Monday, January 16, 2012

TRAVELING WITH MY PACK - The List


Luna's Perch in the car


I have a list of things I like to pack for my dogs when we take a trip together. It is seasonal, but generally has the same things on it for any time of year. Here is the list I made for a big road trip to Colorado in early Fall:



•Luna's needs:

>First Aid Kit supplies: include Benadryl, rubber gloves, tweezers, matches, thermometer, buffered aspirin, Deramaxx, hydrogen peroxide, tea tree oil

>Tick protection: Tea tree oil spray

>Food packets

>Lots of treats

>Otomax

>Eye drops

>Supplements

>2 bags marshmallows

>Collars

>Recharge set up for flasher

>Seat belt harness

>Service Dog Vest

>Leashes

>Backpack for Me

>Poop bags

>Plastic grocery bags

>Bowls

>Rug

>Small towels

>Big towel

>Toys

>Gulpies

>Bed

>Orange fleece

>Blanket

>Carabiner

>Pepper spray




And the car is packed up!
I often use a Rubbermaid bin for the dogs' things.
A suitcase works well too - usually the carry-on size - but Rubbermaid bins stack so nicely.


2 comments:

Jewels said...

So glad you posted your list. It's on my bucket list to travel with my dog(s) one day. I'm thinking I may take Piper with me on my trip to Tennessee this spring.

The Pack said...

Oh Jewels! There are even a few more things I took on that trip that aren't on the list! When you're ready to get into the car, I'd love to help you make YOUR list.

I think it's easy to travel and be on vacation with my dogs because I'm so much happier having them with me than being without them. And the kind of vacations I like to take make it easy to include them in everything I do.

I highly recommend a road trip with Piper. One of the best trips of my life was the road trip I shared with Luna to Utah. It was everything romantic that you could envision about a girl and her dog on the road.