Vacationland

When I first got Bella, I got her from a Local shelter here in Maine. After I found my dream dog, I spent the first night with her sleeping right next to her cage. I knew I had to train her on something right away since she was a shelter puppy.  So crate training is where I began. I ended up getting her blankets, some toys, and Bones that made her really reel at home in there. That way she wasn’t afraid to go in it. Like i said, that first night i had to sleep right next to her. Since it was her first time being somewhere new, with all new smells,I knew she would be really anxious and not sleep. So I took my body pillow, laid it down in front of her cage, grabbed my blanket, and laid down on the floor with her holding her paw.  After having her from some time, I realized she does not like her cage. She likes to be at my hip at all times. So when I put her in it she cries, she developed separation anxiety. Eventually her crying stops and she plays with her toys, but it breaks my heart.

The Move

The transitioning to bring her into the college life was a stressful one. But,it was one that had to be done. I remember back in my first blog explaining some of my story behind having her. I said “I couldn’t be without her so I brought her up to school with me.” Which is absolutely true. I really couldn’t stand having to take a 3 hour drive back down home on Fridays after having classes and work, then on Sunday Morning do it all again without her. I had bought her for this reason. I needed to have something to settle my nerves. In the Four months of doing this back and forth The psychiatrist / Nurses put me on pills. Lots of them. To be fair they did suppress the feelings for most of the day. But when I had nothing to do, no homework, or classes, the only thoughts in my mind were bad ones.

 

Family Affairs

So I went back home to my grandma’s house and asked her if her training was complete. She told me she has it down but not completely. I told her, good for me I can Train her up there she is coming with me. At First my grandmother thought I was joking. When I told her I wasn’t and we were going Home she gave me a farewell toy for Bella. It was a Dino. This Dino has been through Hell and Back but my grandma saw she liked it. Dino in hand, Bella in back all buckled in, we drove back home. Home to the Dorm. Since I hadn’t left school since I arrived in Fall 2016, This place really is my home. and I was about to make it Our Home.And now Bella goes everywhere with Dino, Because it is a piece of Home.