So I guess you could say that I am glad I went on the first vacation I have had in 3.5 years because I learned a lot about myself as well as lined up my in and outs of Vietnam so that the next visa run that I go on will be the last one that I have to do for hopefully a year. Prior to this I was actually overstaying illegally or I was going on monthly visa runs that cost me about $125 per month including airfare.
This vacation lasted a mere 12 days and while I was on it I tried to not think about how much money I was spending and wasn't trying to take the cheap route with almost anything. I was there to enjoy myself and I had saved up enough money over the past near 4 years that I could afford it.
I learned that I have become more set in my ways though and I don't really want to travel for that long anymore.
The main reason being this little thing that I missed immensely while I was away.
Nadi has lived the life of a dog princess for the most part and has never had to rough it at any part of her life. She has 4 different beds in my condo and still she chooses to lie down on the sofa or a chair near the door rather than these rather expensive dog specific beds that I have procured over the years. She is a fussy little thing, that is for sure.
While I was away she didn't really get any of those luxuries and instead hung out in a house with 2 other dogs which thankfully were OK with her being there after a few days. I think that most dogs are like this in that they will accept a new member to the pack provided they too are domesticated. I was concerned about this because Nadi has never been in danger at the hands of another dog and therefore she talks a big talk to any dog that we encounter and this can result in disaster if she says something insulting in doggy language to another, tougher dog.
After 4 or 5 days I was informed by the people who were looking after her that the dogs were getting along and one of them, named "Tilly" was actually trying to play with her. Nadi does NOT like to play and would bark at Tilly and she got the message.
I am very grateful to the couple that was looking after her that they sent me daily photos and I knew based on their love for animals that nothing bad was going to happen to Nadi. She actually got spoiled a little as far as food is concerned because I almost never give Nadi any larger portion of human food but at "grandma's" place she was getting cooked chicken and rice on a regular basis. I DID tell them to not give her human food but since they give their own dogs a lot of it they said that "Nadi looked so sad that we weren't giving her any and started to whine" so I gave them the greenlight to go ahead and give her some.
I wouldn't say that Nadi and these two other dogs ended up being best buds because I know that left to her own devices that Nadi would very much prefer that all other dogs just leave her alone but it was probably good for her to socialize a little bit because she had no choice but to be around the other dogs since nobody in Da Nang has a large garden. The land is just too expensive.
I did notice that when I picked her up from there that she was very excited and just kept jumping on me and really wanted me to pick her up. This made me happy because unlike other small breed dogs, Nadi actually doesn't care for snuggling nor is she a face licker. Well, at least for the first 5 minutes she was perfectly ok with both of these things and initiated them on her own.
There she is next to my fat head
She was also quite stinky while her two roomates were not. I think this might have something to do with her being a non shedding breed but who knows, maybe she is just a stinky pup! I normally give her a bath every week because of this and it has been 13 days since she had one so as much as she hates them we are going to have to do that today.
When I got back last night I was pretty tired because I find it very difficult to relax or sleep on planes and the night previous I knew a lot was riding on my ability to get to the airport at 730AM and even though it has literally never let me down I still don't trust my phone to work properly as far as alarms are concerned. Therefore I slept rather restlessly and likely only got an hour or two of actual sleep.
When I returned to pick up Nadi the couple that had been watching her offered me a beer and I accepted and then I just went home with Nadi, made some food and was in bed by 8pm just like a good old man. I proceeded to sleep without the assistance of drugs or alcohol (other than the one beer) for the next 13 hours.
I am refreshed and have a new appreciation of my life here in Da Nang. I had previously posted about how an "anti-vacation" might not be a terrible thing to call what I just did because now that I was "free" for 12 days to go and do whatever I wanted, I realized that I don't actually want to go anywhere. Well, at least not without my dog.
been waiting for this post lol. Happy to see she was ok and things actually turned out alright in the end. Dogs have away of dealing with each other letting them know the pecking order and what is acceptable and what is not. Good to know you have capable dog sitters if required even if you don't intend to use them again.
I was happy to hear that she stood up for herself but also wasn't an oppressive ruler. The minders said that she was a joy to look after and to hit them up any time I want to do it in the future. So that was good news.
Good to hear that nothing bad during the vacation . I also start to think that im become home person (not going out for vacation anymore) because nothing more comfortable than stay at home and also to reduce accident that happen during the vacation.
I guess Nadi also miss you when you away for quite long time . Welcome home . :).
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thanks pal. I'm pretty sure that I would much rather spend my vacation money on making my house more comfortable. I think instead of going on my next $1500 vacation I will instead just buy a PS5 :)
My friend continue urge me to buy PS5 so he can coop in game with him . !LOLZ . but for now im saving to buy 200-400 lenses for birding .
I don't play games all that often but for now my PS4 is just fine. I likely won't get a PS5 until the 4 dies.
PS4 is also awesome . Hemm maybe i ll start with PS4 . !LOLZ
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That is great! I am glad you made it home safely and that you are reunited with your pup! I am looking forward to seeing my dog in a couple of days here. I can't even imagine 12 days! That's just a really long time. Anyway, now it is over and now you are wiser for it.
If and when I travel in the future it will be for just a couple of days or she will be coming with me. The separation anxiety is just too much.... for me!
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You know I always hear people when they come back from vacation, they say they are exhausted lol
well for me it is because I can't relax before or during international travel. Too much stress involved. I bet it is different for people that can afford business or first class!
Well, maybe Nadi realized how much she actually loves you and needs you now that you went away for a bit. There's nothing quite like seeing a furry creature ecstatic that you've returned alive. We get a smaller version of this every morning with our new kitty friend who usually comes sprinting in the door at full speed full of excitement and love to give.
Nice head by the way, that's the most of you I've ever seen 😜.
Since returning she is spending a lot more time in the one and only doggie bed that I took with her to the place she stayed while I was gone. I think she feels a special attachment to it now because it was her "safe space" away from the other dogs that were in the house with her. She isn't necessarily afraid of other dogs, she would just prefer they leave her alone. According to the people that were watching her, she would growl at them if they got near her in the dog bed... they quickly learned that his was her territory and would leave her alone any time she was in it.