How to Plan a Car Journey with Your Dog

Travel is a part of life. People want to explore new places, refresh themselves from their daily mundane life chores and get a fresh breath of air. While planning a day out or a vacation along with your pooch, as much as you are excited you must be careful. Travelling with dogs is fun and enjoyable, but he is not a human and cannot communicate his difficulties when in a car. So understand and be prepared from the start to create a dog-friendly car ride.

A few crucial points to be noted and followed in a car-ride with your pet are:

1.      Importance of Straps: Belts are not just restrained to human use; pets must also be strapped for their safety.  Keeping your dog loose will create the distraction for the driver that may be you also. Strapping doesn’t only mean wearing a belt, for dogs it may be varied in terms of lying down in a crate or sit down comfortably using a harness. There are varieties of harnesses available for the dogs in markets, which ensure their safety and convenience. Harnesses like Beau Pets Dog Car Harness, EzydogQuick-Fit Harness etc are a few quality and trusted products that are easily available online.

2.      Carry the Essentials: Dog’s essentials range from a litter box to food supplements. Having the required items for travel is crucial. Ample amount of food and water along with a few toys and treats and a proper organised first-aid box for emergencies will suffice.

3.      Never Ever Leave Your Dog Alone in A Car: Car’s inside temperatures rises at a rapid rate if no windows are open and AC is also off. In such situations if your dog is left unattended inside a car, he would be in a dangerous situation. Avoid such circumstances and never leave a dog alone inside the car.

4.      Identification is Necessary: Proper identification tags are essential to be tagged along in the collar of the dogs. If you have already gotten your pet, micro-chipped then ensure the latest data is updated in its database.

5.      Choose Proper Seat: If you think making your pooch seated in the front seat will be an awesome and amazing experience, then you are wrong. It will only be a distraction for the driver all the way long. It is a better option to keep your pet in the back seat and a much better option to keep him in a crate.

All the above points should be included in planning a journey with your pet. Pets easily get motion sickness so consult a vet regarding this issue and administer proper travel anxiety treatments to them. Always make stops for him to eat, drink, poop and urinate. Thinks of him and not just yourself and your comfort while travelling. After all, he is your best buddy!