Resources and Deals for Travel with Pets - people love their pets -- so much so that there is an entire sub-industry out there of pet related leisure wear, accessories and travel gadgets. There is also a plethora of travel sites aimed at pet owners looking for resources, tips, information, accommodations and booking services, by Charis Atlas Heelan, frommers.com

PetFlight - this site has information about flying your pet--general as well as specific to each airline and it reports on incidents, petflight.com

TRIPSwithPETS - site has huge listings of pet friendly lodgings (search by destination), airline contact info, pet store, "Ask the Travel Dog" section for pet travel questions, and a TWP Travel Club, tripswithpets.com

petswelcome.com -  "It's a Pet Friendly Universe Out There... " a web site that helps you find pet friendly accommodations, pet sitters, and travel info, post on their bulletin board info xchange, and shop at their store

Travel Pets - this site has a index to search for pet-friendly places to stay, but it also has a fun photo gallery, a 'Pet Store' for goods, and a list of related links, for example: a site that hooks owners up with places to hike with their dogs and a pet hospital finder, travelpets.com

"Four Invaluable Pet Travel Websites" - by Kate Hamman: find out what you need to know about traveling with your non-human companion, buy gear, book hotels, decide whether to drive vs. fly, etc. smartertravel.com

Travel with Pets Guide - articles to help the pet-loving traveler including a first aid primer for pets, how to determine if your pet is suited to travel, common sense rules and safety tips, and others, bootsnall.com

Pet Professor - article about "Flying with your Dog," thepetprofessor.com

BestBookBuys - list of good books on the subject of travel with dogs, bestwebbuys.com (see also Travel with Pets listings on amazon.com)

Travel with Pets - This site has a list of pertinent links, such as Pet Sitters International, Dogpark.com, Transporting live Animals (U.S. Aviation Consumer Protection Division), DogFriendly.com, and others, chiff.com