23 January 2010

Bennie-Boy Comes Home: Our First Roadtrip

Bennie came home on January 23. I drove up to PA and stayed the night at Connie and Jim's in order to break up the drive. It took 6.5 hours to get home, and we stopped three times along the way. Bennie was a trooper!

Sadly, I didn't think to take a picture of Bennie in the little carrier I used to bring him home. The plastic crate I had initially planned to use was too small. He cried for three miles before I realized I had forgotten the toy with his mom's and brother's scent. When I called Connie to ask if I could turn around and pick up the toy, she heard him crying and had a soft carrier big enough for him to turn around in, and several other goodies to keep him occupied on the trip home, ready to go when I pulled up the drive. So, I don't have pictures to show of our drive, but he did a great job. He slept for most of the car ride.

It didn't take him long to get settled. The first night, I decided to have him sleep in his crate instead of in a box by my bed. He cried for about 10 minutes and then settled down.

Our typical schedule puts us to bed around 10:00pm and up at 6:00am, with one break outside around 12:30am. Here are a couple photos of Bennie on his first night at home.

Here he is playing with his duck.



Here he is sleeping off the long car ride home.





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