traveling with a puppy

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Hey guys! Next month I will be traveling to Lake Tahoe with my family (for 3-4 days) and we were wondering if taking my Dobie puppy with us would be a good idea. We have upped training and are planning on starting with socialization in a little less than two weeks so he can be ready for our road trip in august (He gets his last shots in two weeks so he has only met family/friends and their dogs). We do not have any friends that have time to pet sit our puppy and train him since everyone is already planning on going on vacation. I am always a little uneasy about a stranger petsitting him too or boarding him though.
Would this trip be too stressful? We live in a city so it wouldn't be too much of an abrupt change with the many cars and people on bikes that pass in front of our house. What do you guys think? Any tips on making this trip smooth for him? BTW he will be 4 months on the road trip- right now he is almost 13 weeks.
 
The more exposure he gets at the earliest age is usually the best. Just be sure to be ready to adjust to his needs when called for. Be his vigilant protector, don't expect him to be confident in all situations, but don't overly protect him either.
 
Are you camping or staying indoors? Puppies don’t typically wander too far from their people but a long line may add extra safety. It takes a while to get used to the idea of watching them like a hawk making sure they don’t wander off or eat anything they shouldn’t. Overall they love adventures and tend to adapt better than we may expect them to.
 
Kaiser2016 said:
Are you camping or staying indoors? Puppies don’t typically wander too far from their people but a long line may add extra safety. It takes a while to get used to the idea of watching them like a hawk making sure they don’t wander off or eat anything they shouldn’t. Overall they love adventures and tend to adapt better than we may expect them to.
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We are renting a pet-friendly cabin, actually. I guess it'll be easier to look over him except there is no outside fence :(

Haha, mine is also pretty confident in most situations (except for that time when we passed a reactive german shepherd. He kind of just froze and stared then backed away slowly. He walked along fine after I called him though). I'm just a little worried about what might happen if I get distracted because his formal recall is still in the works. and talk about eating things they shouldn't. It's like I'm starving him!
 
Z.KAISER said:
We are renting a pet-friendly cabin, actually. I guess it'll be easier to look over him except there is no outside fence :(

Haha, mine is also pretty confident in most situations (except for that time when we passed a reactive german shepherd. He kind of just froze and stared then backed away slowly. He walked along fine after I called him though). I'm just a little worried about what might happen if I get distracted because his formal recall is still in the works. and talk about eating things they shouldn't. It's like I'm starving him!
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Get a long line for him to keep him safe!
 
I always used a 7 metre nylon recall line and found it gave enough room to move without too much tangling. The nylon is also nice and light. Just make sure that he isn't going to chew through it! :)
 
jazzies mum said:
make sure that he isn't going to chew through it! :)
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On that note lol, ours is a metal line like this:

I connect it to a harness so he doesn’t get yanked on the neck. We use this as a tie out when Kaiser wants to be in the garage with my hb and the garage door is open. Gives him full range of garage plus some of the driveway.

A long line for walks is also good. My hb uses the nylon tracking line for this and it’s 16 ft/5m - he likes the illusion it gives that the dog is free so people kinda panic when they see them coming :laughing:
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I really like our biothane long line. Won't stink, easy to clean, dries fast.

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Rits said:
I really like our biothane long line. Won't stink, easy to clean, dries fast.
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I love the color options in biothane and the hand feel is nice too. How do you find it in the heat though? I worry it would be hot to the touch when out in the direct sun or if kept in a hot car.
 
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