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It’s June, which in my mind means it’s time to hit the road for some four-legged fun. Summer travel season is upon us and that means getting out and enjoying this great world of ours.

Whether you are flying or driving to your destination, traveling with dogs can be quite an ordeal-filled odyssey if you don’t take steps to prepare you and your pups for the journey.

A recently posted product review by Kim Campbell-Thornton provides some pointers as to what you might want in a travel worthy dog kennel, especially when traveling by air, where your loved one is out of your sight for long-stretches of time.

And an article by BudgetTravel.com that is posted on MSNBC.com offers some tips from dog owners about how to make this summer a sizzling success.

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The above photo of a Honda Odyssey is borrowed from a wonderful Japanese site Honda has created that is geared specifically toward dog lovers. While I don’t speak or read Japanese, I can certainly enjoy the pictures — each of which has one or multiple pups sharing the frame with the vehicle. Now that’s a dog-friendly automaker!