The Modern Guide to Travelling with Your Dog

Calm trips, near and far

Some dogs hop in the car and settle straight away. Others drool, shake, bark or are sick before you reach the end of the road. Some cope with the trip but can't settle once they get there. All of that can be improved with some preparation and a few simple skills.

This guide covers planning, safe and calm car travel, travel sickness and worry, what to pack, settling into hotels, rentals and campsites, walks in new places, trains, ferries and planes, hot weather and heatstroke, cold and water, taking your dog to cafés, barbecues and busy events, puppies and worried dogs, and when your dog is happier staying at home.

I've been training dogs for over 30 years, and I wrote this the way I'd explain it if we were sat at your kitchen table together.

What's inside

• A "What's the problem?" finder that points you to the right chapter

• Planning: ID, paperwork, vet checks and whether the trip suits your dog

• Calm car travel: crates, guards, harnesses and a step-by-step confidence plan

• Travel sickness and worry, and when to talk to your vet

• What to pack, and why a bit of home matters

• Settling into hotels, rentals, campsites and friends' houses

• Walks in new places: long lines, recall, livestock and local rules

• Trains, buses, ferries and planes

• Hot weather: hot cars, heatstroke and exercise in the heat

• Cold, water and parasite safety

• Including your dog in social plans: cafés, friends' houses, barbecues and busy events, and when home is better

• Puppies, worried and older dogs, coming home and choosing a sitter

Pages to print and keep

• A car confidence plan

• A packing list

• A trip planner

• A quick-reference page with the rules

Why this guide is different

• It starts with whether the trip suits your dog, then how to get there

• It builds car confidence in small steps, at your dog's pace

• It's written for a global audience, with a reminder to check local rules

• It's honest that some dogs are happier at home, and helps you plan for that

• It's built on games plus structure, with reward-based training and no punishment

Who it's for

Families planning car trips, holidays or moves with their dog, dogs who are sick or worried in the car, and anyone taking a puppy, worried dog or older dog away from home.

What you get

A 63-page PDF and an EPUB in one ZIP file, emailed to you straight after checkout. Read it on your phone, tablet, e-reader or computer, and print the pages at the back.