Travel safety Blog
Travel-specific safety guidance for dog owners: road trips, lodging, trails, wildlife encounters, and emergencies away from home.
Service dogs in California: where your dog can go and what the law actually says
Few corners of dog travel generate as much bad information as service dogs. Hotel clerks turn away people they’re legally required to admit. Meanwhile, a brisk online trade in vests and “certificates” convinces folks they can take any dog anywhere…
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Hotel safety: securing your dog in unfamiliar places
The most dangerous moments of most dog vacations are not on the trail or in the car — they are in the first ten minutes of arrival at an unfamiliar room.
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What to do if your dog bolts while traveling
A dog that bolts from your backyard at home has neighbors, familiar scents, and a chance of returning on their own.
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Car travel safety for dogs: crates, harnesses, California law
Your dog loves a road trip. What they do not love — and what they cannot negotiate — is what happens to an unrestrained 60-pound passenger when you brake hard…
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California desert critters: a dog owner’s field guide
Rattlesnakes get the headlines, and for good reason — but they are one chapter in a much longer book.
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Foxtails and California dogs: what to know before summer
Foxtails peak from May through October across California — and their one-way barb makes them a veterinary emergency when embedded. Here's where to check your dog, what symptoms to watch for, and when to call the vet.
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Packing the ultimate dog travel first aid kit
A dog first aid kit is not a survival kit and it is not a replacement for a veterinarian.
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