My three pets are already seasoned travelers.

Spice is a merle sheltie (Shetland sheepdog), 8 years old.  She is my worrier, and stays within a paws-length of me at all times. She is a bit excitable at first around strangers, but she warms up quickly.  Her mellow nature and gorgeous coloring garners a good amount of attention.

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Nemo is also a sheltie.  His coloring is identified as mahogany tri. At 3, he is *finally* calming down.  There have been times when I felt ready to kill him for being the stubbornest dog I have ever tried to train! He is very sensitive to moods, though.  When I had a severe case of gout and was in pain, he would sit beside me and lick my hands to comfort me.  And when a friend at camp lost her dog and needed a dog fix, he quietly sat with her for a solid twenty minutes and let her pet him, something I’d never seen him do.

Oreo, my 8-year-old tuxedo cat, is not wildly enthused about car or van rides, but once she is into the rhythm of the schedule, she does well.  I am trying to get her used to a halter, but she refuses to walk when she is strapped into it.  I also bought a sweatshirt intended to hold your cat in a front pocket. So far that hasn’t been met with much enthusiasm.  It also isn’t the most flattering sweatshirt I’ve worn. Although most cats are not happy travelers, Oreo really hates to be left behind. She is definitely part of the pack.