Thank you Suze and Joan for the suggestions. And Holli, if you go to one of the Ft. Worth shows next weekend, I'll be the one with my eyes glued to the cavaliers when they are shown.
>Suze wrote: (Pepto Bismol, a thermometer, baby strength buffered aspirin, vet wrap, bandage, hydrogen peroxide, three way eye ointment, panalog ointment, large size guaze pads, eye wash/flush)> Is the Pepto Bismol for Teddy or me <grn>. Seriously, what is the dose for a 4-month-old cavalier if he gets airsick (I'm assuming that's what it is for?). I'm so new at this, so forgive me if my questions seem naive -- they probably *are*. How would I get Teddy to take Pepto Bismol (I can barely get my kids to take it!)? What is panalog ointment? And three way eye ointment? Would I find them at the Pet supply store? I just realized that on the trip to TX, we have a stop in St. Louis. Long time ago I remember reading somewhere that someone had trained her cavalier to relieve himself/herself (?) on an absorbent pad. When she had a layover, she took him/her into the ladies restroom, put a pad down, and voila! Do I have time to train Teddy to do this before next Friday? Anyway, thanks for helping me out with these suggestions. I'm off today to prepare a Teddy-travel kit. Robin M. --- "Susan A. Schlenger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, Robin, > It sounds like you are having a ball with > your Cavalier Teddy. I hope > many happy years are ahead of both of you showing > and having fun > together. > When I fly with a dog, I take the water cup > and freeze it so that they > can lick it but not drink heavily. I withhold food > for twelve hours > prior to flight time and water six hours prior to > flight time. I use > the frozen water bowl trick and also ask for > supplementary ice cubes if > necessary. I carry bottled water with me so that > change of water isn't > a problem. I have a small first aid kit which I > bring which includes a > few necessary things in case of a problem. (Pepto > Bismol, a > thermometer, baby strength buffered aspirin, vet > wrap, bandage, hydrogen > peroxide, three way eye ointment, panalog ointment, > large size guaze > pads, eye wash/flush). I make sure that the dog is > walked as late as > possible prior to boarding and also as fast as > possible after getting > off the plane. As soon as we are off the plane I > offer bottled water. > I keep a chew toy with me to offer the pup > if he wakes up and wants > something to do. Try to bring a new one or a > favorite one so that the > pup is happy to see it there and uses it. > > I use vet bed on the sherpa bottom with newspaper > underneath just in > case and carry an extra towel or vet bed with a > small size garbage bag > in case of emergency mess. If possible I keep the > dog up as late as > possible the night before the flight playing so that > the dog is tired > and sleeps on the plane. > The "real" deal is that you can't bring a > dog not entered to an ACK > show and if you do and you are caught you will be > thrown out. Yes, > people do it........and some do get caught. I was > recently there when > someone brought a pup for evaluation by another > breeder and the AKC rep > caught on fast and out went pup and pup's owner. It > is also a great > place for dogs to contract disease, so if you are > thinking of going to > the show, perhaps there is a place that your pup can > stay while you are > there. > > I hope that this is helpful and that you have a > super time together! > > Suze > Robin McLeod wrote: > > > > I have been a "lurking" member of this list for > > several months while I waited to bring home our > new > > cavalier puppy. Well, he came home to live with > us in > > Minnesota two weeks ago, so I thought I'd make an > > introduction! His name is Teddy (Roycroft Trick > or > > Treat), and he is so very sweet! He survived the > > 12-hour drive from Ohio to Minnesota like a > trooper. > > It didn't even seem to phase him. We are starting > to > > go to handling classes together. Since he is such > fun > > to be with, I even entered him in a fun match last > > Saturday, where he won the toy group! His > favorite > > things to do at the match were to smell everything > > within 10 feet (including the behinds of each and > > every dog if I wasn't watching), to munch on > treats, > > and to gait as quickly as possible without > breaking > > into a gallop! He has a lot of training to do to > get > > *me* in ready and in shape for showing (grn). > > > > Now for my travel question: I am planning a > spring > > break trip next week to visit my parents in Texas > with > > my two boys (ages 6 and 8) and Teddy. Since this > will > > be Teddy's first experience on an airplane, and my > > first experience taking a dog on an airplane, I > would > > appreciate any tips for travel that any of you > have. > > I'm planning to use a Sherpa bag for him. What > can I > > do to make the 2-1/2 hour flight as easy on him as > > possible? > > > > Also, I'm planning to go to the Ft. Worth shows to > > watch. I've heard mixed descriptions of the rules > for > > taking along a dog that is not entered. On the > one > > hand, people talk about taking a puppy to shows to > get > > them used to having fun at a show. On the other > hand, > > I've heard that it is against the rules to take a > dog > > that is not entered to an AKC show. So, what is > the > > real deal? ;-) > > > > Anyway, here I am. I'm likely to be a lurker for > the > > most part, but might put my novice response out > there > > every now and then. I have loved reading this > list. > > You all have been one of my primary sources of > support > > while I waited, and waited, and *waited* for Teddy > to > > come home with me. Thank you so much! > > > > Robin McLeod > > sharing life with Teddy in Minnesota > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! 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