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So I may be moving out to New Mexico to go to school. I'd be staying with a family friend (whom I have known my entire life) that just lost his wife to breast cancer(it's been hard for all of us). He lives in a great neighborhood with lots of dogs(we saw another corgi on a walk there) in the foothills of the Sandia mountain range. I love New Mexico (we've gone there the past two summers) and would love to go to school there.
However, I'd have to take Bailey. It will be difficult enough already to be away from my family(my mom and I are very close) and I couldn't do it without Bailey. My parents would take care of her for me but I just can't leave her too. She also has a hard time being apart from me. I don't leave her often but when I do my mom tells me she is restless and can't sleep, she just watches for me.
It is all depending on whether or not my parent's friend will be okay with Bailey moving in (he's not much of a dog person). If not, I'll be finding a local school instead to finish up my last two years.
I'm worried that when I fly home for Halloween(a big deal at my house) Thanksgiving and Christmas I'll have to kennel her for a few days. If the new pet arlines flew out of Cincinnati/Indianapolis/Albuquerque I'd just fly her back with me. I also worry about the wildlife there (it is not uncommon for them to have big cats and bear in their neighborhood) but she would never be outside alone so it shouldn't be a problem.
As you can tell from my long post I'm nervous about the whole thing. Am I overreacting? Has anyone ever been in a similar situation?
However, I'd have to take Bailey. It will be difficult enough already to be away from my family(my mom and I are very close) and I couldn't do it without Bailey. My parents would take care of her for me but I just can't leave her too. She also has a hard time being apart from me. I don't leave her often but when I do my mom tells me she is restless and can't sleep, she just watches for me.
It is all depending on whether or not my parent's friend will be okay with Bailey moving in (he's not much of a dog person). If not, I'll be finding a local school instead to finish up my last two years.
I'm worried that when I fly home for Halloween(a big deal at my house) Thanksgiving and Christmas I'll have to kennel her for a few days. If the new pet arlines flew out of Cincinnati/Indianapolis/Albuquerque I'd just fly her back with me. I also worry about the wildlife there (it is not uncommon for them to have big cats and bear in their neighborhood) but she would never be outside alone so it shouldn't be a problem.
As you can tell from my long post I'm nervous about the whole thing. Am I overreacting? Has anyone ever been in a similar situation?