She only lives a little less than a half hour away, so the drive wouldn't be too long. And hopefully this would only be happening on longer breaks from school and stuff. I would try to do it as little as possible. Would it bother her to go there for a few days and then come back to our house? My mom has been trying to make the point that she heard that chins adapt well and they are great with traveling,, but i feel like she might just be making that up.