Travel advice

[Yellow Bear]

Ok - I have done a search on the section but this does not seem to have been covered

 

We pick up our pup this week but are faced with a 2plus hour drive home afterwards so any advice to help ease the stress in the mite would be appreciated.

 

We have a crate which would be made accesable from the back seat whilst on the Motorway and a puppy Kong with treats sounds like a good call - anything else??

 

D

[TJ91]

Ok - I have done a search on the section but this does not seem to have been covered

 

We pick up our pup this week but are faced with a 2plus hour drive home afterwards so any advice to help ease the stress in the mite would be appreciated.

 

We have a crate which would be made accesable from the back seat whilst on the Motorway and a puppy Kong with treats sounds like a good call - anything else??

 

D

Maybe try pick yhe dog up just before it would usually be going to sleep?

I went with a friend a couple weeks back to collect a young cocker, it curled up on my lap and slept most of the 2.5hour journey.

A good play before set off tired her out and she was out like a light on my lap when we got in the car

[WGD]

I tend to use a canvas crate as they don't rattle and sit it in the back seat so the pup can see and hear me all the time.

 

In my experience pups leaving the litter are usually knackered and a bit over awed by the experience so put it in the crate and leave it in peace until you get home. 2 hours is no time really.

[scotslad]

Ask the pup owners to throw a towel/old t shirt/ rag in with the litter so it gets there smell all over it, then u take towel away with u meant to reassure the pup with familar smells.

[Dirty Harry]

My lad was 4 when I picked up my GWP. He had him on his lap all the home and there were no problems. Someone to cuddle makes all the difference.

[polski]

^^^ As above ^^^

 

Brought my pup home last year, put her in the dog box(I had no choice),got her home(a short journey)both pup and dog box covered in ****,and the pup drooling like you wouldn't believe.

She's had a fear of travelling ever since.

 

Rick.

[ferguson_tom]

We used a large cardboard box with a towel in for them in the front passenger side foot well. Dont just pick the dog up and leave straight away spend some time with it a good hour at least and play with them a bit so they get used to you, the play in their safe environment of home reassures them you are okay and also tires them out. Puppys do not need to do a lot to get very tired at 8 weeks.

 

If you can have someone go with you be ideal to keep an eye on the pup as last thing you need when driving down the motorway is a puppy crying or pooing its crate as this will lead to them being scared of the car as someone has mentioned.

 

When i was younger about 8 or 9 we picked up our springer spaniel from wales and she was cuddled up with me the whole way back to Hertfordshire, it might just be me thinking it but from that me and her always were very close and would sleep on my bedroom floor most nights etc. A couple of years ago as well we picked up my dad a new Puppy when on holiday in Devon and my (now) wife had her on her lap the whole way cuddles up and even though we dont see the dog that often she still loves my wife to bits.