MISHA (@RB) & APRIL'S LITTLE SISTER, CARI THE CAIRN

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April & Cari like to play "Ruckus on Misha!"

Cari "helps" clean out drawers.

"You keep valuables in a drawer, doncha? So, you gotta keep me in the drawer - I'm valuable."

"Whaddya mean, 'I'm not that valuable'?"

The next week, Cari "helped" me by chewing up two rolls of shelf lining paper.

"April's my playing buddy . . . "

". . . and Misha's my leaning buddy."

And here is why Cari was able to join our pack . . .

These two pictures were taken when I went to meet Eileen Czablewsi of Cairn Rescue USA. Cari is the only dog ever allowed to ride in this, the CariVette!

Cari had a lot of problems with carsickness, and I was at my wit's end. We wanted to be able to take her along, but the only time she did not get sick would be riding on my lap. I' a fanatic about crating dogs in the car, and I know that having a dog on your lap is not safe; I was very uncomfortable putting her at risk. OTOH, having her vomiting all the time was not good for her, either.

While looking through DogFancy Magazine, I saw an advertisement for a SNOOZER LOOKOUT Dog Car Seat, so I tried it. It was the best $100.00 I spent since buying the crate for Misha (@RB) that put an end to her separation anxiety and destructive impulses!

Cari wears a halter, which clips onto the seatbelt. The seat itself is also attached to the seatbelt, so the dog is very secure.

She rides backwards in this LOOKOUT Seat, sleeps in it, and very very rarely becomes ill. The cover is washable, and I bought the version with the storage drawer underneath. There is a two-dog version, too!
Her favorite thing to do while riding is to look at cows in a herd - ONE AT A TIME!! I am surprised she doesn't get whiplash! Even if she's fast asleep, if you whisper "cows", she is instantly awake and looking at each individual cow. She has become the light of our lives, and she never ceases to amuse us.