My husband and I are moving out of state in the next month or two (hopefully, it depends on when our house sells). We currently live in a house in a subdivision in Omaha, Nebraska and we will be moving to a 5 acre property in the country in the Springfield, Missouri area. Rogersville, Missouri to be specific. It is about a 5.5-6 hour drive one way. Except for when she was with the people we got her from, Nora has never lived anywhere but here. This is her home. I just was wondering if I could get some advice on what we should do the day we move, like when we are packing up the truck...where should we put here? I don't want to her slip out of the house somehow.
Also, about the drive down there. Would it be best to keep her crated the entire time down there (we stop about once, maybe twice, on the way down there to pee ourselves), or should I maybe start harness training her so I can let her out to walk a bit or to pee?? Is there anything I can do to help her be less stressed out during the ride? She HATES being in the car, and I can already imagine the constant howling for 6 hours straight. Do I feed her on the ride down or just wait until we get to our new house??
Then...once we get down there...what do I do with her? Her litter box will most likely be in the laundry room/bathroom, so should I lock her up in there for a while, or should I give her free reign of the house immediately? Again, I don't want her to accidentally slip out of the "strange" house while we are going in and out moving things in.
Any advice or suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thanks!!
Also, about the drive down there. Would it be best to keep her crated the entire time down there (we stop about once, maybe twice, on the way down there to pee ourselves), or should I maybe start harness training her so I can let her out to walk a bit or to pee?? Is there anything I can do to help her be less stressed out during the ride? She HATES being in the car, and I can already imagine the constant howling for 6 hours straight. Do I feed her on the ride down or just wait until we get to our new house??
Then...once we get down there...what do I do with her? Her litter box will most likely be in the laundry room/bathroom, so should I lock her up in there for a while, or should I give her free reign of the house immediately? Again, I don't want her to accidentally slip out of the "strange" house while we are going in and out moving things in.
Any advice or suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thanks!!