My dog was a neurotic freak in NY. Then we moved to California
LADY PIAZZA HAS BEEN A PATIENT of the top psychiatrists in New York. She has been prescribed Xanax, Zoloft, and Valium. She is a natural red head, is often anxious, reserved, and enjoys listening to public radio.
Lady Piazza is a dog.
She’s a large girl, possibly a Rhodesian ridgeback/Labrador mix, born somewhere in Brooklyn, tossed aside very early in life and rescued at 5 months old by me. The kind folks at the rescue organization told me she would be about 40 pounds when fully grown. She is now more than double that. Since then she has had a pretty plum lifestyle that involves lots of runs, treats, walks in the park, swims in the ocean, and prescription medication.
Despite living the life, Lady Piazza has all kinds of issues. She’s afraid of small dogs, particularly chihuahuas, loud noises upset her and she dislikes it when strangers use baby talk in her presence. She dislikes most strangers. And so when I knew I had to relocate the two of us across the country in a move to San Francisco, I was loath to bring her on a plane. I’ve heard that traveling as cargo isn’t as bad for dogs as we all think that it is, but I just didn’t have the heart to pack up my anxious pooch and place her in the same storage container with my duffel bag.
That’s the big reason that I ended up taking 10 days to drive across the country in my little yellow Fiat with my really big dog.
I knew it would be a better (though longer) trip than the flight for Lady, but I had no idea how good it would be for her until we hit the open road together.
Complete story at - http://matadornetwork.com/life/dog-neurotic-freak-ny-happened-moved-california-awesome/
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I think it is wonderful how everything turned out.
Her head looks a lot like a dog that I had. He wasn't as big, weighing about 65 pounds, but I loved him from nose to tail, and miss him to this day.
Wishing all of you the best of continued happiness and joyful adventures. 
