We don’t call him HRH for nothing!!!
We’ve been trying to figure out how to get HRH to not move around so much in the car when he’s out for a ride. When he’s in the back seat, moving around isn’t a problem but it’s a safety and comfort issue when he wants to be copilot. In the copilot seat, he wants to stand and move around.Translated: He’s standing on the passenger and shifting about. Mashing you with his little feet. He always seems to find sensitive spots to trod upon. (HC – the girls, bladder. Me- the lads)
But wait there’s more. Did I mention the view the passenger gets while they’re being assaulted? They get an eye level view of his butt. That’s right, his butt. HRH is just the right size to moon you while he’s stomping you with his little feet.
So on Sunday we wanted to come up with a good solution. Otherwise it was going to be a really L-O-N-G ride up to Moraine State Park. We think the issue is our scrawny bony laps are not generous enough for him to get into a comfortable position.
What to do?
- How about a small board? That’d be dangerous if we got in a wreck.
- A cushion of some kind might work. It’ll have to be firm enough to hold him.
- How about a pool flotation device we cut down to size? That might work if we can find one it’d be cheap this time of year.
We stopped at Wal-Mart to look for a boogie board or flotation device. We didn’t find either of those but we did find one of those cushions meant for sitting up in bed.
This solution was acceptable to HRH. Plush enough. High enough. He laid on it the entire trip. He got up and fidgeted a few times but he laid right back down when HC told him to. It is quite the get up to see. I wonder what people in other cars think if they look over.“OK. Let’s give it a shot. It’s plush enough for his needs, big enough for him to lay on, and it’s thick so he can see out the windshield while he’s laying down. And if we hook him up to the seat belt he can’t move around too much.”
I’m afraid we may be turning into those kind of people: The crazy pet people. Or is it pet crazy people. You know the ones that buy outfits for their pet. Consider them their children. Treat them better than humans. Birthday cakes. More treats, toys, and accessories than clinically reasonable.
posted by ChowderHead @ 9/12/2006 01:41:00 PM
6 Comments:
Actually it's not that weird. (Yeah, I know it makes you feel so much better hearing that from ME. ;-p) When I was a child we had a small dog who loved to be on Mom's lap when we were in the car. For her own comfort, Mom always put a pillow on her lap which usually kept the dog lying down, but if she stood up it was enough to protect mom's thighs. At the beginning of the post I thought I had the perfect solution for you. By the time I got to the end, I realized that you'd already thought of that. Glad to see that HRH has such innovative parents.
Osquer: Thanks. It's been a constant challenge with him. but i think this set-up will work for both humans and HRH.
My in-laws let the dog stand on them while they are driving. Course, she is all of six pounds. And she can get away with it because she is "cute."
PW: HRH is cute but he's 20 pounds so we don't let him do it. It can hurt.
Rob: Thanks. Yeah. HRH makes me laugh or think of funny incidents I can write about. He's a funny quirky little dude.
An HRH Mooning!!! LOL...I can just picture their faces! You need to make shirts "I've been mooned by HRH!"
Michelle: I like it. HRH mooning t-shirts.
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