You Gotta Be Comfy.... (ROAD TRAVEL, CAR)

You gotta be serious, right? Hours and hours in a hot, stinky, smelly car, while sitting next to hot, stinky, smelly people who can't even give  a dog a scrap when she asks for it. Crazy right? At least people should make their dog comfortable while they're traveling. 
Me, personally? I used to get super stressed every time they started packing my stuff and me... But at least I was comfy. Some advice:
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make your dog comfortable while they're traveling. It's stressful for all of us, you know, especially us puppies who like to stick our noses out of the window but are too short (well... actually I'm not a puppy, but I just say I am 'cuz I'm a teeny, tiny  bit small for my age... plus, whenever people pass me on the street they always say "Aww, what a cute puppy!" even if I am obviously an adult!) OOOH, here's a list of ways I like to relax when I travel:


Winter/Cold Season:

• Have a nap. It's nice to be able to gloat in front of everyone and be curled up napping in my bed while they're all stiff and having to SIT! for hours and hours and hours. Just don't put the bed on the seat. Please. Once we did that and every time they turned the car, I slipped in one direction and they grabbed me, and after some time, I began to get very worried about my own safety (I do that a lot). I like having my blanket, too. And Mommy says it saves space in the trunk! (Whatever THAT is. Those humans and their crazy words.)
• Chew a snack. Seriously, get real, dogs of the world. They're not going to give you their GREASY, wonderful-smelling drive-thru food and fries. So just bring your OWN snack. That'll make THEM jealous instead. (Hide it in your bed and then when they start to eat and push you away, bring it out and chew on it. It saves me from being yelled at.) Some of my favorite snacks include nylabones, rawhide bones (my vet says the diploma-roll ones are good for your teeth and won't get stuck in your throat!), and elk antlers (they're supposed to last 3 months and don't splinter, but last 3 DAYS if someone doesn't take it away from me, they're SO good. And healthy, too!).

Summer/Warm Season:

• Have a nap again. Napping, y'know. It never gets old. But this time, don't take your BED. That would be crazy in the hot season. I once tried it and I sweated through my fur! Nah. If you travel in the SUMMER, take a thingy-to-cover-the-seat (Mommy calls it a "Seat Coverer") and SIT! on it. And then if it's hot, make your people put water on it and THEN SIT! on it. Then you can take another nap.
• Chew a snack, have a DRINK. Just like in Winter, Summer is a good season to make them jealous, too. Except... it's HOT. So then my throat gets all dry and starts itching after I eat, so it could be nice to keep a bowl of water on the side, too. My family just keeps a 16-ounce bowl on the side and fills it with bottled water from their bottles whenever I need it. Don't fill it while the car is moving, though. We tried that and spilt it.
• Wet yourself. DON'T PEE. THIS DOES NOT MEAN TO PEE IN THE CAR. Absolutely, oh-my-squirrels, NOT. Put your face and paws in the water. It feels good. And your scruff. Just not too much or you'll smell like something called "Wet dog". Whatever that  is.

And Above All...:

• Whenever they stop for a food break, YOU stop for a pee break. It's very useful in not getting your mother angry.