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RckyMtnVia
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Mar 05, 2013

Leaving Dog in Parked RV

We are considering downsizing to a small C or B+ and not towing a car. In our current setup, if we are leaving for 2 or 3 hours and do not take our small dog, Havanese, with us, we leave the AC set in the rv in case it gets too hot. When we downsize,we may end up with an rv small enough to do some shopping, sightseeing or eating out and may occasionally need to leave the dog in the rv. In warm weather, my plan would be to leave the generator running, with the AC on. I have searched the forums and some people seem to do this with no AC, and just a window open with the roof vent open and fan running. I know that if the outside temperature goes much over 70 degrees, the inside temp of our current rv is reaching high 70's and it is time to put on the ACs. Some places we park may not allow generator use, so no AC!

Is anyone with a pet in a similar situation, and what do you do?

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  • We also leave Duke at times. If it is going to be hot we leave ac on and TV for distraction noise. If we are parked in the shade we may leave fantastic fan on instead but only if we are in the shade. He is not a barking dog. (Border Colie) Not a barking breed for sure. I do worry about power outage so if I have gotten to know the owners I do mention Duke is home alone in case the power should go out.
  • Any time we leave our dog in the rv for any amount of time, we set the a/c to 68 degrees. We leave the tv on low so there is a little background noise.