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JAC1982
Oct 09, 2017Explorer
TBH it depends on the dog. We did a weekend trip with our 3 dogs, and my mom's senior dog that we were watching. Her dog hates the car, so even just the hour drive was really stressful.
Two of our other dogs are basset hounds. 1, a senior, is a great camper. He's just happy as long as he's with us, and he's low energy so he doesn't need to be let out on a long trip. His biggest issue right now is he can't get up and down the steps to our 5er. We still have to keep him leashed or contained, as he is a hound that will follow his nose. Our younger basset hound isn't as great of a camper, but she does OK. She just doesn't like new places or people or dogs, so it takes her a couple days to get settled in when we get to our spot. She's fine in the car for long rides though.
Our newest dog is a Boxer, not yet 2 years old. She is pretty good on road trips although likes to get out about every 4 hours for a bit of a walk. Speaking of running, she LOVES to free run. We have an acre at home and she just loves to run around. Can't do that when camping, so it's a bit of a challenge but it forces us to take her on walks, which is good for us and her. She's also very friendly so she loves meeting new people and other dogs. She also has sensitive hearing so depending on where we camp, the new noises sometimes bother her. But overall we think she'll be a pretty good camping dog once she's older and better trained.
We have a toyhauler with a back patio with "walls" so we just open that up and let the dogs wander around up there a lot of the time... that way they're contained but still feel part of the group. The boxer managed to knock over the yard pen we use for the other dogs, and they all went running :)
Two of our other dogs are basset hounds. 1, a senior, is a great camper. He's just happy as long as he's with us, and he's low energy so he doesn't need to be let out on a long trip. His biggest issue right now is he can't get up and down the steps to our 5er. We still have to keep him leashed or contained, as he is a hound that will follow his nose. Our younger basset hound isn't as great of a camper, but she does OK. She just doesn't like new places or people or dogs, so it takes her a couple days to get settled in when we get to our spot. She's fine in the car for long rides though.
Our newest dog is a Boxer, not yet 2 years old. She is pretty good on road trips although likes to get out about every 4 hours for a bit of a walk. Speaking of running, she LOVES to free run. We have an acre at home and she just loves to run around. Can't do that when camping, so it's a bit of a challenge but it forces us to take her on walks, which is good for us and her. She's also very friendly so she loves meeting new people and other dogs. She also has sensitive hearing so depending on where we camp, the new noises sometimes bother her. But overall we think she'll be a pretty good camping dog once she's older and better trained.
We have a toyhauler with a back patio with "walls" so we just open that up and let the dogs wander around up there a lot of the time... that way they're contained but still feel part of the group. The boxer managed to knock over the yard pen we use for the other dogs, and they all went running :)
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