This is the puppy training podcast episode number 71, car and air travel tips for dogs.

This podcast is designed to help you on your journey of becoming best friends through love and learning as you train your own dog from home.

And I'm here to help you every step of the way.

This is the puppy training podcast and I'm your host, Amy Jensen. Hi everybody. I hope you're having a great week.

Thanks for tuning in. Today's topic is something that comes up a lot as my team and I help a lot of new

dog owners and that's of car and air travel.

So let's say that you're getting a puppy soon. You're driving several hours away to pick up your

puppy, which means you'll have a long drive home with the puppy in the car. What should you bring?

How can you help the puppy enjoy the trip? What about those potty breaks? I will address these

questions on the podcast today. Others of you, I know, are flying on a plane with your brand new puppy.

What should you expect on the flight? What should you bring with you? How will the puppy handle the trip?

I want to address these questions as well. So today is all about traveling with your dog.

I'm also going to share a few general tips for travel as the weather warms up in many areas.

Today's topic is on my mind especially because we are bringing our own new puppy home in a few weeks.

We're bringing them home from Camden Lane Labradoodles and it is a two-hour car ride from my house.

So I guess from their house to my house and from my house to their house.

And I want to share with you my plan for the trip. I've also flown with dogs in the cabin

and can offer my advice there as well. Let's start with the car ride because even if you're

flying your puppy home, there will be a ride following to get you to your house. So let's

start there. First spend time with your puppy at the

breeder's home or at the meeting spot before getting in the car. It's important that you meet

your puppy, you help them feel safe with you. They're not going to know who you are. So sit down

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