Entries are welcome through Nov. 30, winning pets to appear on cover of next edition

Ever witnessed a group of pet lovers passing around their cell phones to show off photos of their favorite furry friends? Winners of the annual AAA PetBook Photo Contest can top that with pictures of their pet on the cover of The AAA PetBook® and the AAA.com/PetBook photo gallery.... Read More

Drivers with pet passengers report distractions
Some 46 million U.S. households are home to 78 million dogs, estimates the American Pet Products Association. As more drivers take along their furry family members on road trips, day trips and even local errands, the potential for crashes increases with the incidence of risky behaviors. Some of these behaviors were identified in a recent survey by AAA and Kurgo, a leading pet travel product manufacturer. ... Read More

The latest edition of Traveling with Your Pet: The AAA PetBook® has been released. The annually updated guidebook contains all the information needed to plan a pet-friendly vacation, from hotel and park listings to pet preparations and safety tips. The book includes more than 13,000 pet-friendly, AAA Approved and Diamond Rated lodgings in the U.S. and Canada. Listings include fees, permitted pet sizes and conditions of stay for properties across every Diamond Rating level. ... Read More

This article was written by Sue France, who works in Brand Management at AAA's national office.

Car travel with my dog has always been a big deal. Not because Schotzie is a big dog. She’s a 24-pound miniature schnauzer. But, as much as I hate to admit it, my sweet little Schotzie has never been very well-behaved when riding in the car. Knowing this, I have always used the seat belts to strap her hard-sided crate in the back seat. It’s not that easy to do, but strapping her crate in provides a secure way to cut down on doggie distractions when we travel locally or farther.... Read More

I have an embarrassing admission to make — although I consider myself a responsible and loving dog owner and go to great lengths to ensure the safety and health of Hope, my 70-pound, yellow-lab mix best friend, I had never used a pet harness on her when we traveled by car, until recently. She’s over five … years, not months. I know, I know, not very smart, but it just hadn’t occurred to me.... Read More

CLICK HERE to enter the latest PetBook photo contest.

The results are in for the latest annual AAA PetBook® Photo Contest sponsored by Best Western. Five top dogs from Massachusetts, California and Colorado will enjoy a year of fame as “cover dogs” on the 12th edition Traveling With Your Pet: The AAA PetBook.

First-place winners Rosie, Belle and Ortiz, a family of mixed-breed dogs from Fairhaven, Mass., are pictured on the book’s back cover visiting the Cape Cod Canal. “We travel with our pets because they are our family and we enjoy traveling with them,” said the winners’ human companion, Wendy... Read More

28% of those who travel with pets indicate they would rather travel with their pet than with their significant other. That's according to a survey released today by AAA and Best Western International. Of course, as one of my colleagues quipped, sometimes the pet is the significant other. The survey also found:

• 35% of pet-owning respondents admitted to sneaking their pet into a hotel or motel in the past.
• More than three-quarters of traveling pet owners would take their pet on every vacation if they could, although more... Read More

CLICK HERE for the latest PetBook photo contest.

The results are in for AAA’s 5th annual PetBook® Photo Contest, and two traveling dogs, one from North Carolina and one from South Carolina, will enjoy a year of fame as “cover dogs” on the 11th edition of Traveling With Your Pet: The AAA PetBook. 

Top dog Zillie, a German Shepherd/Boxer mix from Raleigh, N.C., will appear on the back cover enjoying a scenic hike in Gatlinburg, Tenn., while second-place winner Michelob, a Welsh Springer Spaniel from Charleston, S.C., will be pictured on the PetBook spine, resting on the rocks near Morris Island Lighthouse in Folly Beach, S.C. ... Read More