Safety Tips While Driving With Pets

Pets are most beloved ones and be a part of family. Some owners will take them for car trips but most of them are unaware of risks associated with pets. While taking them must follow some safety tips to avoid incidents even for a few minutes.

• Don't drive with your pet in your lap: 20% of drivers are driving with their pets on their laps. It is dangerous to everyone in the car if the pet or dog is not properly secured. Even you kept it on your back seat means it is not climbing on your lap. The concentration will be more on your pet than the driving and the pet may move.

• Some pets don't like car riding: Most of the pets are love to ride in a car. Some pets will have fear to ride in a car or vehicle because of any reason effected before to them. Some may get anxious and some are car sick. The pets behavior will be distraction for the driver. If your pet do not like for a car riding, you should have to take extra care for it. For car sickness pets, don't feed before riding for a few hours. If they got fear of riding, always better to train them. For temporary you can use rescue remedy or pressure vest.

• Pet barriers: Pet barriers are available for different sizes for different vehicles at different rates in the market. It will provide a safe and separate space to your pet in your car. But before keep them into the barrier make sure the pet safety and seats adjustment where it kept.

• Feeding to pet: Based upon the trip feed the dog. When it is longer trip first feed little and carry some snacks for it. Bring plenty of water for the pet. Keep a bowl in the barrier if possible.

• Toys for pet: If you are planned for a long trip, carry the dogs toys. It will make home feeling for the dog. It will be busy while traveling with the toys without get bored. If you want to buy new toys for the dog keep them at home. Dog will get smell and became habituate with them. When you kept them in the car while long trip, your pet wont feel as strange and smells the home things.

• Don't allow to wandering in the car: Pets will wander in the car. Even it is a well trained pet will wander sometimes. It will be a distraction to the driver. So do not allow them to wander in the car.

• Take pets bedding along with you when you are going for a long trip.

• Do not completely of your windows, it will cause to dust into your pets and some times they may suddenly move out from it.