Is travelling stressful for dogs?

Junior Renner
2025-10-22 06:11:48
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Dogs need a bit of routine in their lives, and when you’ve got an anxious dog, it’s especially important to keep that up on holiday. If you can’t be flexible about when, be sensible about where. Low season is always a great time to travel with any dog, but especially anxious ones, as there are fewer people and therefore fewer dogs. I love a fancy hotel, but my dog isn’t always comfortable in busy resorts where there are going to be lots of other dogs or kids. If they’ve never been on public transport, your holiday probably isn’t the time to introduce them to it on a steam railway. Licking and chewing are both stress-relieving activities for dogs, so if we've had a particularly busy day, I'll give him a chew or a Lickimat in the evening to help soothe some of the stress from the day's adventures.