Pets are NOT to be left unattended... what??

I'm amazed how people can rationalize the rules to make themselves exempt and an exception to the rules. If it says "Dogs are not to be left unattended" it means don't go off and leave your dog unattended. How can you interpret it any different?

When we first started camping, our dog panicked when alone in the tt and would bark. We knew this because we tested her by getting in the truck and driving away and then coming back on foot. We solved this by not leaving her alone in tt until she felt it was her space. We also worked on getting her less afraid of the situation by shutting her in the tt with us just outside for longer and longer periods of time.

Now she is sure it is her space and, being a small dog, has the need to protect it. To solve this, when on electric hookups, we leave the a/c fan on or the tv on and close all the blinds. She can't see out and has noise to cover up anything going on in the campground. When not on electric, if it is hot, we will not leave her alone. If it is too hot for us, it is too hot for her and we all go in the truck.

One of the primary reasons we camp is to have our dog with us. For the most part he goes where we go. When we first got the TT, we kept a camera on him for the first few times we left to see how he was. It's exactly like at home, he sleeps and never makes a sound. Now, if he was a barker, I would never leave him. Also never leave him when it's hot. It's inconsiderate and obnoxious to the neighbors to not know how your dog is. Not everyone will be as considerate so I guess that's why the rules are there.

Again I can't help mentioning Coco. Came beside up, the "wonderful caring owner's) who just couldn't bear to leave him at home. Left him in the TT ALL DAY. He barked ALL DAY. the poor dog was scared to death, especially when the fire works started.
When the "Wonderful Caring owner's" got back. Coc had destroyed the inside of the new TT. Screen torn off, Beds scattered across the floor, c urtians torn down. The owner's got mad at Coco. But it was their fault, and they deserved it.

Wow. Seems like almost a polarizing topic. It's our first time, so we don't know how our dogs are going to react. We are going to be parking the trailer at a friends property and boondocking a couple of times before we hit a park, and then we're going to a park for 2 nights to practice hooking up and everything.

Our plan was to leave the dogs in the trailer on the property, and see how they react if someone they don't know walks by the trailer.

Then if that's good, we'll do the same thing at the park, where there will be more people, but we'll only be 2-3 campsites away, visiting with other people.

Then and only then would we feel comfortable leaving them - and we would never leave them without leaving a phone number where we could be reached to return immediately if there were a problem. And - btw - we put a generator in our FW - JUST for the DOGS!! :D

AprilWhine wrote:
My cats have never disturbed the neighbors with their incessant purring. ;)

Hum what about cause and effect. The dog everyone's talking about could be barking at the smell of your cat. Just when you thought you were the farthest from the issue your cat might be at the root of the issue. L.O.L.

I'm all for people being able to enjoy their peace and quiet, but dogs do what dogs are supposed to do - protect their home. Unless someone is snooping around where they shouldn't be, they'll never hear my dogs. If though, the dogs are indeed being a nuisance, then I would agree, the owners should be asked to leave.

ncrowley wrote:
One of the big reasons I live RVing is that I can safely leave the dogs in the RV when I am going somewhere I cannot take them. Many Federal parks do not allow dogs anywhere and you do not want to leave them in the car. My dogs are well behaved, quiet (unless someone tried to get in) and happy in the RV.

How do you know if your dogs are well behaved, quiet and happy when you have left them alone. Only your neighbors know. Ask them sometime.

My cats have never disturbed the neighbors with their incessant purring. ;)

djgarcia wrote:
How do you train dogs NOT to BARK BARK BARK when left alone in an RV and the owners are gone for the day????? When the BARKING is disrupting what is reasonable expected level of peaceful quietness when I am sitting in my patio area, what should be done???
1. Call the Park manager???
2. Beat on the side of the RV and yell at the dogs to quit barking???
3. Call the local police and report animal cruelty. Ask all the neighbors around the RV in question and ask to check on the dogs to quiet them down????
5. Wait till the owners return and complain to them????
Before the dog flame owners light up, yes I have owned numerous dogs but always assumed that it was MY responsibilty as a dog owner to not infringe on the rights of non-dog owners.

I bet #2 really works.