Our beloved pets certainly do add complexity to travel plans, whether vacation or evacuation. btw—we’ve got two cats, two dogs...prolly more accurate to say they have us.
Our real estate broker (we've done 4 purchases, 1 sale and several rentals using her... and we consider her a friend now) is going to shelter with her little doggie with us at our house. She's a native Floridian, and she's quite nervous about all this too.... she's single and her daughter is up in college in Philadelphia.
We're happy to have her join us... safety in numbers I guess.
My dog last night was already acting weird, a little anxious and staring at me, then hunkering down. I think they can feel this way before we do.