doesn't
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| | pet policy so that you can make sure you
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| have to have the harness taken on and
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| | comply with the guidelines.
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| off.
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| | All-in-all, the road trip was a success.
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| I brought my own food and snacks or only
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| | I felt safe traveling alone with my
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| went to places where I could pick up food
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| | "guard dog". Sephi was safe wearing her
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| quick so that I wouldn't have to leave
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| | dog car seat belt. She was kept hydrated
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| Sephi in the car. It was over 90 degrees
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| | and had plenty of potty breaks at the
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| outside and could get even hotter inside
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| | rest stops. And she was comfortable
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| a car. Other pit stops were necessary.
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| | during her stay at the hotel. Traveling
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| Since the drive was mostly on interstate
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| | with a pet does not have to be an
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| 70 there were several rest stops along
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| | inconvenience if you remember certain
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| the way. These rest stops not only had
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| | points. Research hotels and hotel pet
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| restroom facilities for me, but they also
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| | policies before traveling. Bring the
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| had designated pet areas for Sephi. Most
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| | pet's carrier if you plan on leaving the
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| rest stops in the United States have
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| | hotel without your pet. Make sure your
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| designated pet areas. Even though it was
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| | dog is wearing their tags and bring their
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| obvious that many pet owners did not pick
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| | leash. Make sure your dog has a vehicle
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| up after their pets, I used the doggie
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| | restraint such as a dog car seat belt or
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| bags to pick up after Sephi. Not only
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| | a pet car seat. Bring something to pick
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| did I do this as a courtesy, but I also
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| | up after your pet. Bring plenty of
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| did it in order to avoid getting into
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| | water. And last but not least, enjoy
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| trouble with any law enforcement that may
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| | your trip!
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