YorkieTalk.com Forums - Yorkshire Terrier Community - View Single Post

demitasse · 08-29-2007, 06:47 PM

I posted the other day about a nightmarish car trip with Demi, during which she yelped and screeched the entire 90 minutes.

Today my social calendar started to fill up with road trips in September.

Uh-oh.

I think I'm going to try keeping her in her crate in the car.

She has a Pet Taxi (hard-sided, relatively large), which she's comfortable in. She also has a Diva (soft-sided, smaller) which I want her to get used to because it's airline-approved and I plan to travel with Demi to Europe next summer.

My dilemmas are which crate to use and where to put the crate. The Diva can be strapped into a safety belt, but I suspect that keeping Demi on the passenger seat will be just as bad as having her strapped into her car seat (bad results! bad results!). I'm thinking that I'll try the bigger crate and put it on the floor of the backseat. If that works out, I'll try the Diva carrier next time. Or I might dose her with Rescue Remedy and use the Diva.

Opinions? Experiences?

08-29-2007, 06:47 PM	#1
demitasse Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 95	Riding in Car in Crate? I posted the other day about a nightmarish car trip with Demi, during which she yelped and screeched the entire 90 minutes. Today my social calendar started to fill up with road trips in September. Uh-oh. I think I'm going to try keeping her in her crate in the car. She has a Pet Taxi (hard-sided, relatively large), which she's comfortable in. She also has a Diva (soft-sided, smaller) which I want her to get used to because it's airline-approved and I plan to travel with Demi to Europe next summer. My dilemmas are which crate to use and where to put the crate. The Diva can be strapped into a safety belt, but I suspect that keeping Demi on the passenger seat will be just as bad as having her strapped into her car seat (bad results! bad results!). I'm thinking that I'll try the bigger crate and put it on the floor of the backseat. If that works out, I'll try the Diva carrier next time. Or I might dose her with Rescue Remedy and use the Diva. Opinions? Experiences?