to someone, in a country with a language Rule 2. Take all practical steps to ensure
that you don’t speak; your predicament that it is not easy or tempting for the dog
will only be intensifi ed by your inability to to wander off.
communicate your problem.
If you provide the dog with the option of
Here are some ‘holiday horror going off alone for a stroll, he may well
avoidance’ rules just do that. If it is not a viable option, the
thought won’t enter his head. Not many
Rule 1. Make sure you are taking your dogs ‘escape’ in the sense that they have
dog on a holiday that is suited to him. tried to get out of a property or garden,
Ensure it is a holiday that allows you to more often it is an opportunity offered to
keep an eye on your dog, and one that them on a plate, such as an open door
allows you to keep him from boredom - or slack lead loosely tied to a lamp post
the main reason that dogs go walkabouts (opposite a butcher’s perhaps).
by themselves.
No matter how careful a dog owner is,
Prevention is the key here, once your dog there is always an element of misfortune
is out of your sight, you cannot control involved in a missing dog holiday saga.
his fate, nor can you control his actions.
Ensure that when out in public, the dog So to increase the chances of a happy
is always on a lead (this is demanded by ending.
law in many popular holiday resorts) and
when he is alone it is imperative that he is Take a recent photo with you.
secure. This does not just mean locking Update all details on ID collar and tag.
the hotel door behind you as you leave to Don’t let the dog off the lead or out of your
play beach volleyball, a careless cleaner sight.
or porter could make it all too easy for
your dog to escape. If you do leave your
dog on the premises, give instructions to
all who may have contact with the dog to Here we get an inside look at
ensure he is secure before they leave.
how Pet Passports, quarantine
and pet travel work.
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