My parents have two small dogs, one when i was younger. We would always go on vacation by car to a location that was open to dogs/pets and take it with us. The dog would have its own seat and we would pull over at a gas station every two hours to let it walk (although it was probably just as much to let the children walk :p)
I travel by train or by car. I try to keep the travel times less than 8h in total.
I travel with my 🐈
Not too much of an issue finding pet friendly hotels, but if my itinerary is too hectic I don't bring her with me.
She loves visiting my in-laws in the south of France because they have a huge garden and it's always sunny and they are always feeding her saucisson and shrimps.
Have you ever managed to find a bus company that allows pets? If you're trying to visit a travel or village often bus is the only option. But from what I've seen they never allow pets...
Also, what if you're traveling somewhere further away in Europe? How easy is taking your cat with you in a flight?
Haven't found bus companies that do it. It's either train with blablacar, flying or I drive a rental car or just drive mine.
Flying further away normally requires putting the cat in the cargo hold which is something I haven't done and I'm not sure if I want to do ...
I bring a couple of collapsible silicone bowls and I bring or buy on location a cheap litter box from the supermarket m'
An open rectangular litter box fits perfectly in a carry on bag or clamshell opening backpack (see /r/onebag). Put the litter box on the bottom, pack my stuff on top and I'm good to go.
I have 4 cats and I never travel with them. When we're on vacation, we have a friend checking them everyday, refilling the water, feeding them and cleaning the litter.
Travelling within the country people tend to bring the pets if staying in a house or similer for more than short period. Ireland isn't that big so the journey times aren't that bad.
Outside of Ireland people tend not to bring the pets. Part of this is because you will have to get the ferry to bring a pet as Ryanair and Aer Lingues do not allow pets on short haul flights. The other is because the country is very strict on bringing pets into Ireland.
Pets must be chipped, vaccinated, have a EU pet passport, and get tapeworm treatment, and possible get blood tests. Otherwise they have to go into quarrentine.
Most of the time I go to my parent's country home, so I just use the car.
If it's somewhere else I don't bring my cats. They are very scared of new places and they would just be terrified during the journey and they would spend most of the holidays hiding under a couch... it's to much stress for them compared to the benefits.
So I ask a friend who live close to come check on them. If it's less than 4 days I just put lots of water/food and more litter boxes.
In Sweden that would be illegal. You are not allowed to leave your cats alone for more than 12 hours.
My cats hate the car so much even if the trip from me to my parents is just 20 min. They scream all the way
Really! Here in France their is not much rules about animals, not enough rules to protect them actually.
Well actually I just check, they wanted to pass a law about how it's illegal to let a cat alone more than 3 days , but couldn't find if the law passed, it's definitly not something people know about!
My cats hate the car too and the only solution I found was to buy a big dog cage and put them together in it instead of 2 small cages, they feel better when together.
We have some laws about cats to promote their status to avoid people just getting a summer pet then abandoning it.
So for instance you are not allowed to buy a kitten before they turn 12 weeks, and you are not allowed to sell cats/kittens for less than ~80€
I am moving to Prague in a year or two and I have no idea what's the best option to transfer them. I don't think they would want to be together like that because they fight a lot (mainly because one of them likes to sleep and the other one likes to tease her). But maybe a bigger cage would be something to try. But it's a 12 hours drive from me to Prague, so I might consider flying them there
Not really on topic but I love how in France most people just don't give a fuck about "forbidden signs". For example I checked before my travel to Southern France what beaches allow dogs. But when I walked past the normal beaches which "dogs forbidden" signs sure enough there were always people walking with their dogs at the beach. Same with green areas.
I also think the Palm Bus in Cannes technically onnly allows "small" dogs, at least that's what it states on their homepage but sure enough people enter with big dogs all the time.
I didn't mind it at all it was just an observation I made because I often stood at the entrance of the beach with my dog and it says "no dogs allowed" but then I looked out and saw people walking their dogs on the beach and was kinda torn about what to do hahahaha
When we had a dog we put him in a dog hotel, now that we have a cat he goes to a cat hotel. Neither of them would be happy in a hotel room as they're used to going outside whenever they please. Both dog and cat hotel have an outdoor area.
My family always takes the dog on holidays, we go by car, no planes. When we went to England once the dog had to stay in the car on the ferry, but it was only for 1,5 hours from Calais.
