Bringing our new puppy home - in what?

[cangrejo]

We travelled 200miles with Alfie aged 7wks, 3 years ago with no stops and he was absolutely fine. We had a small soft bed with towelling in it, placed on the back seat between my daughter and I and he slept virtually the whole way - 4+hrs from S Scotland to the Highlands, except when we stopped en route for a takeaway in the car when he was interested in the food smells! (see below)

Alfie 

[Mudmagnets]

Had a small plastic covered crate/carrier with some newspaper and vet bed to bring smudge home in - on the back seat, with an option to put him in passenger foot space if necessary. He was a good boy and slept all the way home (about 3-4 hours). Took a friend with me in case, but he was fine.

Crikey was that nearly six years ago ...and he is still a good boy

Good luck with your new pup, hope you have years of fun with him/her

[kalami]

From experience I'd rule out a cardboard box.
With Molly it was a warm lap, an incontinence pad with towel on top, she curled up and went to sleep.
I like the idea of the bed on the back seat though, I never thought of that.

[Honormum]

Thanks for all your fantastic ideas and advice.

We've got plastic stacking recycling boxes - the ones that are lower at the front than the sides and back, which look perfect with a puppy pad and plenty of towels. Great idea to line the boot with newspaper, too - might save a fraught time on the hard shoulder!

From the sounds of it, we might be lucky and find he sleeps all the way home.

I'll let you know how it goes - fingers crossed, he'll ne co ing home in a couple of weeks.

[Amus1]

We had a cardboard box, towels and paper for spike 9years ago, and an 8 hour drive home!    he was very good, he just sat on my knee the whole way - ignored the box! Lol

With Flynn, now 15weeks old, we had a cardboard box, blanket and chew toy. Only a 2 hour drive though. No sick of wee's!

Bet you are excited now! I definitely was before we went to collect Flynn!!