We now have a date for our trip from brisbane to Melbourne,
Logan city to Tallarook Victoria. Travelling in caravan and truck (to be purchased)
Three small female dogs, Matilda, Tuppence and Cleo
Date to set off early January 2012.
Any ideas out there of the best route to take, and free camps along the way, hot showers would be nice. We will be away from queensland for at least 1 year. Any ideas about
We will be doing the same thing next year with two dogs in tow, one Pug and one Maltese ****zu, we bought the Camp 6 book and it is crammed with free spots and pet friendly parks.Wea are buying a Crusader van and will pick it up in Feb 2012
we are in brisbane, we just love our little dogs, the twins we got from a aboriginal community camp outside tennant creek, and cleo the tibetan spaniel was a rescue dog through the council pound, she had been taken from a puppy farm. They all love each other which is good, the tibby thinks the chichua/poodle/shihtzu/maltese cross )thats right
heinz variety are her puppies. Anyway we will get the book u suggested, have plenty of time to get rev up for the trip, but time flies. Howard (Hubby) has just come out of hos for bowel reconstruction, its all good, so recovery first and we will be off come jan .
GREAT to see more people planning to travel with their canine family.
Make sure you have plenty of pooper bags on hand and carry fresh drinking water for them all the time. You might also like to pack some of their toys for play.
Also be sure to pack their own bedding, something they are familiar with and make sure all their vaccinations, worming, tick control etc is up to date and keep it up to date.
I have one of these in my car at all timesworks on both dog and human if required.an absolute must IMO.
I actually worm my girls a little more frequently when we travel as they have their noses to the ground checking out all the new and different smells and this is how they pick up worms....especially other dogs' faeces. It happens, it's a dog thing unfortunately.
The odd CP will ask to see current immunisation records so keep them handy and warm jackets for them in the winter months. Extra towels for drying off those wet paws in winter after they have been out to do their duties as well. Also good to have on hand for rainy weather.
I'd agree that a purchase of CAW6 is a must and if you belong to RACQ you can get it at a discounted price.
I can't specifically recommend a particular route to take; I can say that from my own personal experience the coast road is not particularly pet friendly.
I also use the Tourist Info Centres for info on pet friendly CPs, they will most times ring and book it for you. I also ask them for a list of vets in the area, especially if I am planning to stopover for some time.
Be especially vigilant when free/bush camping. There are lots of places where the use of bait for vermin/wild dog control is a common practice. 1080 is used in most outback areas for this and there are few stories of survivors with this.
Above all......Enjoy your travels with your girls.
EDIT: Don't forget their grooming aids, shampoo, brush, nail clippers etc
-- Edited by Boroma577 on Monday 29th of August 2011 02:19:41 PM
I'm gearing up to go on the road full time with my 3 doggos in the new year. Although now it will probably only be 2 as my dear old 14yo Oz terrier has just been diagnosed with CHF and faulty valves. She is now on excellent meds to make her comfortable but won't be with me for much longer.
I have picked up lots of tips from this forum. An essential item for me is a foldable lightweight pen and I have seen them cheap on ebay - the lower ones for small dogs are so cheap it's well worth buying 2 for your 3 babies so they have room to spread out. Other equipment that people have mentioned are a good supply of dog towels, and car harnesses. Bulk chewies, toys and regular swims are also good. Swimming is great because it means plenty of exercise in a confined space - as long as you are not in croc country.
On another thread I mentioned that vacinations are commonly for 3 years now and you can have annual heartworm injections also which are really convenient when you are on the road. Unless you are planning to leave your dogs in kennels I would probably avoid the kennel cough vaccination as there have been some bad reports.
Safety is always a worry whatever sort of dog you have. They can attacked by strays or unrestrained aggressive pets with stupid owners. There are ticks, nasty things on beaches, 1080..... But us 2 legged critters also face a range of dangers so it's a matter of getting out there and taking what comes.
Good luck and I hope to see you out there next year.
An essential item for me is a foldable lightweight pen
vacinations are commonly for 3 years now a
Some more great ideas you have here Elle.
I have a folding fence/pen which I purchased from Sams Warehouse and it can be either used as a pen or a fenced area outside my annex.
Re the 3 yearly vaccinations; they are C3 only and the C5 which is for kennel cough still has to be given every 12 months. This could of course be given at the same time as the annual heartworm injection.
We now have a date for our trip from brisbane to Melbourne, 
