Dog owners!

empty_nest wrote:
To my knowledge, ours are quiet and quite comfortable in the 5'r when left alone unless someone comes around close to the camper, knocks on the door or we come back. Then they get a little excited. Never had any complaints.

Ditto

So many want to ban dogs,but what about out of control kids? Wanna ban them too? First,in over 40 years of camping,I have never experienced a dog that annoyed me while camping.Out of control screaming kids who leave messes in the bathrooms,yes. Loud drunks,yes.Loud diesels pulling into a site after we want to bed, leaving the motor run for 10 minutes,yes.Adult couples yelling at each other,yes.But I just can't remember dogs being a problem.Maybe that's because we enjoy state or federal parks that have alot of room between sites instead of being right on top of each other as in some commercial campgrounds.

If a dog barked all day, I would contact the park management. No one should have to listen to that all day long, And yes, we had a dog that would bark while we were gone. We were warned by a campground manager and as fulltimers, we decided to rehome her where she is very happy. We even have visitation rights. We are still sad over this even after 3 years but we could not in good conscious impose our barking dog on others.

noe-place wrote:
Some dogs just bark and there's nothing one can do.

But there's LOTS of things one can do to shut up a dog while the owners are gone: there's all kinds of bark-stopping devices that are triggered by the dog's bark, then emit a high-pitched annoying noise (that humans can't hear) that distracts the dog until it shuts up. Or there's citronella collars. Or vibrating collars. Or shock collars. And they're not expensive - less than $50, which IMO, is a lot cheaper than getting asked to leave a nice RV park due to a barking dog....

Simply taking your family pet and throwing it in an RV and 'expecting' it to behave like it did at home? Doesn't work. 'He' does NOT know that that new thing is supposed to be so much fun. To him it's a brand new building that is NOT his home and he certainly does not want to be left alone in this new strange building.

==IF==, Rv'ers would take a few days out of their time after purchasing an RV to socialize/familiarize their dog with the RV, there would be no barking dogs left inside an RV at CG's.

Park the RV in your driveway and set it up.

Bring the dog and let him explore the RV 'with' you for a few minutes thru out the day.

Sleep overnight in the RV one or two nights with the dog.

Then start taking him out to the RV and leave and stand right outside so he can see you. If barking starts right then and there correct him and assure him you are right outside.

Feed him in the RV for a couple of days while you sit with him, then feed him and take a walk outside. Going to the mailbox? Take the dog with and put him in the RV with a dog treat. Pick up him on the way back. etc.

Bottom line, like anything else related to dog, you have to 'socialize them' whether it be to other people, kids, other dogs, etc.......you HAVE to take the time to socialize him to your RV also.

If this sounds like a waste of your time and a pain to do?

Just think what it is going to be like when you hit the road RV'ing and your family can NOT go any where after you get to the CG?

A few days of socializing the dog to an RV before heading out = a lifetime of fun RV'ing.:C

We don't have pets, but DW says I was

Snappy, yesterday,,,,does that count?


She is threatening to get a collar if I do not take to the non-snappy training.

OBTW, she doesn't carry a baggie when she takes me for a walk,,,,,potty trained.

:B

GordonThree wrote:
Get angry with my opinion if you like, but I see it as this. If you're annoyed your camping neighbor's dog barks while the owner is off doing something, deal with it. Leave your own campsite for a while and do something yourselves, go down to the river or the lake or whatever, maybe over to the day-use picnic area. Barking dogs, screaming kids, drunken rednecks, loud diesels, loud motorcycles and the hard of hearing screaming into cell-phones, they're all annoyances that happen in communal places.

It's easy to blame a dog owner, to look down your nose and say bringing your dog is a privilege etc etc, but it's not often that simple. If other people annoy you while camping in a communal location, then it's your responsibility to go somewhere else so you're not annoyed. Get a different site in the CG, so you can be next to the guy who likes to rev his hog every few hours, or maybe next to the site with the diesel truck that idles all day long with all the noise and emissions controls removed, so it sounds like a military vehicle.

Leave your dogs at home, leave your hogs at home, leave your cellphone at home, leave the beer/booze at home, leave the kids at home, leave the monster diesel at home, it'll be an empty campground.

First, not angry with you for your opinion. I don't agree but we all have different opinions.

I love my pets as much or more than anyone. Sometimes we have to think of what is best for everyone involved. When we bought an RV we thought beforehand of all the issues that might come up. One was what about our dog and his comfort and being able to respect others.

If you live in town, apartment or single family home there are laws about excessive noise, dogs, parties etc. Those same rules quite often apply to a CG.

When we are camping we expect the area to be reasonably quiet. Of course there will be kids being kids, people enjoying themselves and noise to a reasonable decibel and a reasonable time for quiet hours. Most people would expect this.

Why should someone who is obeying rules, being themselves respectful to others have to leave because someone decides that the rules are different for them.

Also, since you brought children up, if children are being obnoxiously loud, wrecking trees etc then yes, I would report them as I would a loud dog that barks continuously. By the way, quite often we take 5 children under the age of 11 with us.

We all want to be able to camp together. If we allow, loud dogs, loud vehicles, party animals (after a reasonable hour), people who disrespect the enviroment pretty soon these wonderful places with untouched land, parks with endangered species, animals, trees, flora might as well be plowed over.

Not only are people upset with a barking dog but that dog is barking for a reason. Is it not neglectful to not respond to why the dog is barking?

We need to be respectful of our pets and other people. If we can't then maybe we should stay home.

Homer wrote:
I like campgrounds or resorts that put all dog owners in the same general area away from every one else. My bet is they will police their own PIA's ASAP.

So, can we have a no screaming children zone?

A no loud music zone?

A no drinking zone?

A no lights on at night zone?

A party zone?

A quiet zone?

It is a never ending battle that really could be solved with a little tolerance combined with consideration for others.

:)

We camp partly to bring our dogs. We have 2 Boxers they don't bark much at home & have no knowledge of them barking while we camping and away unless someone tells us which no one has. We do leave the TV on when we are away from the camper "Animal Channel" for them LOL.

We really don't get bent at others noise as they are there to enjoy themselves also. The parks we stay at in the summer don't have the option of moving to another site as all nearly 900 sites are booked all summer. The campground enforces quiet time at 11 PM & that's all we need. Play on !!!

I like campgrounds or resorts that put all dog owners in the same general area away from every one else. My bet is they will police their own PIA's ASAP.