Hitting the road on pet travel seats

Added: 11/04/2005

They may not be able to speak for themselves, but animals have credit card-carrying humans who cater to their creature comforts-and fully expect hotel staffers to do the same. No wonder hospitality powerhouses are learning new tricks to get furry guests to sit and stay. Hitting the road with pets gets to the heart of what travel is about: seeing the world through new eyes. What bespeaks wanderlust more than a dog with its head out the car window, ears and jowls flapping?

Hitting the road on pet travel seats

Whether you're planning a trip with a shih tzu or a sheepdog, the travel industry is learning new tricks to make traveling easier for you and your pet. Each of these pet travel seats is designed to enhance the travel comfort, travel convenience, and travel safety for your pet. When traveling with your cat or dog, one or more of these pet travel seats will make your trip go smoother for you and your pet. More and more, we're arranging our travel schedules for maximum pet-friendliness. Leave Rover and Fluffy behind? Not on your nine lives.
A new breed of car pet travel seats is making it easier to bring four-legged travelers along. In 1999, Saab became the first automotive company to offer a full line of vehicle accessories designed specifically for dogs, including a restraining system and animal-friendly harness (Saab consulted with the Humane Society, which frowns on attaching restraints to collars). Last fall, Ford introduced the similarly equipped "Have Spot, Will Travel" edition of its Focus sedan.
There's also a healthy growth industry geared to stylish animals on the go. In 1973, Louis Vuitton introduced the Sac Chat, a logo-smothered cat carrier with mesh panels for ventilation. It remains one of the company's top sellers (now joined by the Sac Chien as well). Fans of vintage design love Fifi & Romeo's Kelly bag-style doggie purse, which combines leather and antique fabrics, while Helmut Lang-leaning Modernists gravitate to K-9 Sport's En Route travel case, in NASA-worthy orange or silver micro fiber.
All 50 properties in the Four Seasons chain welcome dogs, while "Loews Loves Pets" is the mantra at that chain's hotels, where the animals' room-service menu includes vet-approved meals to "help pets deal with jet lag and altitude adjustments" (filet mignon for dogs, salmon for cats).
Pet Travel Products by Travelon - Pet Stow-Away
3-IN-1 pet travel product for road trips with your small pet. Pet travel seats, suitcase, and pet bed in one convenient stow-away travel product.
Pet Travel Seats are secure with car seat belts. Safety clip attaches to harness and elevates pet 10" to enjoy view. It has a handy storage access and interior dimensions: 14" X 12" X 8". The overall size is 17" X 19" X 19".
Pet Bed: Car seat converts to bed upon arrival. It is twice the size of the car and the pet seat covers are made of soft, snoggly fabric which is durable and easy to clean.
Pet Suitcase holds pet's traveling gear and has a convenient access to gear while in car seat mode. Dividers, pockets, and straps help keep gear organized.
Pet Back Seat Hammock Features creates a comfortable hammock for your pet and closes the gap between the front seat and back seat. It prevents injury by keeping your pet in the back seat and protects the entire back seat from hair and dirt. Heavy-duty magnet system attaches to chassis to keep hammock taut and secure.
Seat belts are accessible through zippered openings. Front zippered compartment holds pet supplies.
It adjusts to fit most vehicles and has durable fabric that easily wipes clean, besides it attaches easily to front and rear headrests.

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