Travel & Accomodations

Traveling home with your new puppy

By Plane

Puppies do very well traveling in-cabin on the flight home. They likely will sleep the whole way! We recommend scheduling your Take Home appointment with us right before heading to the airport, rather than the day before and trying to manage a new puppy in a hotel or driving around town together. We will have your puppy fed, watered, and pottied for you at the appropriate times to ensure the easiest travel experience for you both. You will need an airline approved soft carrier. We recommend the Sherpa brand size medium. Puppies up to 16lbs are allowed to travel in-cabin. DOs: Give a small snack and small drink of water during a layover, bring chews (that don't smell), a toy, pee pads, a towel, and a small dish for food & water, potty break in the single stall family restroom only! DONTs: Give excess food/water/treats, use any dog designated potty area (your puppy isn't fully vaccinated!)

By Car

Driving home with your new puppy isn't as daunting as it sounds! Puppies tend to travel very well on long rides and end up sleeping the majority of the trip. We routinely skip breakfast on scheduled Meet & Greet/Go Home days to help your puppy's tummy as they experience traveling in a vehicle for the first time. A great way to help your puppy feel calm comfortable and avoid nausea/carsickness is to allow your puppy to travel on someone lap rather than in a crate. Bring at least 1 person along to your appointment to help. Any drive less than 3 hours long, we recommend not stopping for any potty breaks. Over 3 hours would require a couple breaks for your puppy. Its important to choose your location carefully and be mindful that your puppy is not fully vaccinated yet. Offer your puppy a small amount of food and water along the way. Items to bring: pee pads, towels, leash & collar or harness, bowl, carrier or crate just in case.

Airports near us

SAN (San Diego), 1 hour 20 min
ONT (Ontario), 1 hour 20 min
JWA (John Wayne/Orange County), 1 hour 45 min
PSP (Palm Springs), 1 hour 30 min
LGB (Long Beach), 2 hours
LAX (Los Angeles), 2 hours 15 min

Drive times are approximate and vary with traffic

Hotels & Resorts we recommend

South Coast Winery Resort & Spa
Carter Estate Winery & Resort
Ponte Vineyard Inn
Europa Village

4-Star Hotels within 10 miles / 15 minutes of our Ranch!

Pechanga Resort & Casino

4-Star Hotel (Restaurants, Golf & great pool for kids!) 30 minutes from our Ranch

+ many 2 & 3 Star Hotels in city of Temecula by the 15 freeway!

Family Activities in Southern CA

If you plan to arrive a day or two early, here are some great places to visit!

Legoland + Aquarium (30 minutes)
San Diego Zoo Safari Park (30 minutes)
San Diego Zoo (1 hour)
Sea World (1 hour)
Knotts Berry Farm (1 hour 15 min)
Disneyland + California Adventure (1 hour 15 min)
Birch Aquarium La Jolla (1 hour 15 min)
All the beautiful San Diego Beaches! (30 min - 1 hour)

Drive time is approx from City of Temecula.

Wine Tasting

Temecula has over 40 incredible Wineries! All 10-20 minutes from our Ranch. Many have restaurants and live music! Here are some of the top-rated wineries (and our favorites!)

Callaway
South Coast
Ponte
Wilson Creek
Baily
Europa Village
Leoness
Falkner
Lorimar
Monte Del Oro
Robert Renzoni

Couples "Puppymoon"

The perfect 24 hour mini-vacay for couples!

Arrive in Temecula on Friday. Check into your room at the Resort of your choice. Perhaps book a spa service, a couples massage, wine tasting, or horseback riding. In the evening, you can enjoy a romantic dinner, live music, a horse drawn carriage ride, and a stroll through the vineyards at sunset with a glass of wine. However you choose to enjoy it, it's your last night before becoming puppy pawrents! You'll wake up Saturday to a beautiful view of hot air balloons floating across the sky above and around you (maybe you're on one of them) A whimsical reminder that you are not in Kansas anymore! Enjoy breakfast and get ready to head out... You're meeting your new furr-baby at 10am! No need to rush, we are only 15 minutes down the road. See you soon!

Sunny Ridge Doodles

Destination, Temecula!