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Drink Up: Bring Your Own Water Along For the Ride
When traveling with a pooch — bring water. Not everyone normally treats a pet to purified beverages, but you can reuse old water bottles by filling with your home's tap water before you go. That way your pooch willl have the same drinking water he's used to, an especially helpful step for sensitive tummies.
Let Dogs Take a Backseat
Road trip! If you're hitting the mean streets for a trip this (long) weekend, don't forget a safe spot for your pet. As cute as it is to have him ride shotgun, or in your lap, I don't recommend it.
How Often Do Your Pets Take Car Trips?
Well they're usually not behind the wheel — don't worry, this car is parked — but how often do your pets travel via car?
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Car Decals With a Purpose: Bark Buckle Up Safety Kit
Summer usually is the time for family road trips and, for most, this includes your four-legged family members as well. I hate to put this out there, but if by chance you get into an accident with your pet in the car (knock on wood, this hasn't happened), first responders can have a heck of a time trying to get you out of a mangled car safely, which can become even more difficult if they have a scared or injured pet on their hands.
First off, pets should always be belted in for their (and your) own good, but adding this Pet Safety Kit into the mix can help even more.
Get Up and Go: Road Trip
Road trips are a quintessential rite of passage when the Spring and Summer months are within reach. As much fun as road-tripping it to an unknown destination can be, if your pet is riding along, her safety can easily be overlooked when the rubber hits the road. I can never stress enough how important a car seat is for your pet while riding in the car (since I've drilled it into your brains about a million times)!
Road Trip in a . . . ?
Because I clearly can't say it enough, riding in a car with unsecured pets is dangerous for both of you! I've shared my love for North's carseat, but this clip takes it one step further, explaining some of the risks of tackling the open road with free-roaming pups. I'd like to add that airbags can severely injure dogs riding shotgun, so please, please, please think twice before allowing a pup to ride in the front seat (or, worse yet, on your lap).Emergency Ice Qube Won't Melt!
I took along my "go-bag" when I left a previous job where all employees received this handy emergency kit we (thankfully) never needed. The handiest thing about it was its fairly small size with everything packed in.
Little did I know they make similar things for pets!
All Short-Legged Dogs Share an Ancestor: In the LINK of an Eye!
- Single genetic mutation causes stumpy dog breeds — Paw Nation
- Tracy Morgan rests with dogs — Celebrity Dog Watcher
- The Random Cat Projects documents chance kitty encounters — moderncat
- Sharkey enjoys a doggone good book — The Daily Wag
- Top 10 reasons senior dogs make best road trip companions — DogTime
- Could 26-year-old Max be the world's oldest dog?! — People Pets
- Have great egg-spectations with chickens as pets — PetMD
Just in Time For Summer: CommuteMate's Pet Food Holder
If you're taking off for a quick weekend trip and need a handy holder to pack Fido's food in, check out this CommuteMate Portable Food Storage Container ($15) — not only does it neatly pack away kibble, but comes apart so you can also have water, a drinking bowl and a separate food bowl ready to go at a moment's notice.
Although I'm not one for camping (unless sleeping in a fully stocked RV is considered roughing it), but I can imagine that this would be perfect for those types of getaways, as well as an emergency food supply to keep in your car, just in case you need it on short road trips.
Quick Tip Before Buckling Up . . .
Whether your furry friend rides in a belt harness or a car seat while on road trips, I wanted to point out a quick tip for safety. Even if you prefer collars for walking, don't clip these to a seat belt or car seat attachment.
Personally, I don't believe in traveling with an unsecured pet period and, under no circumstances, should you drive around with a restraining device attached to your dog's collar.
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