Taking eight 7-week old puppies to the vet is a daunting task! Jim can carry four big-dog crates in his SUV so we loaded 2 small puppies in each crate and headed off to the vet. We're 10 minutes away, at the most, so the trip was quick. Thank goodness, they were unhappy puppies to say the least! Most spent at least seven of the 10 making a lot of noise! Although they love sleeping in their crate at home apparently the crate in the car was a whole different situation. Lots of wailing! They gave up, except for a few whines here and there, on the way home. Smart little pups, they figured out they couldn't change it, may as well live with it. We didn't say anything... no 'poor puppy' because we didn't want to create a sense of 'this is a scary, awful thing' when we ride in a car.