Mary-Alice Pomputius, from DogJaunt, has a guest blog up at Will My Dog Hate Me? that details some great training tips for preparing a pet for travel.  If you've never worked on vocal commands to help your dog travel more easily, now's the time to start!

 "Driving with a pet in the car can be dangerous if the pet is not properly restrained. In fact, some states are considering requiring laws to make sure people use pet restraints." Tierra Bonaldi, American Pet Products Association Spokesperson. The American Humane Association has some additional holiday pet travel tips here.

How about this for some pet travel stats: More than 75 percent of pet owners would take their four-legged friend on every vacation if they could, according to a new survey commissioned by AAA and Best Western International.  However, more than 50 percent report having difficulties finding a pet-friendly hotel, which may explain why 35 percent of pet-owning respondents admitted to sneaking their pet into a hotel or motel in the past.  More from Home and Away.