Traveling tips for solo drive with dog?

Cody

So... I'm 25 years old, preparing to take a lengthy road trip across the country in a car with my dog next spring. I'm currently saving money while living in Indianapolis and am eagerly awaiting this much needed experience.. but I want to prepare and get good advice from some people who know more about it.
My plan is to leave here and spend approx. a month or two on the road, mostly camping to prolong funds and spend some real time out in the open country. I am going to attempt and make a mapout of sorts, but I would also like to be able to "go with the flow" whenever I may feel the urge.
I fully intend on making sure my car is in good shape, and to gather everthing I may need, while still trying to maintain a reasonably minimal supply.
My end result would be to land in Austin and attempt to get my feet on solid ground with remaining funds long enough possibly stick around for a year or so.

so even though I'm sure the question is somewhat vague, and some of you are going to tell me all about how bad it could/will go for whatever reason.. keep in mind that the risk and/or possibilities are a big part of why I want to do it in the first place...so I am just asking for any advice, or good sources for more information, or useful tips, or even places I must visit... anything at all really, I have time to prepare and plan and no date is set in stone, so all is open right now. Thanks ahead of time

Answer
Austin Texas is gawd-awful hot in the summer so plan things for arrival in the Spring, say April-May. Your dog will feel comfortable traveling in a wire crate secured to the car. It is necessary to have some kind of carpet on the floor of this crate so that the dog can "hold on." Slinging around is not secure for them. You can also do some dog seat-belt arrangement.

There are so many things you cannot do with a dog. So forget going into a restaurant. Best bet is the drive up window and that gets really old. Don't even know how you'd manage to go to a grocery store.

Shipping a dog to Windsor Ontario?

bear 2 zea

I need to ship a dog from Indianapolis to Windsor Ontario. Does anyone know of an airport that is close to Windsor? United goes to Toronto, but it is about 200 miles from Windsor. Detroit is too far for her to travel as well. Air Canada is not taking any transfers from United right now. This boy has to go in an extra large crate. He weighs about 90 pounds.
The Windsor Airport is small, if I can find an airline to take this dog there I will, but in the mean time I need to find a bigger airport close to there.
This boy should be fine to ship. He is 2. I have shipped pups many times. Does anyone know of an airport close to Windsor?

Answer
If you're going through all the trouble of 'shipping' him, perhaps you can persuade someone to drive him there?

Flying in a cargo hold of a plane is a very stressful situation - especially for your rover friend.

Try making the journey by land... as much as possible. I am sure your dog would prefer it that way too!

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