Last weekend, we packed up our hatchback and drove about an hour to a dog friendly pick your own fruit called Mackintosh Fruit Farm. Momo and Noah are still getting used to walking on a leash and being out in public places but I see them improving each time we are out. The weather was a lot cooler but we still made sure Noah was hydrated before making the trip out - making sure he got 100 cc of sub-q fluids and also his morning helping (about 4 oz) of Answers Fermented Goat's Milk (it's important for dogs with chronic kidney disease to stay hydrated. The sub-q fluids not only help with hydration but it also helps flush toxins out of the body, something the kidneys can no longer do properly).
Both our dogs are also nervous passengers in cars and so we gave both CDB oil, which completely calmed Momo down (she was incredibly chill in her brand new car seat riding shot gun) and while Noah was still nervous he wasn't shaking like a leaf like he usually does. We buy our CDB oil from Dogs Naturally Market, although the brand we use is no longer available. We have also used Charlotte's Web.
Fuji and Golden Delicious apples are for picking the day we arrived and we got a bucketful to take home with us. We always try to save some to make a pie but we go through them so quickly that there is never enough leftover. Noah also loves apples too but Momo could care less about them. She takes after Lady so much in this way (only meat for those girls).
Mackintosh Fruit Farm is completely dog friendly, which is great, but I did find dog poop here and there that owners didn't bother to pick up (this completely gets me annoyed by the way - pick up after your pet)! There is also an eating area and a market place. While we enjoyed their grilled cheese sandwich, chicken nuggets and hot dogs at one of their many picnic tables they have available, we also picked up their apple pie and pumpkin cheesecake to take home and the only regret I had was not getting more of their pumpkin cheesecake (so good).
We recently got these leashes from Ruffwear for Momo and Noah. I already have a leash from Found My Animal that can be worn at the waist for a hands free experience (I got it for Lady and me) but the one from Ruffwear has stretch-webbing that gently pulls them back and not a sudden jerk. Momo and Noah are both notorious for constantly moving and roaming even when we are sitting down and while we'll be trying to mat train them for future outings (thank you for the idea Pearly's mom!) we hope the stretch-webbing will be a bit gentler on them as they continue to explore their surroundings.
I used to always dislike fall (summer was my favorite season). I couldn't describe what it was but I had a hard time emotionally transitioning from summer to fall (I later learned other people had this as well and there is actually a name for it - Seasonal Affective Disorder). I would have these bouts of sadness and the thought of evenings getting darker faster was something I wasn't looking forward to at all. Even fall foliage, which is beautiful was sad to see. But then two years ago I stopped having these cycles of depression and I couldn't wait for fall to come around. It completely surprised me because I have had this difficulty transitioning for most of my adult life. With Noah and Momo, I feel like a completely different person this season and have fully embraced fall. And our home is currently decked out in Halloween decorations (since end of September), which normally hasn't been the case around here.
We still have pumpkin carvings and Thanksgiving day celebrations left for this season and I look forward to them all.
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