We live in the country. Consequently, Gracie is not accustomed to a lot of noise. When we travel, she has a problem with all the noise around the condo. She barks and growls at people entering/exiting their condos or driving through the parking lot. She hushes when asked and has never been a nuisance. However, it can be rather startling to hear her growling at 2:00 a.m.
The first night we were in Kiawah, our next door neighbor arrived late and spent an inordinate amount of time banging up and down the stairs, hauling in stuff. This set Gracie on edge the whole night. We did not get a lot of sleep that night.
The next day, I had an idea. I downloaded a free, Android app called White Noise. One of the sounds was crickets, just like home.
When we went to bed that night, I set the app to play for 3.5 hours. Gracie fell asleep about 10 minutes after the app started. It worked like a charm.
No one wants to be a nuisance and get ejected from a vacation destination just because the dog is doing his/her job. If you are faced with a similar situation, give the app a try. Maybe I will try it in the car. Who knows? This might be the car travel solution we have wanted.
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