[pearalta]

I live 15 kms away from the rest of my family & usually go over on weekends, but don’t have a car, so I’m often relying on lifts to get back home (especially lately that I‘ve been tagging my dog along)…
My sister often gives me lifts, but lately has had car problems & avoids using the car, so she & my mother keep on insisting that I should ask my married daughter to take me & the dog back home. My daughter doesn’t want to take the dog in her car – I think that maybe her husband doesn’t want the animal in there – and since I don’t want to create problems in their marriage I don’t ask for that favour…
I can’t use public transportation & cab service is way off limits & they don’t let animals in…I usually walk, but when it’s raining it’s kind of complicated to go that far.
Anyway, what do you guys think?
Thanks for the feedback

[QueenAngie]

Welcome to the board!

Another option would be to leave your dog at home for the day, while you visit
family & friends.
Maybe the dog hair is an issue in the car.

What about getting a bike? That might be an idea for you.

[pearalta]

Thanks for your input!
I do have a bike & was using it before the dog entered my life...this is one of the thousands of abandonned dogs tha roam our streets, she's been with me since Sept,2009 & I still don't have a secure place to keep her overnight (I always lock her up at night because of the stray dogs that come around) while I am away (I can't do the hilly bike ride both ways in one day)...
My question in this forum was regarding the issue of my mother & sister finding that I should demand lifts from my married daughter who already told me that they (daughter & husband) don't want dogs in the car.
Thanks