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mz-s
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Nov 07, 2017

Dogs in RV parks

My wife and I are seriously considering buying a camper within the next year or so, so that we can travel around our great country while towing our own "home" everywhere we go. We also want to be able to travel with our cats, which will allow us to be away from home longer without needing to worry about having someone stop by every day or so to feed/water/scoop box.

I'm reading on a lot of forums that people travel with their dogs, probably for the same reasons we want to travel with our cats.

Do you find that dogs barking is an issue in RV parks? Do people with dogs make sure they're well-mannered? Obviously there will be bad apples and irresponsible dog owners wherever you go, but in general what's been your experience? The last thing we want to do is sink thousands in a camper then never use it because we're always dodging dog refuse around the RV park, or we can't sleep because people have yappers going all hours of the night.

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  • Very rarely have we seen a dog barking issue. Bigger issues are a bad owner letting them run free (especially on beaches and trails) and the biggest, not picking up after them.
    Happily, these are truly the exception and most owners are great.
  • Dogs and kids are two worse annoyances in the campgrounds. I have yet to anyone's who is well mannered and have never seen anyone that did't think theirs were angels.
  • In five years we have never had an issue with a noisy dog bothering us. We have 2 large breed dogs that travel with us and they have never destroyed the RV while out and never a complaint of noise from the neighbors. It's all about training them and ensuring they are comfortable in their home away from home.
  • In general, I have found that MOST owners comply with all rules, and those dogs are quiet..

    Like stated, there is always a bad apple in the bunch. We cannot judge based on that apple.