I was recently posed a challenge by my friend Vera Marie Badertscher of A Travelers Library that’s been making its way around the interwebs: Pick out your best posts in seven different categories and then pass the challenge along to five more bloggers. Called — very aptly — My 7 Links, it was started by…
Talking Pet Travel & FIDO Friendly’s 50th with Carol Bryant
Carol Bryant and her dog, Dexter, are perfect pet travel ambassadors. Both are outgoing, photogenic, and, as far as I can tell, well-behaved (I can only vouch for Carol’s behavior first-hand during one dinner at last year’s BlogPaws conference in Denver, where I didn’t observe her drinking too much, throwing up, or insulting anyone, but…
Pet Travel, Triumphant! Frankie’s Flying Colors
Last week, I wrote about preparing to fly with Frankie for the first time, covering booking a flight; getting the pet carrier ready for Frankie and getting Frankie pet-carrier ready; and deciding whether or not to give Frankie a sedative. We’re back. And here’s the full report. The Ride to the Airport Can you say…
Pet Travel Planning, Pt. 4: Feeding Frenzy
Owners of diabetic dogs tend to be very food conscious – to put it mildly. It’s not just that a proper diet is needed to help regulate blood sugar. It’s also that diabetic dogs need to eat, period, so that their insulin can be administered. Without enough food in the system, there’s the danger of…
Pet Travel Planning, Pt. 3: Frankie’s Drug-Free Policy
Frankie and motorized vehicles don’t mix. From the start, he made it clear to me that not every dog eagerly jumps into a car, ready to ride. And nothing I have done in subsequent years has ever changed that. To wit: Taken him to places that he doesn’t hate in the car. Check. We go…
Pet Travel Planning, Pt. 2: The SturdiJet Carrier
As I mentioned in my last post, my pet travel guru is Mary-Alice Pomputius of DogJaunt.com. No one blogs with greater, more useful detail about traveling with a small dog, especially by plane, than Mary-Alice.* And if there is a higher title than guru — perhaps the Guru Queen? — that’s Mary-Alice on the subject…
Pet Travel Planning, Pt.1: Booking a Flight
As I mentioned in an earlier post, Frankie and I are flying to San Diego next week. You might think that, as a former full-time travel writer, I would take air travel in my stride. Have the right luggage, the perfect nonwrinkle outfits. Be able to go anywhere with just a vest, like Peter Shankman.…
Frankie Will Fly!
A few weeks ago, I blogged about how I was going to be brave and take Frankie with me to New York if the invitation that a friend had extended a few months earlier to stay in her place worked out. It didn’t. Frankie and the Co-op Board There were the expensive rugs that my…
Pet Escape! How to Prevent Runaways & Raise the Odds of Return
Pets can give the term “escape” on vacation a whole new meaning. According to the California Veterinary Medical Association, 1 in 3 pets goes missing during its lifetime. Without proper ID, 90% never return home. Travel is prime time for pets to go on the lam because unfamiliar circumstances make even the calmest pets skittish.…
5 Tips from a Vet for Safe, Healthy Pet Travel
Traveling with your pet? Nothing can ruin a trip like having to deal with accidents or unanticipated health issues. I asked Laci Schaible, DVM, to suggest five key thing travelers can do to prepare for situations they might encounter and to head off problems. Here are her answers: 1. Buckle up for safety The classic…