Cara Robbins
Lindsey Stirling lately launched a video for her present vacation hit “Sleigh Ride,” and it’s a “tour edition,” that includes behind-the-scenes footage shot throughout her current Christmas tour. Prominently featured within the video is Lindsey’s little canine Lunawho travels along with her as her “official emotional support animal.”
In the video, we see Lindsey, her crew, band and dancers on the brink of carry out as Luna watches rehearsals and runs across the venues the place Lindsey is enjoying. Lindsey says Luna’s presence is nice for everybody’s psychological well being.
“Honestly …not only for me, but I feel like for everyone, having like a dog on the road is so nice,” she tells ABC Audio. “‘Cause people can come by and just take a little break and pet her, or she’s on the bus with us and she’ll kind of skip around and, you know, sit with different people.”
“There is something so calming about having a dog or an animal on the road, which can be such a stressful place sometimes,” she provides. “So, yes, she is, we like to say, an ‘official emotional support animal.’”
Being on the street with a canine has its personal challenges, however Lindsey says it’s not fairly often that the tour bus has to tug over so she will be able to walk Luna.
“She’s actually usually pretty good. There’s only been a few times when I’ve had to, like, run up to the driver, and be like, ‘Um, we gotta go outside!’” shares Lindsey. “And that was only when she had like a little stomach bug of some kind.”
“But normally, she’s, like, the best tour dog, she’s the best studio dog — I just really lucked out with this little one.”
Lindsey’s present Christmas tour wraps up New Year’s Eve in Chicago.
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