Pets Make Some Of The Best Road Trip Companions: COTD – The Autopian
The great American road trip is something magical. There’s something so awesome about pointing your car in a direction, any direction, and just taking in all of the sights this country has to offer. Doing one of these trips with a great travel partner is better, but even better than that? A really cute pet.
Matt wrote a Morning Dump, which featured Isuzu’s latest brand ambassador, a really cute dog. Car brands love pets, and we do, too. My green-cheeked conures love a good road trip. They’ll stand on the side of their bird RV and happily watch the world go by in a way that they just cannot do at home. The little guy in the topshot is the late Malort, who always loved going on Gambler 500 adventures. Anyway, the comments are great. Tbird:
Our cat is a surprising little road warrior. He is good for 8-10 hours or so in the car, we know his signs when he needs to stop and use the litter pan. He will nap in his carrier, or sit on a lap watching the cars go by. I got stares a few years ago as he sat in the front seat watching the big trucks in NC. He has been to FL once from PA, and the Carolinas a number of times. We look for pet friendly hotel/condo. He accompanied us to Richmond over Memorial Day. He generally only gets restless when it’s litter pan time, which I keep bagged and ready.
When I was in college (Virginia Tech), I caught a ride home with my roommate, who was also tasked with transporting his sister’s beautiful white and fluffy Himalayan cat with us to Richmond.
My roommate drove a second-hand mid-1980’s Honda Accord, white with blue interior. The three-hour drive to Richmond was uneventful. The cat was super chill and spent most of the ride sitting on the rear deckboard looking out the back window.
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