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Ways To Make Long Road Trips More Comfortable For Your Dog
Traveling with your puppy or dog can be a
lot of fun. It's a great way to bond with your pet while experiencing
new places along the way. If your road trip is going to be
a long one then you need to take a few extra steps to plan
accordingly and ensure that you and your puppy get to your
destination safe and happy. Here are a few suggestions that
can help:
1. The last thing you want to do is have to clean up the nasty
mess of diarrhea inside your car. And your puppy or dog can
easily give you this headache when you do not stick to his
regular feeding times and with his normal food. It is very
easy to feed your dog inconsistently when you are making a
long trip by car. However, it will be best for both of you
if you bring along bags of his normal food and only feed him
at the same time you would at home.
2. Although it is obvious that you do not plan on ever losing
sight of your dog during your travels, you should still make
sure that his collar is secured tightly and that he has updated
identification tags. If for some reason you're making a temporary
stay for more than a day at a location until you arrive at
your final destination, add an additional identification tag
that has the address and phone number of that temporary location.
3. When you make a pit stop along the way, always leash your
dog before he gets out of the car and keep a tight grip on
him. Because he is in unfamiliar territory and may scare easily,
the instinct to dart and run off may be strong. Keeping him
tightly leashed will prevent this nightmare from happening.
4. Try to avoid traveling by car during weather periods of
extreme heat and high levels of humidity. Dogs do not do well
in this type of climate and if you must travel when it's hot
then be sure your vehicle is equipped with a dependable air-conditioning
system.
5. Every time you stop for a break during the trip, make sure
you give your dog a few moments to exercise. Take your dog
for a short walk or run him around the block. This will help
get his blood flowing so that he can relax better for the next
few hours of the ride.
6. Last but not least, as much as it is common sense, do not
keep your dog in your car with the doors locked and windows
rolled up. This is just basic safety advice that every person
should know already, but unfortunately there are many accidents
where dog's die from heat stroke while sitting in a car during
boiling hot weather.
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