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Our Dog Travel Bag: What We Pack for Angel
One of the easiest improvements we’ve made to our travel routine is keeping a dedicated dog travel bag for Angel, our Miniature Schnauzer. Before we created a regular place for her supplies, packing meant walking through the house gathering things…
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How Grooming Our Schnauzer at Home Helps Us Save Money for Travel
When we started traveling more as a family, we became much more aware of the smaller recurring expenses in our budget. Fuel, campground reservations, vacation rentals, meals, attraction tickets, and supplies can add up quickly, especially when we are planning…
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How We Choose Campgrounds for Our Family and Schnauzer
Choosing a campground is one of the biggest decisions we make when planning a travel trailer trip. A campground can look wonderful in photos, but that does not necessarily mean it will work well for our family, our trailer, and…
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Pet Travel Emergency Kit Checklist: What We Keep Ready for Angel
Most of the things in Angel’s pet travel emergency kit are items we hope we never need. A few of them, however, have already proved why they deserve a permanent place in the bag. We have used saline solution and…
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Camping Checklist for Families With Dogs: The System We Use for Every Trip
Our camping checklist looks very different now than it did when we first started taking trips in our travel trailer. At first, we treated almost everything like traditional vacation packing. Before every trip, we thought about bedding, campground gear, dog…
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Travel Accessories We Use for Our Miniature Schnauzer
Some of our favorite dog travel accessories have earned their place through small conveniences: a harness we can put on without sliding it over Angel’s head, a water bottle that opens into a bowl, and a sling that lets her…
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Our Travel Day Routine With Angel: From Breakfast to Check-In
Travel days with Angel start well before we pull out of the driveway. We plan around check-in, give her breakfast early, and finish loading before bringing everyone outside. Once we leave, we allow time for breaks so Angel can walk,…
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Camping Meals That Make Weekend Getaways Easier for Families
Weekend camping trips are about spending time together—not standing over a camp stove for hours or washing a mountain of dishes after every meal. We’ve found that having a simple meal plan makes camping much more relaxing and leaves more…
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What We Do Before Leaving Our Dog Alone in a Vacation Rental
Angel comes with us on our trips, but occasionally we plan an outing where she cannot join us. Before leaving her at a vacation rental, we check the property’s rules, give her time to get comfortable, and make sure we…
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Dog-Friendly Things to Do in Hilton Head, SC
Hilton Head Island is one of the South Carolina coastal destinations our family enjoys returning to when we want a relaxed trip with plenty of time outdoors. We have visited Hilton Head several times, and one of the things we…