Why not prendre rather than emmener

Hi Christopher, 

If you mean in 'take our dog with us', this is a common mistake.

In French you use prendre for :

a shower, a cup of tea, etc...

prendre une douche, prendre un café , prendre une boisson ...

To take with you it is - 

emmener (think of 'main = hand') for people, animals  

J'emmène mon chien chez le vétérinaire = I am taking my dog to the vet

Nous emmenons les enfants à l'école en voiture= We take the children to school by car

and emporter for objects 

emporter un livre, une bouteille, un cadeau 

J'emporte au moins deux valises avec moi =  I am taking at least two suitcases with me

Hope this helps!

This is an interesting point Richard and I do believe the problem stems from the incorrect use of 'to take' in English.

The French make many mistakes of this type but not in this case....

I don't think so Dianne, but hard to be categorical without the full context...