Canine Travel:
7 Top Tips To Make Your Dog
A Better Traveller
Author: Aaron Rayme
For young dogs or nervous travellers warmer. This produces an oven effect as the
lots of little journeys to pleasant ‘doggy’ dog gets hotter so does the area in which he is
locations can help immensely. A short located which in turn will make him hotter, in turn
5 minute drive to the local park is making his area hotter and so on until eventually
benefi cial even if the park is in walking he or she may die from being literally cooked.
distance from the dog’s home; as it gets the dog Simple solution – never leave dogs in cars, ever.
into the frame of mind that travelling ends in a
nice experience. Often dogs with travel problems 4) It’s funny to look at and my word they
come from rural areas where they only ever have all seem to love doing it but dogs sticking
to use a car when the journey is essential to their heads out of car windows is actually
somewhere such as the vet or boarding kennels, not good – yes, even when it’s a Boxer
the dog then learns to associate travelling with and their cheeks fl ap up and down in the
upsetting or unpleasant experiences. wind with spit fl ying everywhere – it’s still not big
or clever for three important reasons. Just as
6) Whenever you are taking your dog children sticking their heads out of car windows
anywhere, especially by car when you is considered by most parents to be dangerous
are going outside of your immediate local (and there are cases when serious injury has
area, make sure the dog is fully protected resulted) the same is true of dogs.
with ID – even if the dog is microchipped
it makes sense to ensure they are also wearing Cyclists, close encounters with other drivers or
a visible form of identifi cation such as a tag with stationary or moving objects – all could result in
their name and address on. It has been known serious injury or even death and as everyone
for vehicles carrying dogs to be involved in road knows, you as the driver have no control over
traffi c accidents where the terrifi ed dog has other situations that may arise on the road.
escaped from the scene in panic and has ended
up in a strange area. If the dog has no visible ID A dog with ears and gums fl apping up and down
containing full contact data the chances of getting is a common sight on the road and most would
him or her back are made much harder in such agree that it has its funny side but by the same
circumstances. token it is also very, very distracting for other
drivers.
5) Never, ever, under any circumstances
leave pets in cars unattended. Two You also run the risk, in some cases, of being
very simple reasons. You may be able pulled over by the police who could make a case
to live with the theft of your car stereo, for you driving without due care and attention or
handbag, or designer sunglasses but if even causing danger on the road – in this day in
someone decides to steal your dog could you age with speed cameras all too happy to eat into
forgive yourself? It happens so don’t take the the 12-point limit on your driving licence you have
risk. Secondly dogs exhume heat. to ask yourself do you really want your dog to be
the reason for a fi ne, higher insurance premium
Unlike us humans, a dog left in a confi ned area – and a points penalty?
even with the window down (which will increase
the likelihood of a car break in anyway) – will Lastly, it’s actually very unhealthy for the dog –
heat up his or her immediate area as they get roads by their very nature are highly polluted and
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