Rest Area's
And even be careful for yourselves! you never know about rest areas....... Every travel safe this summer. |
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| Thanks so much for that info Ali. It is a little bit scary to take the pups on the road not knowing what is out there in unknown areas! I guess we will avoid rest areas! |
| I always take Tonks and Luna to very up-scale rest areas. I doubt this will be an issue. What? Sheepiezone's back yard is VERY upscale!  |
| My vet recommended taking them to a grassy area of someplace like McDonalds or a motel rather than rest areas. He also included the fact that fleas & ticks are really bad in our area this year due to the warm winter we had. His reasoning is that a lot of people that stop at rest areas with their dogs don't use protection on their dogs or innoculate properly. Luckily my dogs can travel a long time without having to stop for potty breaks. |
Darth Snuggle wrote: I always take Tonks and Luna to very up-scale rest areas. I doubt this will be an issue. What? Sheepiezone's back yard is VERY upscale! LOL! |
Quote: I always take Tonks and Luna to very up-scale rest areas. I doubt this will be an issue. Only takes on infected dog to make even the very up-scale rest stop disease ridden. Problem is there is no way to know who has been by before you. Always take precautions whenever you travel....even around the city. We had one popular dog park close for awhile due to Parvo. |
SheepieBoss wrote: Quote: I always take Tonks and Luna to very up-scale rest areas. I doubt this will be an issue. Only takes on infected dog to make even the very up-scale rest stop disease ridden. Problem is there is no way to know who has been by before you. Always take precautions whenever you travel....even around the city. We had one popular dog park close for awhile due to Parvo. I was joking- our "rest area" is going to be sheepiezone's back yard. |
| Ever since our vacation in Florida, we've had an ongoing joke about rest stops. Before we left, Jacob's parents told us to avoid the rest stops so we don't get shot. We went with my dad, who used to be a truck driver and can handle a rest stop and knows areas to really stay out of. We obviously made it without getting shot, even though we stopped at several rest stops along the way since we were travelling with his Border Collie, Patch, who needed plenty of breaks. So now I send texts to my dad such as "If I go to the bad part of Mishawaka, will I get shot, or is that only if I stop at the rest stop on the way there?" Lol. Before I went to pick up Eevee, I asked him if Ann Arbor was a bad area to go to (we're thinking about moving near there someday, the whole area around my breeder's house was beautiful and so green!), he sent me back "Just stay away from the rest stops, you don't want to get shot!" |
| I read this NOW, after getting back from Sheepiepalooza and going on about how fantastic American rest stops are. Every time I get excited about something, it ends up being bad or dangerous. |
| I'll share my traveling with dogs secret with you. I avoid rest stops if possible for all the reasons already shared. If it's on the weekend, I look for a bank (not open) as they often have nice grassy landscaped areas and I'll take the dogs out to stretch their legs, have a drink of water and take care of business there. They don't have as many people around as a fast food restaurant does. Of course, there is never a trace left behind so no one knows we've been there afterwards. Here is my other travel tip. Dogs love stopping for breakfast at McDonalds to share an Egg McMuffin with you.  Linda Zimmerman & Hudson, Chloe & Kristy and Brooke (1999-2011) dearly missed but never forgotten, who started the tradition of stopping for an Egg McMuffin every morning while you are traveling with dogs |
| What is a rest stop & why get shot ?. We just go the Mac D or stop on the side of the road where there is some grass in the UK but have look out for rubbish like broken bottles |
Parwaz wrote: What is a rest stop & why get shot ?. We just go the Mac D or stop on the side of the road where there is some grass in the UK but have look out for rubbish like broken bottles A rest stop is an area along the bigger highways (interstates) where you can park your car and there are bathrooms and sometimes a vending machine and a water fountain, and there's usually a field you can walk your dog around in. It's mostly people on long trips for vacation or truck drivers who stop there, you can sleep in your car there or whatever if you need to. It's safer than stopping on the side of the road, you can get hit by a car doing that especially when the cars on the highway are going like 70 mph. Depending on where you are, you might not even be allowed to stop on the side of the road unless it's an emergency. It's rather unlikely that you'd get shot at a rest stop, but you never know I suppose. I can't say I've ever heard of it actually happening, I've been warned to avoid them though. They are a bit creepy at night, but during the daytime they're alright. |
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