Traveling with Pets

Preparation Key When Traveling With Your Pets

The sun's shining, the flowers are blooming and road is whispering that it's time for a country drive. Sounds good, but there stands the dog at the dog, at the door, wagging his tail, looking at you with those big brown eyes as if to say, "What about meeeeee?"

If your dog is not accustomed to traveling in your car, here are some tips on how to prepare Rover for the road

First you will want to see how your dog responds to the car. Take practice drives of varying lengths. If your dog gets motion sickness, withholding food and water for about two hours before driving makes it less likely.

Motion sickness often is related to visual stimulation

If your dog is just sitting in a seat or looking out, that may be part of the problem. I recommend traveling with your dog in a crate. Most dogs will lie down in a crate and generally feel more secure.

A second tip would be to help your dog associate car rides with something fun

 If you start with very short trips, that end in fun, like going to the park, or just a run around a school yard playing fetch, then you may be able to modify the behavior

Useful Resources:

CDC.gov
Importation of Pets and Other Animals Into the United States.

MonsterInternational.com
Monster.com's rules for traveling with your pet.

GalaxyPet.com
Helpful information on traveling with your pets.

Pets-Allowed-Hotels.com
The site for traveling with your pets. We have a free online directory of hotels, condos, cabins and other lodgings that allow dogs, cats and other pets.

AllStays.com
All Stays Online offers booking assistance and a worldwide directory of pet friendly accommodation

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