Boone and Kenzie in Venice, Italy
Introducing Boone and Kenzie, two globe-trotting Scottish Terriers, who love to travel and share their photos and stories. These two adorable dogs have traveled all over Europe and the United States and they kept an online journal of their travels. The stories are amusing, told in first-person (first-dog?), and are about all their adventures. The highlight of the website, however, is the photos! These two dogs, one black and one white, have photos of themselves perfectly posing in front of famous landmarks all over Europe and the U.S. These two dogs have a lot of experience with traveling, so I asked them a few questions about their experiences.
Here is an except of the interview. To read the whole interview, please visit AndASmallDog.com or click here.
Q: Thank you Boone and Kenzie for sitting down for an interview for AndASmallDog.com! AndASmallDog.com is a website with information about traveling with a small dog - something you both know a lot about. Have you been on any trips recently?
A: Our most recent trips were to eastern Washington to see family and in the spring we went to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, which turns out it had more daffodils than tulips this year when we went.
Q: You traveled extensively through Europe, similar to what we did with our Jack Russell. What was your favorite place and why?
A: We enjoyed a lot of the places we travelled, however the one that sticks out in our mind the most was our stay in Milan, the first city in Europe that we visited (but Italy in general was nice). Everyone was very friendly there. We got to eat inside nice restaurants like Charlie Brown's, visit dog parks all over the city, go through a castle, ride the trollies and visit the Piazza del Duomo and neighboring areas.
Q: What was your least favorite place in Europe, or the least doggie friendly place?
A: Naples was our least favorite place in Europe. After arriving by train, we walked outside only to find garbage dumped all over the roads and flies swarming on top of the garbage. It turned out there was a garbage strike. So we ended up leaving that same day back home. Spain also because they need a doggie train pass, otherwise the cost is prohibitive to ride them.
Q: When you fly, can you fit under the seat or do you ride in cargo? Do you have any tips for calming nerves when flying?
A: When we fly, we've only done where we fit under the seat, since we're pretty much the max width, height and weight for in-cabin flying. Tips for calm nerves during flight would be to go potty just before leaving and get fed treats during takeoff and landing. Also it's a good idea to practice being "kenneled" in the bag/kennel you'll fly in for long amounts of time to get used to being in there.
Q: If you could choose, where would you vacation next?
A: We'd love to visit Greece, Egypt and India next if we had our choice. If quarantine wasn't an issue, we'd also try visiting China, Hawaii and Australia.
(Note - Hawaii no longer has a long quarantine. Click here to find out more information.)
The slideshow below features only a handful of photos from their website. Visit ScottieTails.com to see many more, as well as videos and stories. They haven't done much traveling lately (or at least they haven't updated the site in a while) but the content is still fun and informative. It is a good example that dog's can travel and that its fun to take them along!
Thank you to Boone and Kenzie, and to Ben and Shelby (and little Brendan), for participating in the interview! I look forward to seeing more about your adventures in the future. Happy travels!
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