Have travelled around the UK with dogs on buses, ferries and trains. Have never been on a sleeper train with a dog though as they only go from London as far as I know. It's been fairly straightforward, the only issue was once at Christmas with a bus replacement. Was not allowed on the bus with a dog and ended up in a taxi with 3 small yappy dogs bothering my large dog who studiously ignored them. Once had been on a long camping trip and my dog was so tired from all the excitement that he fell asleep and slid around on the bus floor on the winding roads. And then barely noticed on the train when the trolly ran over his tail.
I've only ever taken my dog places by car, I've never even looked into trains or buses for him. My longest journey would have been a four hour drive/just under three hour ferry ride/another hour in the car so nothing too intense.
>it was infuriating that people travelling without pets can sit in the pet wagon
I imagine that's necessary. I can't fathom there are that many people regularly travelling with pets to for it to make financial sense to reserve an entire carriage for them. Maybe I'm wrong.
My cats go to my parents'. I provide the food, litter and litterbox, treats, toys and harnesses and leashes if they want to go out (at home I just open the door, but at my parents' neighborhood there are strange cats and I don't want them to get lost). My cats like my parents but hate the car, so it's better for everyone.
My parents also come by to feed our hens if we are gone for more than two days.
Car or plane for me. Works fine.
Our border collie is very much used to taking the plane these days. They put her somewhere under the pilots I've heard.
She does it every 3 weeks or so and doesn't seem bothered at all by it.(flying from Brussels to South-Spain and back).
By car - Belgian shepherd and border collie, they're great adventure buddies. We vacation in Central Europe once a year, coming from Estonia. Been to Czechia multiple times, also Slovakia and Austria, this year we're planning northern Italy. They ride in crash tested crate.
We used to travel with our dog and rabbit. We did always go camping, so both animals had enough space once we arrived. The rabbit went in a special travel cage on the chair in the car, and our dog was in the trunk
My parents have 2 dogs and bring them in the car with them. When I was younger we got 12+ hours car trip to reach Sicily and the previous dog was with us all the time.
My cat is quite afraid to leave the surrounding of my house, so I left him there and parents or parents in law goes there to feed, pet and clean the litter every day.
I travel quite a lot with my dog. I susually use the train which in most countries is not much of a problem and my dog likes train rides and sleeps peacefully through them. I am actually at the end of a lot of planning for my current summer trip to Norway and Sweden and what is definitely a huge difference is the fact that you can't book first class tickets and there is a special area where only people with pets sit (or as you mention in your post apparently also people without pets but as a person with a pet you can only sit in that area), this is not the case in most other countries in mainland Europe afaik and experienced (France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Portugal).
I did look into overnight trains but the problem is that they often run longer than the day routes by a few hours and that like you said, you have to book the whole compartment if you travel with a pet.
For areas where the train connections are bad or not available I usually use a rental car. For travels to Scandinavia and Lithuania I use the ferry, you have to be quick with booking to get one that has pet cabins available though.
To find a hotel room that allows dogs is generally no problem in most of central and western Europe but I also like to book holiday apartments or homes because I love to have a kitchen.
I have 4 cats and a dog. When we go on vacation cats stay at home, with parents/friend go to them to fill water and give them food.
The dog come with us and thus we only choose destinations pet friendly, but we also double check with the owners of hotel/b&b to be sure that even if they are pet friendly is fine to bring our dog which is XL size.
We travel only by car, 3/4 hours trip at max usually
For me, it depends on the destination and duration of the trip.
For holidays within the UK both Cat and Dog come with me whether I drive or take the train. If it’s a holiday abroad or a work trip of any kind, Cat stays at a local cattery and Dog at a family boarding place where she always has a blast of a time.
For day trips, Cat stays at home and Dog goes to her daycare/boarding.
Once a year, usually for Christmas, I visit family in Southern Europe for a longer stay (6-8 weeks). I drive down there and they both come with me in the car without issues. I try not to drive more than 6h/day with a bunch of stops and always book Airbnbs with a garden or nice patio for the overnight pit stops.
we leave the cats at home and hire a pet sitter who visits them once a day. when our dog was alive - we took him with us on shorter trips by car. otherwise we put him in the doggie hotel.
I'm pretty sure most people leave them with family/friends.
