go talk with a local vet and they can give you this stuff that makes them sleep soo they dont have to go potty and dont feed the dog lie 2 hours before u leave and no water for like an hour before u leave an make shur the dog goes potty before you leave
Safely: In a crate or with a seatbelt
Comfortably (for the dog) : free to roam around the back seat or trunk
I use a seatbelt for longer trips and let him sit in the front seat around town. In the case of an accident, you want the dog to be secured. He also travels very well so he would have no problem traveling that distance. Some dogs need to get out for breaks.
well if you go to a co-op or health food store you can find natural pet calmer depending and the type you give it to them differently i'm not sure if it's weed or crack or really just pet calmer but hey! it works!!~ XD
They crate the dog in the car (to protect the dog in the event of an accident and also to keep the dog out of the way of the driver), and stop every couple hours to offer water and let the dog have a potty break.
I travel 6 hours from my home for christmas, we take our pekingese with. We do make frequent stops every 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours. When i went to get my female, we drove 10hours to get her, and 10 hours home. She did get car sick once, just make sure the dog doesnt eat before the trip, if it does get car sick, trust me that stuff isnt fun to clean up.
Its easy,they sleep most of the time,But you would have to stop and feed them and walk them so they can go to the bathroomIts not bad,
Way better than traveling with crying babies
Its easy,they sleep most of the time,But you would have to stop and feed them and walk them so they can go to the bathroomIts not bad,
Way better than traveling with crying babies
My dog is a lab and travels fine. I stop every couple of hours but she eventually slows down, lays down and sleeps. I keep it cool in the car and that does the trick. If you get thru the first hour without pulling out your hair you got it made. Also, it depends on the breeds but I love labs.
We have been taking our dog with us since he was a puppy so he is used to it. When he was a puppy we took his kennel along with us and he's housebroken and like at home he would whine when he needed out to potty; we would find a place to pull over and let him do his thing. Now that our dog is older we no longer take the kennel with us he just sleeps in the backseat. When he whines we know it's time for him to go potty. I enjoy taking our dog on trips with us.
I have mine in the back seat, they lay down and go to sleep. make sure that you stop and let them relief themsevles a few hours and take water for them to drink.
Crate training. If the dog has learned that the crate is a safe, comfortable place to relax, then you just put the crate in the car and go. If you don't wan to use a crate or can't fit one big enough for your dog in your car, then get one of those seat belt harnesses and put a sheet over your car seat (to protect it from nails). I would never let a dog travel loose in a car. They become a flying missile if you have to slam on the brakes. A crated dog has a better chance of surviving a car accident.
The day we picked up our pup we drive for about 5 hours and then two weeks later had an overnight trip (about 1600km) to get home. We collected her from interstate while we were holidaying with my parents. It was great timing.
She has always been really good - either lies on the floor at my feet or sleeps on the seat. It depends on how many other people are in the car. Her daughter (aka chuck guts) is a different story - she drools for a while and then throws up - gross
Because we travel quite long distances with dogs and kids we always have fresh water and a soccer ball in the car. We stop in parks every few hours and have a quick run around.