Is there any special advice I need to bring puppy a 6-7 hour journey,haven't travelled this distance before with a new puppy.The one good thing is we are bringing home 2,one for somebody else in Glasgow so they will have each other.I am putting them both in 1 large cage,plenty of bedding and will be stopping to change it on way up,any other ideas would be most appreciated,Sandra.

Did not bring mine that far but far enough, we travelled with it on the passengers lap and I had a cage with towels and paper in it. We stopped 3 times in 5 hours and popped him in the back on the newspaper to have a pee whilst we had a coffee and then he went back onto the passengers lap, with a towel in case but it was not needed. Give water but not food.

I travelled 5 hours with Obi, put him in a cat basket strapped into the front passenger seat (airbag switched off) with a cosy blanket.  Had decided not to stop unless he needed to or I was feeling tired.  Neither happened, he slept the whole way, just one wee. You just have to play it by ear, but I would be very reluctant to put them on the ground anywhere, best to get home as quick as you can

Hi Sandra,
    We had about 5 hours travel by train when we picked our puppy up several years ago.  He travelled in one of those plastic cat boxes, and I took spare bedding in case of an accident (though not needed!).  And most importantly, the breeder didn't feed him before the journey, so I'd ask yours to do the same!  Often puppies throw up with the motion of car or train, so it's better if they've not had a meal.  I did offer water on the way though.
  Hilda 
 

Hi Sandra,
On three different occasions, the journey consisting of a car drive, a few hours on train, London underground and on top of that some three hours air travel the puppies were all "seasoned" travellers. No problems whatsoever!
Best of luck to you.

Hi Sandra, we brought Diesel home on a 7 hour trip, and he was wonderful. He slept most of the way, and only needed to go to the toilet twice :) I did take along a crate, but his breeder thought he'd settle better with me on the back seat, and he really was a dream, and we travelled up from Lincolnshire to just outside of Edinburgh. Take along plenty of kitchen roll, baby wipes, a couple of plastic bags, just incase of any accidents. Diesel had a couple of sips of water as well as a few schmakos but nothing else. What kind of puppy are you getting?
Sharon
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We were travelling about 5 to 6 hours to get Elly.  She spent most of the time on my mums lap sleeping in fact she slept nearly the whole journey bless her. We didn't feed her but she did have water and we took some inco sheets with us for her to pee on.  It was far easier than I thought it was going to be.

hi everyone are pups allowed on the train from cambridge to stansted airport will be in carry cage thanks

Sharon,it's a South African Boerboel and we are so excited about a new breed in our kennels.Hubby has warned me no more Akitas!!!We'll see!!I'm stuck on three names-Razina,Savannah and Zoe.I saw her at 4 weeks and couldn't decide,perhaps one will just click when I bring her home,will let you all know when she gets home,Sandra:)

Hi Sandra
Congratulations - how exciting.

Just a thought on the names. My friends daughter is called Savannah, and it's a lovely name, but she lives in dread of it being shortened to 'Savvy' :D

Kat

Some one I know has an Italian Greyhound called Savannah. Lovely dog. Although slightly different size!!!!!!
Lea :)

I think I'd end up shortening it to Vanna,but then that reminds me of Vanna White on the American gameshow!!!!!!

Hi Sandra, I had never heard of that particular breed, so I went and had a nosey and they're gorgeous :) I love the name Savannah, very exotic ;)
It's a thought though that long journey...but it'll be so worth it when you get her home :)
Good Luck
Sharon
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There is sme kind of sedative but if the dogs a car sick type that might or might not be a good idea.

My 5 year old grandaughter that lives with me is called Savannah and her friends always shorten it to vanny, I really hate it but you cannot stop children, but I agree it is a beautifull name

I had a dog (sadly put to sleep last month) that we used to take camping in the summer and we used to sedate her, tablets I got off the vet. She was useless in the car all her life, screaming, drooling, vomiting, dirtying so instead of her missing out on camping trips we would sedate her, she would sleep the whole way there and for much of that day.
They did make her dosy for the day but it meant she could enjoy a few days camping with us.
The first time I ever used them I felt so sorry for her as she could hardly stand as she was that relaxed but once we got the strength right she was fine.

Sandra

We recently travelled our litter of pups (and their mum) home to the UK for Christmas (and back to Ireland again after Christmas).

They were 6 wks of age. 

they were in the car for 14 hours.  We had two cages, tied together (with the doors tied open).  At one end we had newspaper, and the clip-on water bowl, and at the other end we had normal bedding.  So they had a toilet area and seperate sleeping area.

We stopped every two hours (except when on the ferry), to change paper, and let mum-dog out for a wee.  Everybody travelled like a dream.  We had to feed them during the journey, as 14-hours with no food was far too long for the pups.  But we had no sick-ups, and all solid waste (poo) stayed a good consistency.  To be honest, they slept most of the way, waking up only to eliminate on the newspaper, then back to bed.

I think providing the pups are kept quiet, and not overly fussed over, you should have few probs.  Just carry lots of spare bedding and newspaper, and a bin bag to store the dirty in!  You may find once they've got over the initial excitement of all things new, they'll probably sleep most of the way.  Just don't have the car radio on too loud! ;o)

Thanks everybody for the advice,like the idea of the 2 cages together,quite ingenius,hadn't thought of that one.Well only 2 days to go and then I get to see her again.Was talking to a girl from South Africa today and she says they are ten apenny over there,which is only to be expected and when she asked how much they sell for over here she nearly died laughing,oh well.Sandra.