I'm on my way out there this week from the GTA! I've done the trip on an annual basis with my girls and they are superb travellers. Sounds like you have all the basics organized, and are well prepped...are you travelling through Canada or the US? I've done the trip both ways and find it slightly shorter through Canada, but there are some nicer stops through the US. Travelling through Quebec are wonderful roadside stops, and I've been known to take the girls into the bathroom with me if needed. Otherwise, I travel with my father and we take turns if its too hot to leave the girls in the car. You can use a little gravol or ginger (i.e. ginger snap) for you pup if he has a tendency to car sickness. My schnauzer only has problems on really windy roads...(maybe its my driving???
) The other thing I noticed is that although I'm exhausted from being in the car all day...the pups are full of energy having slept all day in the crate
So, remember to throw a chew or toy in your bag to help your pup burn some energy in the hotel room in the evening.
As I said, I'm leaving Monday, so if this heat stays with us, it means that we will be eating at drive thrus...I don't like to leave the dogs in the hotel room alone, even crated...and it will be too hot to leave them alone in the car...so take out it is!
Above all, try to control your own anxiety and excitement...I find the dogs are so incredibly sensitive...if you take travelling in stride, so will they.