Comments on: Preparing for Pet Travel http://blog.realtravel.com/2007/09/26/preparing-for-pet-travel/ The Editors Picks brings you some of the best travel stories, photos and recommendations from the RealTravel community, and also provides related travel news and links, for anyone who is passionate about travel. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:11:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: m. fuzzman http://blog.realtravel.com/2007/09/26/preparing-for-pet-travel/#comment-101889 m. fuzzman Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:34:48 +0000 http://blog.realtravel.com/2007/09/26/preparing-for-pet-travel/#comment-101889 I didn't have a chance to comment earlier when i came across this page, but this article is a fountain of information, i would never have expected finding such info on a travel website. I have forwarded it to all my friends with pets. Great job! I didn’t have a chance to comment earlier when i came across this page, but this article is a fountain of information, i would never have expected finding such info on a travel website. I have forwarded it to all my friends with pets. Great job!

]]> By: Xiaomei Guo http://blog.realtravel.com/2007/09/26/preparing-for-pet-travel/#comment-100086 Xiaomei Guo Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:02:15 +0000 http://blog.realtravel.com/2007/09/26/preparing-for-pet-travel/#comment-100086 my husband and i would never leave our dog behind when we travel. he's a 120lb lab, most time we would drive, and it's always a headache to find a pet-friendly hotel on the road! your artical and web links come handy, now we can ask our children to check for the hotels along the road when we plan our next trip within US. thanks my husband and i would never leave our dog behind when we travel. he’s a 120lb lab, most time we would drive, and it’s always a headache to find a pet-friendly hotel on the road! your artical and web links come handy, now we can ask our children to check for the hotels along the road when we plan our next trip within US. thanks

]]> By: Diana http://blog.realtravel.com/2007/09/26/preparing-for-pet-travel/#comment-100081 Diana Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:04:26 +0000 http://blog.realtravel.com/2007/09/26/preparing-for-pet-travel/#comment-100081 Wow, thanks for the tips and helpful weblinks. I am a dog lover. I bring my dog with me almost everywhere I go... Now I have more resources to look for and things to consider when I prepare the trips for myself and my dog. Wow, thanks for the tips and helpful weblinks.
I am a dog lover. I bring my dog with me almost everywhere I go… Now I have more resources to look for and things to consider when I prepare the trips for myself and my dog.

]]> By: susan kieras http://blog.realtravel.com/2007/09/26/preparing-for-pet-travel/#comment-100078 susan kieras Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:53:38 +0000 http://blog.realtravel.com/2007/09/26/preparing-for-pet-travel/#comment-100078 I have forwarded this to so many friends who travel with pets. What a fountain of information! They will be delighted. Thanks. I have forwarded this to so many friends who travel with pets. What a fountain of information! They will be delighted. Thanks.

]]> By: Barry Stiefel http://blog.realtravel.com/2007/09/26/preparing-for-pet-travel/#comment-99913 Barry Stiefel Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:38:57 +0000 http://blog.realtravel.com/2007/09/26/preparing-for-pet-travel/#comment-99913 One of our people just came across your very informative article on pet travel…great information! After reading, I thought I might add this comment that will hopefully be of interest to reader of the article. So there is no question, I’ll begin by saying right off that I’m the President of Secure Connections, a company that 7 years ago developed and patented a communication platform for use in a lost & found safety solution for schools and camps. About 4 years ago we worked with American Humane in adapting our system for use as a new kind of Pet ID tag. The concept behind this program was to develop an ID tag that addressed the limitations of traditional tags (that the contact information is limited and can’t be changed). In that regard the product that resulted, called petFINDER, in addition to being an everyday ID tag, also turns out to be an extremely effective solution when traveling with your pet. When reading this article I couldn’t help but notice your very valuable tip on making sure that your pet has an up to date ID tag before traveling. The problem, as American Humane and other organizations point out is that generally that contact information is geared to the home area and in that regard is not much help when out of town (a cell number is better, but while it might work well at home you never know the reception where you’ll be). It is for this reason that most organizations recommend getting a temporary tag for travel. It’s a great suggestion, but as you can imagine not very practical. You’ve got a lot to do before leaving and getting over to buy a temp tag is easy to over look…not to mention the issue of possibly not knowing the numbers where you’ll be staying ahead of time. As I mentioned this was developed as an everyday ID tag to replace traditional engraved tags, but for owners traveling with their pets, petFINDER is great because you can make unlimited instant changes to the contact numbers and message; at any time and from anywhere. So when traveling, either before or as soon as you reach a destination, you simply dial a toll-free system number, replace the current contact numbers with the numbers of the hotel, friend or relative, wherever you’ll be staying…and then change the numbers back when you go home. The tag sets are inexpensive and beyond the purchase price, involve no additional fees or charges of any kind. If any of your readers wish they can visit www.finderproducts.com to find out more. Thanks for this important article and the opportunity to disseminate this information. Hope it helps. One of our people just came across your very informative article on pet travel…great information! After reading, I thought I might add this comment that will hopefully be of interest to reader of the article. So there is no question, I’ll begin by saying right off that I’m the President of Secure Connections, a company that 7 years ago developed and patented a communication platform for use in a lost & found safety solution for schools and camps.

About 4 years ago we worked with American Humane in adapting our system for use as a new kind of Pet ID tag. The concept behind this program was to develop an ID tag that addressed the limitations of traditional tags (that the contact information is limited and can’t be changed). In that regard the product that resulted, called petFINDER, in addition to being an everyday ID tag, also turns out to be an extremely effective solution when traveling with your pet.

When reading this article I couldn’t help but notice your very valuable tip on making sure that your pet has an up to date ID tag before traveling. The problem, as American Humane and other organizations point out is that generally that contact information is geared to the home area and in that regard is not much help when out of town (a cell number is better, but while it might work well at home you never know the reception where you’ll be). It is for this reason that most organizations recommend getting a temporary tag for travel. It’s a great suggestion, but as you can imagine not very practical. You’ve got a lot to do before leaving and getting over to buy a temp tag is easy to over look…not to mention the issue of possibly not knowing the numbers where you’ll be staying ahead of time.

As I mentioned this was developed as an everyday ID tag to replace traditional engraved tags, but for owners traveling with their pets, petFINDER is great because you can make unlimited instant changes to the contact numbers and message; at any time and from anywhere. So when traveling, either before or as soon as you reach a destination, you simply dial a toll-free system number, replace the current contact numbers with the numbers of the hotel, friend or relative, wherever you’ll be staying…and then change the numbers back when you go home.

The tag sets are inexpensive and beyond the purchase price, involve no additional fees or charges of any kind. If any of your readers wish they can visit www.finderproducts.com to find out more. Thanks for this important article and the opportunity to disseminate this information. Hope it helps.

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