Ginger sleeps in a Motel 6 about a mile from home. She's not too big on their "Movies on Demand" but she loves the Continental breakfast. We tried having her stay over at the house but she snores and is a chronic sleepwalker.

It used to really be a drag driving her there every night and picking her up in the mornings. And sheeesh, those troublesome teenage years were a real nightmare - what with her inviting over other dogs, the underage drinking and trashing of the room. I can't tell you how many times I was called down there by the night manager.

But things have settled down into a pretty good routine now that Ginger is grown and has to get up early every morning for work. At 10:00 o'clock pm, I just open the front door and out Ginger runs. The Motel is only about a mile away and she can make it there in less than 6 minutes (if she doesn't stop to play with the neighborhood dogs). It is also great exercise for her!!! I still make her call when she gets there just so I know everything is OK.