People here are not for completely banning all cars, but for reducing the use of private cars. I personally don't think personal cars have a place in society (outside a couple of edge cases) and that we should start phasing them out. Other people just want better alternatives. I don't think I've ever seen anyone argue that disabled people, who need a car to get around should not be allowed to have one, or that we should ban taxis and moving companies from using cars.

I think that would be a very difficult trip to make without a car, but you could easily make that trip without a private car, especially in a society where that is the norm. You could either rent a car for a day or two, or use some kind of moving/transport/taxi service to get around.

Another perspective is that society would look different if is wasn't the norm to use cars to get around, and maybe you wouldn't need to travel as far to get to your local shows. I know nothing about showing dogs but I've grown up with ponies in my backyard, and from my childhood home (in the middle of nowhere by Danish standards) I could walk to a couple of horse camps and shows per year. Within an hours drive there was plenty to do, every weekend. We just kept our ponies as pets/lawn movers and took them camping or to a 4H show once in a while, and we rarely needed a trailer or even a car for that. When we did need a trailer, we would rent one at the local gas station or hitch a ride with someone.

There's really not much you can do.

Cars do have their uses

Being anti-car is more about being pro-infrastructure-that-does-not-rely-solely-on-everyone-needing-cars. It's not even completely opposed to using cars/trucks for situations where nothing else will do.

My solution for this sort of arrangement would be to take the dogs and equipment for a walk down the street where a bus or light rail network would arrive every 2.5 minutes to take you to the train station. There, you play with or groom your dogs in a personal cabin on a bullet train that would take you to a similarily networked train station in the destination city.

Much of the required equipment would likely not be needed, since you could entertain your dogs on the trip rather than locking them away while you drive. If you still need a good deal of equipment, you could rent a car to get the station or hire a taxi cab.

Really unless you are making such trips daily, it wouldn't make sense to need to own a car to transport a lot of stuff to the station in a nation with proper infrastructure. Just like you don't buy a moving van because you plan to move at some point.

Out of curiosity, why do you take 10 dog crates for 4 dogs?

As someone whose country takes way more than 4 hours to cross, I was expecting something way more heavy than this. I'm not really sure what your question is; you seem to have a system. Are you asking if you should stick them in a motorcycle sidecar instead? Because obviously yes. With little goggles on.

What was your anti-car friend's solution to getting you and your dogs to the shows?

I realize this is the fuckcars community, but we did something kind of similar using a sprinter van. It had three rows of seats. We took the third row out and had our crates in the back. Couldn’t beat the space and plenty of room for everyone. To be more economical we would sometimes string up a hammock and sleep in the van with the animals to avoid the tedious task of trying to find a hotel that was ok with animals.

Not sure I’m really answering your question.

You don’t understand, on a very fundamental level, what this sub and being anti car is actually about man.

I don't really see an obvious solution here that avoids the need for a car, at least in the US (which I'm assuming you're in base on the kind of car you drive). If your goal is to ultimately ditch the car, depending on how frequent the trips are, you could potentially save money by renting a car just for the longer trips.

Two electric Bullits to carry two dogs each and a yak trailer or two for equipment:

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