| In the United States alone, over 60
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| | description.
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| million households have one or more pets.
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| | 6 - Check with your vet for any
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| Pet owners in 15 million of those
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| | recommended vaccinations appropriate for
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| households travel with their pets, and
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| | your trip - exposure to ticks while
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| the majority stay in pet-friendly
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| | hiking, exposure to other dogs while
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| lodging. Fortunately, pet friendly
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| | boarding or heartworm prevention if your
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| hotels, condos and vacation home rentals
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| | dog will be exposed to mosquitoes are
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| do exist.
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| | examples of important preventative
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| If you will be traveling with your pet,
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| | measures to take before your trip. If
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| here are some pet friendly tips to
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| | your pet is a dog, have an up-to-date
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| remember for safe and trouble-free
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| | rabies tag for your dog's collar. If you
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| travel.
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| | decide to day board your dog while on
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| 1 - When you make your reservation,
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| | vacation, you may be required to show
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| double-check that pets are allowed. An
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| | paperwork proof of the rabies
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| important advantage of reserving online
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| | vaccination.
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| is that you can see - in writing -
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| | 7 - Once you arrive at the pet friendly
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| whether or not pets are permitted and any
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| | lodging, inform the check-in person that
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| restrictions. Online, you can print out
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| | you have your pet. You can inquire if
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| your reservation receipt that includes
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| | there are any restricted areas where your
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| the "pets allowed" information. Verbal
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| | pet should not be taken. Pet friendly
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| reservations leave more room for
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| | lodging staff should be very accustomed
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| misunderstanding and miscommunication. If
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| | to answering these kinds of questions and
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| reserving by telephone, ask the
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| | will appreciate your awareness.
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| reservation person to mail you a
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| | 8 - In your hotel room, condo, cabin
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| confirmation receipt that includes the
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| | rental or vacation home rental - never
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| "pets allowed" information.
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| | let your pet use the furniture or beds to
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| 2 - Is your pet an experienced traveler?
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| | sit, lay or sleep on unless you've
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| If not, you should begin getting your pet
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| | covered the furniture or bed with your
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| more accustomed to traveling. Begin by
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| | own cover. Place your pet's food and
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| making your car a fun place for your pet.
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| | water containers on a mat or newspaper in
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| Get in the car with them, play with them,
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| | the bathroom, where cleanup will be
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| give them a treat - have them enjoy being
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| | easier. When staying in pet friendly
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| there with you. Then take a short drive
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| | accommodations, you may choose to feed
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| with them. Gradually increase the length
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| | your pet outdoors.
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| of time and distance that you drive with
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| | 9 - If you'll be leaving your pet alone
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| them. Before making a long trip with your
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| | in the room or vacation rental, make sure
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| pet, the idea is to have them comfortable
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| | the front desk or rental agent knows. Be
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| with being in the car for extended
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| | sure that you leave your pet secured in
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| periods of time.
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| | their travel container or crate if
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| 3 - Remember that securing your pet while
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| | housekeeping staff will be entering the
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| traveling in the car is crucial for their
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| | room at any time to clean. You certainly
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| safety and yours. Consider purchasing a
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| | don't want a housekeeper to enter and be
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| dog safety harness for your pet to use
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| | surprised or even attacked by your pet! A
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| while traveling in the car. If you have a
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| | pet may also run out of the room when
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| station wagon or SUV, you can purchase a
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| | housekeeping enters if left unsecured.
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| vehicle barrier that keeps your pet
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| | 10 - Be very careful in warm or hot
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| confined to the rear area. They are
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| | weather with leaving your pet in the car.
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| usually sold at pet stores or are
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| | Even when the outside temperature is only
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| available online.
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| | in the 70's or 80's, the interior of a
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| 4 - Be sure that your pet has an
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| | vehicle can reach 100 degrees and higher,
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| identification tag and wears it while on
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| | especially when parked in the sun. It
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| the trip. The tag should have your pet's
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| | doesn't take long at these temperatures
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| name, your name and phone number. If
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| | to cause serious or even fatal harm to
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| possible, use your cell phone number, a
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| | your pet.
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| home number and the number of where you
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| | Traveling with pets and staying in pet
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| will be staying.
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| | friendly lodging can be lots of fun -
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| 5 - Carry a photograph of your pet with
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| | after all, your pet is part of your
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| you on your trip. If your pet should ever
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| | family too. Just using common sense and
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| become lost, you'll be able to show
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| | planning ahead makes for an enjoyable and
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| others exactly what your pet looks like
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| | surprise-free vacation.
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| instead of just relying on a verbal
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