"Rocky" wrote in message
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"Judy" said in
rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

It's also not uncommon to be able to get a room with a
refrigerator and microwave.

Those're so common that I always forget to ask if the room has
them and then I'm bummed out when they aren't there. Less so
since I stop feeding raw, but I still like cold beer!

I always ask about a refrigerator. Some motels have refrigerators in some
rooms but not in all. Sometimes all it takes is to ask. A couple of places
have had refrigerators available to be brought into rooms if necessary. I
feed the dogs a mixture of kibble and another food that needs to be kept
cold. Coolers work but refrigerators are so much easier. And I like to
also carry cheese and wine. I have some friends who have a little cooler
that also plugs in and they haul that into rooms when necessary. I don't
know anyone who carries around a microwave. The toaster works for bagels
but actually a toaster oven might have been handier - but heavier and
bulkier.

It amazes me how much we clean up after other peoples' dogs when we are at a
motel. And the worst offenders are breed people. We do a couple of trials
a year that are held along with conformation shows so the dogs at nearby
motels are a mixture of performance and breed. We carry lots of bags. That
doesn't help though for the ones who stand there beside the front door and
let their dog pee on the shrubs there. After a weekend of that, even *I*
can smell the dog pee.

Judy