Long drive collecting my puppy on friday.

When I collect Spartan on Friday I will be travelling from Blackpool to Whitehaven in the Lakes. It works out at around 120 miles over a 2hr 10min journey.

Would just like to ask you good people for any transport tips to make it the least stressful for him.
Thanks.

ask the breeder for a blanket/toy with mother and litters smell on which most will be anyway.
i personally wouldnt use a pet carrier i find it best if you put them on someones knee as you start the bonding straight way (dont fuss over them just gental stroking )chanses are they will sleep all the way home.
and plan on pickking him up with the breeder a couple of hours after last feed as will help with minimising travel sickness.

and when you get him home make sure your cambra fully charged as we need to see tons of photos lol

Lol thats what I just wrote, you beat me too it! Good luck for Friday

When we picked up Violet I sat in the back seat with her on my lap, wrapped up in the blanket I'd left with the litter. I also brought a big cardboard box, loads of extra blankets, and a couple of towels, but she was really good and just sat dozing on my knee the whole way home (apart from when we drove by a chip shop/McDonalds and she woke up sniffing - start as you mean to go on!).

mr_tris wrote:When I collect Spartan on Friday I will be travelling from Blackpool to Whitehaven in the Lakes. It works out at around 120 miles over a 2hr 10min journey.

Would just like to ask you good people for any transport tips to make it the least stressful for him.
Thanks.

I actually live in Whitehaven and got our pup from Blackpool, so had the same journey time. When we went for Milo, he just sat on Louise's knee on the way back home. He was fine, just cuddled up to her and fell asleep.

Like others have said, I wouldnt recommend using a carrier as it is already going to be a bit stressful on him taking him away from the litter and his mother. At least if he is on your knee, then you can give him all the reassuarance that he needs.

Good luck with it all.

Bring something with a scent from the liter, something to chew on, some treats for bribes because it is never to early to start training, make sure he has gone to the bathroom before the trip and make sure to take a break, some of whatever you are going to feed him and someone for him to bond with on the ride home.

a bin bag on your knee (for any accidents) soem kitchen roll (in case they are sick) then blankets and something that smells from his mum and you should be fine

bet you cant wait

Thanks everyone for the excellent response, some super puppysitting tips there! I'm just doing the driving so I'll be sure to pass on this knowledge to the girlfriend on Friday. >

tell her to wear water proof trousers then cus rocky wazzed all over me lol good luck my friend

I had an hours trip with Samson as said i had blankets off the breeder and he just laid on the back seat with my wife next to him and fell asleep

good luck bet your excited

I've played football in Whitehaven, Cleator Moor and Windscale a few times

We had an 8 hour drive (plus stops) - this was our set-up:


A plastic box with a blanket and a cozy sleeping bag to snuggle in + a sweater in case he got chilly when he had to go out to potty (it was raining most of the time) and a few toys.




How cute was that puppy?








He also spent a little time in Bajas' crate - the last couple of hours perhaps.

Oh - and he did of course get a blanket with familiar smells from his breeder - it was stuck in there, too. And we had extra blanket and paper towels just in case.

that jumper lol cute hahaahah

dkay72 wrote:that jumper lol cute hahaahah

LOL he was exactly the size of the kitties - that's Hyssing's sweater. I don't really think one is necessary, though, I just happened to have it and he appreciated it when it was raining I think. Wouldn't have gotten one if I didn't have it, though.

Just wishing you luck for tomorrow. Hope your all prepared and have a camera at the ready Exciting times XxX

janey wrote:

Just wishing you luck for tomorrow. Hope your all prepared and have a camera at the ready Exciting times XxX

same here

Thanks Janey,Lynne!

I don't knows who more hyped, the kids or me!

Or me, but I'm back at work and gives me something to look forward too

.............................................so how how is it going

janey wrote:.............................................so how how is it going

Not too bad just quietly sat watching cartoons with the kids and chewing my nails. Don't set off till about 3pm. Have to wait till my girlfriend finishes work and also drop off the kids with my mum! Time is going soooooo sloooooooooowww!

Good luck and please don't forget the pics

i bet 3pm cant come soon enough, i know one little puppy who is going to be spoilt this weekend

good luck

Good luck and keep us up to date :-)

awww good luck, your gf will be feeling worse, work really dragged in the day I was going to get my pup!
x

.................................so do we have the new addition yet ????

I'd say he isnt back yet or maybe just back, if they werent setting off until. At least the weather up here stayed fine for them coming up.

i think they have had too much too do to load pics tonight, hopefully tomorrow we will have loads

................................ lol,

well should be back with the new puppy cant wait tio see pics in the next few days. love abby puppy dogs theyre gorgeous

That little jumper is so cool...want one for milly

Here he is the cheeky chappy!

OMG

worth the wait ,cant wait for the details and loads more pics

he is tiny have fun, enjoy and take loads of pics

We drove all the way to malton from wakefield before we got milly to have a look at some staffy pups and when we arrived at the house it turned out the dad was a staffy and the mum was a long haired mongrel.we was so dissapointed,luckily we found milly a few weeks after advertised on gum tree.and we didnt have such a long journey this time.And when my oh and the kids when to collect her she was as good as gold on way home.when they walked in the house with her wrapped up in a snuggly blanket i was in a flood of tears im a real softy

mr_tris wrote:Here he is the cheeky chappy!

He's so cute.

Where did you get him from mate if you dont mind me asking, Ballindona Staffords by any chance?

aw gorgeous pup

Mooch12003 wrote:Where did you get him from mate if you dont mind me asking, Ballindona Staffords by any chance?

No mate, we got it from my girlfriends sister-in-law.

Gallery pics are up people, they were hard work! Little bugger was too hyper to sit still for them most of the time!

what a sweet heart

how adorable is he

Lol thanks, i'm starting to think that I should have called him Satan not Spartan!!?

mr_tris wrote:Lol thanks, i'm starting to think that I should have called him Satan not Spartan!!?

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But you've gotta love him He's just a lil' baby