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Pets and Traveling

Tips to Make your Trip a Safe and Enjoyable One

It’s Friday night at the beginning of your week’s vacation, and you’ve just finished packing up the van. You, sweetie and the kids are preparing for a 4 hour drive to your favourite campground. The kids have their DVDs picked out for the drive, and sweetie has finished packing the snack cooler. What are you forgetting?

You begin backing out of the driveway, and sweetie taps you on the arm. “I think we’re forgetting something,” she says and points to the living room window. There’s Rover, doing his best impression of Puss in Boots from the newest Shrek movie. You pull back in the driveway, and run inside. After you grab Rover and jump back into the van, you realize that he’s going to be wandering around the van the entire drive, jumping from lap to lap to lap. “It would be so much more convenient if you had a seat for him to curl up in,” you think to yourself.

That’s where we come in. We now have a line of vehicle accessories available to make your pet travel during the vacation more convenient and relaxing.

For Smaller Dogs

Smaller dogs are a little bit more energetic and curious, therefore they’ll want to be able to see what’s going on around them. To offer your pet his own relaxing place in the car where he can still see, we have Solvit’s Pet Booster Seat. This booster seat sits high enough that your smaller dog can see out the window while staying seated during travel. It attaches to the car seat (and will work in the back seat) and supports from below. The standard pet booster seat will hold pets up to 20lbs, where the deluxe will hold pets up to 30lbs.

For Medium to Large Dogs

Medium to Larger dogs still like to see what’s going on around them, however they can see out the windows while staying seated without assistance. These larger dogs generally enjoy sleeping when in a vehicle, however when stopping the car/van, they may get excited. The following items are ideal for helping to keep rover calm during pet travel.

The Hammock Bench Seat Cover

This Seat cover protects the seat your dog is in, as well as attaches to the seat in front of him. This makes it harder for him to jump into the seat in front of him, which keeps him safer and more relaxed. This seat cover is made with waterproof materials and is treated with StainBlok before distributed.

Precision Vehicle Barrier

This adjustable vehicle barrier fits in every car, van or SUV with minimal effort. It offers your pet the comfort of his own space by confining him to the cargo area. The Vehicle Barrier also has a swinging door so that the passengers can access your furry friend at any time during pet travel.

Traveling with your pet can be hard if you aren’t prepared. The above items are just little conveniences that make traveling that much more relaxing, and FUN!

For more Pet Travel Accessories, visit our Vehicle Accessories Section.

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