Maggiemoo89

Hi Mjosa, We've done some enquiries through the airlines but it didn't end up much cheaper. Qantas was $250 and needed to buy crate separately and JetPets was around $310 too Virgin didn't have anything I don't think. Our breeder recommends DogTainers as she's used them a fair bit before so think we'll just pay the extra and go with them ($350 for the bigger crate which she needs because the travel time is still about 7hrs). Thanks for the tips everyone! We are going to stop in and visit the pup on our drive down and get her flown down 2 days later. Without her we could probably do the drive in 2 days too instead of 3 :)

Maggie moo, can I suggest a baby gate so that your cat can get some down time from the puppy. Our puppy is 7 months now, and the cats are still escaping through the baby gate for their quiet time. Pup loves the cats but the nose bunting and licks can get a bit much for older cats. Plus I can confine the pup to one end of the house. Smaller area for toilet training etc. Good luck to everyoney with pups on the horizon. We've got one of those dog exercise pens for when we are out and can't watch her, but also looking to get a baby gate to block off the hallway to the bedrooms / carpeted areas :) Our cat is 2 and still playful but can imagine he won't like a puppy jumping on him haha.

We got a quote through dogtainers and it was $310 for their small size crate. I thought it seemed like a lot but I think it's extra because it's going from regional to regional and not direct flights? Have you had experience with another company you could recommend? Any tips are much appreciated

Thanks all for the advice! The pup will be 12 weeks when we get her and will have had 2nd vaccine on 19th Oct, and we pick up on 29th. I've had a read and she won't be completely covered but by then should be okay at places that aren't dog spots. I'm going to ask the breeder about her exposure with cars so far and see what she recommends :) she has a preferred dog transporter that I will enquire with too!

We're getting a Boston terrier puppy in 2 weeks! Sooo excited!! We also have a cat who doesn't like strangers but seems to be fine with other animals so I think he'll love his little sister. She'll be my first pup so I can't wait. Reading the forums like a mad person atm trying to remember tips on what to do.

Thank you! We have a crate cover for her own crate, no bag but could wrap it. We'll be travelling from Mackay to Newcastle with her.. 3 days of 6 hours driving each day (not including time taken for stops). Wouldn't it be too long to not feed her until we had finished driving for the day?

I was thinking the same. Few hours vs few days is usually easier and cheaper! Definitely agree. Fly if at all possible. I did drive a pup half way to meet it's new owners but they were friends and it was a quicker way to get him to them on short notice (they couldn't decide which pup!) - 12 hours in total for the pup. I travelled him in a large crate with the pup I was keeping and they played the whole way - but they were VERY used to traveling in the car. I stopped regularly for toilet breaks but never in popular rest stops for reasons already pointed out. My parents have moved onto a boat, sailing down to Syd and need me to get their car from North QLD for them.. So my partner and I are flying up to Cairns and making the drive down regardless (so won't cost to drive and pick her up). We did look into flying her but thought because we'll going past her on our way anyway we could get her and save $300. Want what's best for her of course so if it's a really bad idea we could get her flown down the week after!

Thanks for the tips! All great points. We'll be in a Subaru Outback. Have to drive my parents car down for them (also why we didn't decide to fly the pup, as we're driving past her anyway) so will be flying up and can't fit her crate in the suitcase, even collapsed. May be able to get it as extra luggage separately if I wrap it or something though.

Hi! I'm new to the group and just signed up as we're getting a Boston terrier puppy in 2 weeks :D so excited!! I'm a bit worried though as we're picking her up interstate from the breeder and her first experience with us and (one of her first) in the car, her crate, etc. is going to be a 3 day drive back home it could be done in 2 long days but we're splitting it over 3 so we can stop earlier and take lots of rest breaks. I've been reading a bit about the importance of their new experiences being pleasant and I don't want her to end up hating driving. Also that you should slowly let them get used to their crate with the door closed for only 5min then 10mins at a time, and increase but we'll be pretty much straight on the road. Other than giving her toys and treats and stopping every hour or two, are there any other tips people might have for us in this scenario?? We're thinking of taking our cat's crate for the drive instead so she doesn't associate her own with the drive. We've also got a little harness and seat belt attachment so I can hold her out of the crate most of the time. Any tips or advice would be much appreciated! Thanks :)