As I’ve mentioned on a few occasions, he’s raw-fed. As with any food that requires freezing or refrigeration, it makes travel tricky. Even with a cool box for the car and a refrigerator at the destination, we can only take enough food for three
days because that’s as long as it lasts once defrosted.
This means, for longer trips, we have to either get food delivered to where we're staying or get some from a
local pet store. And that only works if we’re staying somewhere with a fridge and a freezer!
If we’re not, then what can we
do? What can any dog parent do if their pet is on perishable food, whether raw food, fresh food or canned food?
Well, believe it or not, it’s
perfectly fine for most dogs to temporarily transition to a more convenient shelf-stable dry food. You just need to do it carefully and, of course, choose a good dry food option for the duration of your trip.
You can find our recommendations for excellent dry foods in these lists:
Best Dry Dog Foods
Best Freeze-Dried Dog Foods
Best Dry Puppy Foods
I use the word ‘most’ advisedly. Not all dogs cope well with a change in diet, while some take longer to transition comfortably than others. But most will be just fine, even if it takes a little longer. You can read more about changing your dog's
food in our article on Diet Rotation for Dogs.
Then, once you're home, you can carefully get your dog back on their previous diet. Or not. It's up to you.
So, with a little care and patience, you can remove one potential pain from your dog-friendly road trip. If only it was easy to avoid gas prices, traffic and bad drivers.
