When I travel, I have a bag I pack just for the dogs. In this bag are things I have learned that I may need.

• A blanket or king sized flat sheet to put over the covers on the bed to keep the dog hair off for subsequent guests.
• Towels to wipe wet dogs, or dirty ones (I once had to take Cody to a coin operated car wash for a hose down after he had diarrhea in my van! Luckily, I had the seats covered and I just had to throw the cover out, but I did not have towels to dry him off!)
• First aid kit for dogs
• Cleaning and deodorizing solution and paper towels
• Travel bowls for food and water
• Jug of water from home
• Travel toys
• Shampoo - for those emergency baths
• Flea products
• Travel leash (your dog should be on a leash at all times - after all, he IS in a strange place) and Flexi-leash for more freedom
• Identification tags (on the dog!!!)
• Baggies to clean up the dog poop (you DO clean up after your dog, don't you???)
• Large garbage bags for big problems like Cody's diarrhea incident!
• Heartworm preventative and flea and tick medication
• Brush (I once had to pick burrs out of my dog's coat after a romp in a field)