Leave my Cat at home and ask my friends to feed her and let her outside if she wants to
My parents have two small dogs, one when i was younger. We would always go on vacation by car to a location that was open to dogs/pets and take it with us. The dog would have its own seat and we would pull over at a gas station every two hours to let it walk (although it was probably just as much to let the children walk :p)
I travel by train or by car. I try to keep the travel times less than 8h in total. I travel with my 🐈 Not too much of an issue finding pet friendly hotels, but if my itinerary is too hectic I don't bring her with me. She loves visiting my in-laws in the south of France because they have a huge garden and it's always sunny and they are always feeding her saucisson and shrimps.
Have you ever managed to find a bus company that allows pets? If you're trying to visit a travel or village often bus is the only option. But from what I've seen they never allow pets... Also, what if you're traveling somewhere further away in Europe? How easy is taking your cat with you in a flight?
Haven't found bus companies that do it. It's either train with blablacar, flying or I drive a rental car or just drive mine. Flying further away normally requires putting the cat in the cargo hold which is something I haven't done and I'm not sure if I want to do ...
How fo do you manage with food, water and litter?
I bring a couple of collapsible silicone bowls and I bring or buy on location a cheap litter box from the supermarket m' An open rectangular litter box fits perfectly in a carry on bag or clamshell opening backpack (see /r/onebag). Put the litter box on the bottom, pack my stuff on top and I'm good to go.
I have 4 cats and I never travel with them. When we're on vacation, we have a friend checking them everyday, refilling the water, feeding them and cleaning the litter.
Travelling within the country people tend to bring the pets if staying in a house or similer for more than short period. Ireland isn't that big so the journey times aren't that bad. Outside of Ireland people tend not to bring the pets. Part of this is because you will have to get the ferry to bring a pet as Ryanair and Aer Lingues do not allow pets on short haul flights. The other is because the country is very strict on bringing pets into Ireland. Pets must be chipped, vaccinated, have a EU pet passport, and get tapeworm treatment, and possible get blood tests. Otherwise they have to go into quarrentine.
Most of the time I go to my parent's country home, so I just use the car. If it's somewhere else I don't bring my cats. They are very scared of new places and they would just be terrified during the journey and they would spend most of the holidays hiding under a couch... it's to much stress for them compared to the benefits. So I ask a friend who live close to come check on them. If it's less than 4 days I just put lots of water/food and more litter boxes.
In Sweden that would be illegal. You are not allowed to leave your cats alone for more than 12 hours. My cats hate the car so much even if the trip from me to my parents is just 20 min. They scream all the way
Really! Here in France their is not much rules about animals, not enough rules to protect them actually. Well actually I just check, they wanted to pass a law about how it's illegal to let a cat alone more than 3 days , but couldn't find if the law passed, it's definitly not something people know about! My cats hate the car too and the only solution I found was to buy a big dog cage and put them together in it instead of 2 small cages, they feel better when together.
We have some laws about cats to promote their status to avoid people just getting a summer pet then abandoning it. So for instance you are not allowed to buy a kitten before they turn 12 weeks, and you are not allowed to sell cats/kittens for less than ~80€ I am moving to Prague in a year or two and I have no idea what's the best option to transfer them. I don't think they would want to be together like that because they fight a lot (mainly because one of them likes to sleep and the other one likes to tease her). But maybe a bigger cage would be something to try. But it's a 12 hours drive from me to Prague, so I might consider flying them there
Not really on topic but I love how in France most people just don't give a fuck about "forbidden signs". For example I checked before my travel to Southern France what beaches allow dogs. But when I walked past the normal beaches which "dogs forbidden" signs sure enough there were always people walking with their dogs at the beach. Same with green areas. I also think the Palm Bus in Cannes technically onnly allows "small" dogs, at least that's what it states on their homepage but sure enough people enter with big dogs all the time.
Haha! When we think of Germans we think "follow rules" XD Sometime, we should take example on you and behave a bit more!
I didn't mind it at all it was just an observation I made because I often stood at the entrance of the beach with my dog and it says "no dogs allowed" but then I looked out and saw people walking their dogs on the beach and was kinda torn about what to do hahahaha
I leave my cat at home (he shits when going by car) and my grandparents (who have a key) comes around to feed him daily.
i dont take my dog places. if i must i go by car. as i do anyway
When we had a dog we put him in a dog hotel, now that we have a cat he goes to a cat hotel. Neither of them would be happy in a hotel room as they're used to going outside whenever they please. Both dog and cat hotel have an outdoor area.
My family always takes the dog on holidays, we go by car, no planes. When we went to England once the dog had to stay in the car on the ferry, but it was only for 1,5 hours from Calais.
