16yo Bayda suffering from Dementia always feels at Peace at the Beach
She has dementia. She can't stay still anymore. Whenever we are outside and trying to stay in one spot for only 5 seconds she starts spinning, walking in circles around us until we continue our walk.
But the beach is different. She's always loved the beach. As a young dog she just loved to run around. Now she slowly wades in the water, then lays down right at the edge of the waves in the cool sand. She likes the waves touching her, like they rock her to sleep.
We want to take a longer beach vacation but her dementia makes it hard to travel with her. She doesn't eat or drink at all when we are in a hotel room. We bring a syringe to feed her water.
Last weekend we drove 3,5h down to go to the beach, relaxed for 2-3 hours and then drove 3,5h all the way back the same day so she doesn't have to struggle staying in an unfamiliar place. She loved it so much and it was so worth it 🥺❤️