Everybody is different, but in our case, traveling with the (now just one) dog is tons better than traveling without her. BP (before pets) it was all about putting miles behind us. When we started traveling with Rosie and Poquita, (both now gone to The Bridge) we were pretty much forced to stop and smell the rest stops. Neither of us is a social butterfly but those cute little mutts were the greatest ice breakers and got us involved in conversations we never would've had otherwise. Poquita had people from coast to coast wanting to know what breed she was and where they could get a pup just like her. Rosie entertained the troops with her on-demand "singing." Life is just many layers deeper and happier with pets than it ever was without them. That's just our experience, your results may vary. :B