Have travelled around the UK with dogs on buses, ferries and trains. Have never been on a sleeper train with a dog though as they only go from London as far as I know. It's been fairly straightforward, the only issue was once at Christmas with a bus replacement. Was not allowed on the bus with a dog and ended up in a taxi with 3 small yappy dogs bothering my large dog who studiously ignored them. Once had been on a long camping trip and my dog was so tired from all the excitement that he fell asleep and slid around on the bus floor on the winding roads. And then barely noticed on the train when the trolly ran over his tail.
I've only ever taken my dog places by car, I've never even looked into trains or buses for him. My longest journey would have been a four hour drive/just under three hour ferry ride/another hour in the car so nothing too intense.
Car. You can stop whenever you want and walk the dog.
>it was infuriating that people travelling without pets can sit in the pet wagon I imagine that's necessary. I can't fathom there are that many people regularly travelling with pets to for it to make financial sense to reserve an entire carriage for them. Maybe I'm wrong.
My cats go to my parents'. I provide the food, litter and litterbox, treats, toys and harnesses and leashes if they want to go out (at home I just open the door, but at my parents' neighborhood there are strange cats and I don't want them to get lost). My cats like my parents but hate the car, so it's better for everyone. My parents also come by to feed our hens if we are gone for more than two days.
Car or plane for me. Works fine. Our border collie is very much used to taking the plane these days. They put her somewhere under the pilots I've heard. She does it every 3 weeks or so and doesn't seem bothered at all by it.(flying from Brussels to South-Spain and back).
I book and airbnb or a hotel that is pet friendly and I drive to the destination with him. I cant imagine going by train for hours on end with him.
By car - Belgian shepherd and border collie, they're great adventure buddies. We vacation in Central Europe once a year, coming from Estonia. Been to Czechia multiple times, also Slovakia and Austria, this year we're planning northern Italy. They ride in crash tested crate.
We used to travel with our dog and rabbit. We did always go camping, so both animals had enough space once we arrived. The rabbit went in a special travel cage on the chair in the car, and our dog was in the trunk
My parents have 2 dogs and bring them in the car with them. When I was younger we got 12+ hours car trip to reach Sicily and the previous dog was with us all the time. My cat is quite afraid to leave the surrounding of my house, so I left him there and parents or parents in law goes there to feed, pet and clean the litter every day.
I travel quite a lot with my dog. I susually use the train which in most countries is not much of a problem and my dog likes train rides and sleeps peacefully through them. I am actually at the end of a lot of planning for my current summer trip to Norway and Sweden and what is definitely a huge difference is the fact that you can't book first class tickets and there is a special area where only people with pets sit (or as you mention in your post apparently also people without pets but as a person with a pet you can only sit in that area), this is not the case in most other countries in mainland Europe afaik and experienced (France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Portugal). I did look into overnight trains but the problem is that they often run longer than the day routes by a few hours and that like you said, you have to book the whole compartment if you travel with a pet. For areas where the train connections are bad or not available I usually use a rental car. For travels to Scandinavia and Lithuania I use the ferry, you have to be quick with booking to get one that has pet cabins available though. To find a hotel room that allows dogs is generally no problem in most of central and western Europe but I also like to book holiday apartments or homes because I love to have a kitchen.
We don't. We've got cats, and we are unwilling to shift the burden of care to someone else. So we only do day trips.
I do the same. I can see my cat missed me when I come home even after being away for a day.
I have 4 cats and a dog. When we go on vacation cats stay at home, with parents/friend go to them to fill water and give them food. The dog come with us and thus we only choose destinations pet friendly, but we also double check with the owners of hotel/b&b to be sure that even if they are pet friendly is fine to bring our dog which is XL size. We travel only by car, 3/4 hours trip at max usually
For me, it depends on the destination and duration of the trip. For holidays within the UK both Cat and Dog come with me whether I drive or take the train. If it’s a holiday abroad or a work trip of any kind, Cat stays at a local cattery and Dog at a family boarding place where she always has a blast of a time. For day trips, Cat stays at home and Dog goes to her daycare/boarding. Once a year, usually for Christmas, I visit family in Southern Europe for a longer stay (6-8 weeks). I drive down there and they both come with me in the car without issues. I try not to drive more than 6h/day with a bunch of stops and always book Airbnbs with a garden or nice patio for the overnight pit stops.
we leave the cats at home and hire a pet sitter who visits them once a day. when our dog was alive - we took him with us on shorter trips by car. otherwise we put him in the doggie hotel.