[nagdu] Destiny's trip to the beach

[Janice Toothman]

We went to Holden Beach, North Carolina.  We go there every two years.
Janice

On 5/23/2012 8:12 AM, Larry D. Keeler wrote:
> To which beach did you go?  On the drive to D.C. Holly was great!  She 
> mostly laid down but sometimes put her head in the drivers or my 
> laps.  She was sure glad to get out and stretch though!  I'd love to 
> take her to the beach!
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice Toothman" 
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>> Destiny and I are back from a week at the beach. I missed all the 
>> NAGDU list and info and am looking forward to getting reconnected.
>>
>> We took daily walks on the beach in the morning around sunrise before 
>> the sand got too hot. She loved to walk into the surf and splash in 
>> it but I had to remind her that she was in harness and I did not want 
>> to get wet at the time.
>>
>> She drank more water than usual at the beach even though she stayed 
>> inside the remainder of the day except for "breaking".
>>
>> Unfortunately, the driveway for the house we rented was gravel. So 
>> that was a different experience for both of us. Destiny would urinate 
>> on the gravel but choose to defecate on the road. This made me 
>> uneasy  because the street could be busy at time due to the fact that 
>> one of the restaurants on the island was one street opposite our house.
>>
>> Destiny had some difficulties on the long drive coming and going (9 
>> hours) because she does not always remain on the lying on the floor 
>> but will sit up and but her head on my lap and will not lay down 
>> again until I tell her to. She had sufficient space to lay down but 
>> this is a pattern that she has developed even on shorter trips.
>>
>> Overall, things went well but we were both glad to be home.
>> Janice and Destiny
>>
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