Ooh, I'm excited, just got a letter saying me and my dog have been shortlisted for a competition! I'm really excited!!

Do I want to pay £15 for a car park space? I only live in north London, but I'm wondering whether it's easier to go by tube with a fabric crate, dog and rucksack, or to try and drive into the middle of London (gulp). Anyone out there taken their dog to DD before?

sorry, i know nothing about DD (or driving in London) but just wanted to say well done for being shortlisted :)

well done you.

Congrats on being shortlisted.

I would personally drive, taking my dog on the tube is my idea of hell.

Emma

I go to DD every year and have never had a problem with the traffic going into Earls Court but it is always very busy in the evening when going home.

I managed fantastic with a dog on the tube (in fact at Oxford Circus they stopped one of the escalators so we could walk down it as apparently there aren't any stairs there :-D ), but wouldn't fancy it at rush hour.

I would go for tube rather than driving - sounds easier and a lot cheaper!!

And congrats. :-)

Seen many dogs travelling on the tube, thought depends on the size of the dog as to whether its an easy option or not.
I considered entering my dog into DD for the companion show, thought it would be fun, but thought about putting a Bernese on the train and then the tube, re thought that idea pretty quickly.
Some dogs won't take to things like escalators at all, something so new to them with lots of people around could be stressful. Maybe if your thinking about doing the tube is during a quieter time is to do some tube training before hand.

I've taken her on the tube before, she's a Cavalier so it is possible to carry her ok. It's just managing with the crate and a bag with her water bowl etc in it as well as her. Hmm, I think I will be brave and drive in, that way she won't arrive with chewing gum on her feet either!