Pets left alone in RV at campground?
We are now a dog owner and would consider bringing her on next camping trip. Question for all: is it considered acceptable to leave dog in trailer while we are away? Windows and vents will be open,...
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To answer the question (no moral judgement included)-yes, people leave their dogs alone at campgrounds all the time ("no dogs alone" signs or not).
Our experience-we have taken two dogs camping (we had one dog at a time). Our first dog was fine being alone. Our second dog was a bit anxious. We have a Class C,and did not want the dogs going near the steering wheel, gas pedals, or large front window, so we put a baby gate across the front. We also shut the windows, no matter what the weather, because we did not want to risk either dog panicking and going through a window screen. We shut the curtains and left plenty of fresh water and a treat. We gave doggy cbd to our second dog, to help with the anxiety.
We would also give our dog a loooong walk before leaving in the hope that this would cause her to sleep. To check and see if our dogs barked when we were away-we drove away from the campsite, parked, and walked back to the campsite, sat outside and read for an hour. We never heard a peep. We would also ask neighbors (if any were around) whether they heard barking or not.
There is surveillance equipment that you can use-the problem is that I think you need a reliable internet source and/or unlimited data.
We were careful not to be gone too long. Five hours was our limit.
Our experience-we have taken two dogs camping (we had one dog at a time). Our first dog was fine being alone. Our second dog was a bit anxious. We have a Class C,and did not want the dogs going near the steering wheel, gas pedals, or large front window, so we put a baby gate across the front. We also shut the windows, no matter what the weather, because we did not want to risk either dog panicking and going through a window screen. We shut the curtains and left plenty of fresh water and a treat. We gave doggy cbd to our second dog, to help with the anxiety.
We would also give our dog a loooong walk before leaving in the hope that this would cause her to sleep. To check and see if our dogs barked when we were away-we drove away from the campsite, parked, and walked back to the campsite, sat outside and read for an hour. We never heard a peep. We would also ask neighbors (if any were around) whether they heard barking or not.
There is surveillance equipment that you can use-the problem is that I think you need a reliable internet source and/or unlimited data.
We were careful not to be gone too long. Five hours was our limit.
