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When planning a trip with your pet that involves air travel, ensuring a happy and safe flying experience for four-legged flier is your top priority. You’ve spent ample time researching the most pet friendly hotels that will best suit your furry companion, but you’re concerned about their comfort and safety during the whole process of flying.
When planning a trip with your pet that involves air travel, ensuring a happy and safe flying experience for four-legged flier is your top priority, pet, . You’ve spent ample time researching the most pet friendly hotels that will best suit your furry companion, but you’re concerned about their comfort and safety during the whole process of flying. According to the American Animal Hospital Association, approximately 76 million cats and dogs travel with their owners each year and airports are starting to take notice.
The following airports have made the most strides in pet travel by opening up designated areas for animals to take a potty break, get water, and stretch their legs. If your route includes any of these stops, these pet areas provide a great way to comfort and reconnect with your pet once you get to your destination or while waiting for a connecting flight.
1. Atlanta: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) We blogged about the grand opening of Hartsfield-Jackson’s off-leash dog park last month and we definitely had to include it in our list.
The 1,000-square-foot fully-fenced Poochie Park includes flowers, grass, rocks, and benches to set the scene for dogs to sniff around, get a bit of exercise, and do their business. Being the world’s busiest airport, it has seen its fair share of pets pass through and wanted to better cater to their four-legged passengers.
2. Houston: George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) Not only does George Bush Intercontinental have four designated pet areas, it also offers the only onsite kennel managed by an airline (Continental Airlines) in the United States.
The kennel provides 1,100 square feet of space for runs and exercise pens, day kenneling, overnight kenneling, and grooming.
3. Philadelphia: Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) The PHL has 7 (count ‘em, seven) pet relief areas that include a mulch surface, a bench, and a faux fire hydrant. Each fenced-in area ranges from 250 to 600 square feet and also includes a pet waste bag dispenser and trash can.
4. Phoenix: Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) The Pet Patch, the Paw Pad, and the Bone Yard are Sky Harbor’s three designated pet-friendly zones.
These areas offer a place for pets to get relief, wander and sniff, as well as drink fresh water. Mitts for clean up are provided.
I couldn't tell from your post if you are talking about a puppy or not, but it doesn't sound like a great idea for a pup. They will need to interact with you a lot more than an adult dog.An older dog might adapt to that, I've always had a long commute to work, so am gone for about 11 hours. I have an indoor-outdoor situation for them; I have multiple dogs and they have access to a small yard inside our fenced property. They keep each other company. But they need some quality time from you every day. If you can't dedicate at least an hour every day to the dog, it might not be a good idea. At least a shih tzu at least isn't going to require hours of exercise, but it should get out for a good long walk with you every day, at least once a day. When I first get home I take them all out for a walk. If they get tired out, they are content to just be around me in the evening, lounging around. If I only had time to come home, walk them, then leave again, I probably wouldn't have dogs.
However, I've got one that is in kidney failure, so she takes extra time for SQ fluids in the evening, and feeding them all can take a while if I have to soak her food and hide all her medications in it.
If a puppy, or any dog for that matter, gets bored, they find ways to entertain themselves, and this means either becoming destructive or developing other bad habits. I think the idea of having two dogs is a good idea too, but you still have to give them lots of exercise and quality time with you, or you have two of them figuring out ways to entertain themselves with your stuff.
Even with an adult dog, the puppy pads are a good idea, and you'd need to spend a lot of extra time with the dog at first to gain it's confidence and develop a relationship. If it's an older dog, after that you and the dog should be able to get into a routine.
How much time each day do you think you'd have to spend with the dog? It sounds like you had a dog before, did that work out ok?
vickie
