| Before you begin to make plans to travel, please | | | | bowl and water while you travel, for plenty of drinks |
| consider your dog's personality. There are dogs that | | | | along the way and when water is not readily |
| may honestly be too difficult to travel with. Does | | | | available. Providing bottled water during the trip may |
| your best friend bark all the time? It may not bother | | | | reduce the chance of an upset tummy! |
| you, but it might bother someone staying in the next | | | | Traveling can be stressful, so remember to bring |
| room. If you have a dog that gets into mischief too | | | | your friend's favorite toys. If your dog likes to chew, |
| easily, any damage to a hotel room will probably end | | | | remember the rawhide or chew toys to avoid the |
| up on your credit card! If your buddy has a nervous | | | | furniture or car interior! Bring a pet brush and a travel |
| bladder, will he wake you up at night to tell you it's | | | | pack of pet bath wipes, in case a messy situation |
| time to take a potty break? These are all | | | | turns up. If possible, bring along the dog bed, and if |
| considerations before planning your trip. Take a step | | | | you can't, then consider where your pet will sleep. If |
| back and give an honest evaluation to traveling with | | | | your pet takes daily vitamins or medications, bring |
| your pet dog. There are pets that would be better | | | | twice as many as you expect to use, so you have a |
| to stay at home, but you are the best judge of that. | | | | safety net. If it is time to apply the topical flea |
| Once you have made the decision that pet would | | | | treatment or take the monthly heart worm pill, then |
| enjoy a restful night in a dog friendly hotel, then it's | | | | be sure to bring them along as well. |
| time to plan ahead. Before you find hotels that allow | | | | Once you find the hotel that you will stay at, do a |
| dogs, you need to consider what to pack. The | | | | search on the internet to find any retailers in that |
| amount of dog items that you bring may be | | | | area that carry pet products, including the brand of |
| determined by not only how long you will be gone, | | | | food your pet eats. If you were flying to your |
| but also where you are going and how you are | | | | destination, you could also bring a small amount of |
| getting there. Just like people, if you are flying, you | | | | food and buy a bag at your destination for your trip. |
| will want to keep your pet's needs to a minimum. If | | | | Bring along the phone number of your vet, and try |
| you are driving, you can get away with bringing a | | | | to find the phone numbers of a vet or two and any |
| few extra toys or treats. | | | | emergency pet hospitals, again in the area of where |
| Begin by looking at the length of your trip. Let's say | | | | you will be staying. Lastly, make sure that your dog's |
| you are leaving on a Friday afternoon and returning | | | | vaccinations are up to date and take along any |
| Sunday night, and you are traveling by car. If | | | | paperwork and things like rabies tags or dog licenses |
| possible, try to bring enough dog food and treats for | | | | to avoid any hassle or controversy. |
| at least 2 to 3 days more than your dog will likely | | | | Thankfully, we now have search engines to find |
| eat. This may sound like a lot, but if your dog eats 2 | | | | specific information and websites to offer special |
| cups of food per day, take 4 cups more than you | | | | prices on hotel stays and vacations. Please visit our |
| need. This is a safety net in case something spills, | | | | website for a Free Search Engine to search dog |
| gets wet, drops, etc. A couple of extra treats to | | | | friendly hotels across the country. It is located on the |
| reward good travel manners is a nice touch too. | | | | lower left of the site at the pet hotels link. |
| Make sure that you bring along a portable water | | | | |