Worried about a/c failing and dogs cooking

TNGW1500SE wrote:

dadmomh wrote:
Surely if the owner says their dog NEVER barks, they MUST be right, right???

That's a rude comment! You have no idea about my dogs or me. I shouldn't have to have my thread highjacked and have to answer for my dogs that don't bark.

Are you really sure my dogs bark? I did a time lapse video of them once and posted it on youtube. They were at home but there's plenty of noises there too. The camper is just a second home to them. Want to watch it? If you do, watch the clock on the wall. Then tell me they bark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDQFUivjnDc

OH! Almost forgot. One of them is deaf now so make all the noise you want she isn't going to bark at you!!!!

Come on TNGW1500SE this is no place for facts!!!!!;)

dadmomh wrote:
Surely if the owner says their dog NEVER barks, they MUST be right, right???

That's a rude comment! You have no idea about my dogs or me. I shouldn't have to have my thread highjacked and have to answer for my dogs that don't bark.

Are you really sure my dogs bark? I did a time lapse video of them once and posted it on youtube. They were at home but there's plenty of noises there too. The camper is just a second home to them. Want to watch it? If you do, watch the clock on the wall. Then tell me they bark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDQFUivjnDc

OH! Almost forgot. One of them is deaf now so make all the noise you want she isn't going to bark at you!!!!

dadmomh wrote:
Surely if the owner says their dog NEVER barks, they MUST be right, right??? I still contend that if the owner is not within eyesight/earshot there is absolutely no chance they can know, regardless of what they say.

Not true :)

Not going to jump into this debate other than to say, I bring my 100 lb. dogs everywhere and leave them in TT all the time. No problems and typically have never had to worry about AC since we travel in the fall/winter. However, I like peace of mind so have been hunting for the best solution to 'keep an eye' on thing. I'm testing Valarm app. Has some built in sensors along with external sensors. I like the fact that I can monitor temp as well as Sound. Will even take a pic or video if you want. See post http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/27908244.cfm

Surely if the owner says their dog NEVER barks, they MUST be right, right??? I still contend that if the owner is not within eyesight/earshot there is absolutely no chance they can know, regardless of what they say.

In our boating days we had only 2 dogs - a 90# Irish Setter and a 25# very mixed. There was no way we could take them boating for an entire weekend, especially when it was a 3 hour each way drive. Boarding is the solution. You betcha it's pricey, but we considered it part of the cost of our weekend. Instead of going out for a great dinner, we grilled hot dogs and paid the kennel. A couple of options would be to take your dogs and leave them in the trailer while you're gone and then have the ranger greet you upon return and ask you to leave since your non-barking dogs created havoc while you were gone. Another option that we actually do use, is that if we take a short day-trip, Foxy is with us unless we need to make a stop....one of us goes in and the other waits in the truck with our dog, then reverse. Another choice is to ask a neighbor if they would dog-sit for you over the weekend and you'll reciprocate when they need someone to watch their pets. Now that we're part of that crowd on a "limited budget", we just arrange our camping/traveling accordingly. With only 4 dogs now, there is not a chance we could afford to pay for boarding for these girls AND the costs to take our DS#1 for his yearly trek to FL for spring training. We have 2 awesome neighbors that gladly split the time and probably give our babies more attention then we do. We always bring them a bottle of wine, since they probably need it by then - or a gift from wherever. And when they need someone to fix something, etc, we're first in line to do what neighbors do. Works out nicely. And whether some like it or not, when you have pets and choose to take them camping with you, some adjustments have to be made. If you absolutely have to take that day trip, either make arrangements or don't go. Compromise. Sometimes it sucks, but you chose to have a pet and you chose to go camping and they don't allow pets left unattended inside or outside. You pick. You are not entitled to ruin someone else's daywith your non-barking dog.

Sorry if I sound unsympathetic when you can't figure out what to do with your dogs, it's because I'm not. Should have thought this through before you jumped.

A rv park with a rule that says I can't leave the dog would be a park I would not stay at. Can't take the dog along everywhere in a hot car. Just a personal preference on my part .

Many RV parks, including the one I manage, has a rule regarding pets unattended and this includes inside A RV.
I can't tell you the amount of times guests have done this and their dogs bark the entire time the irresponsible owners are gone.
Power outages are another concern with these owners.

I turn most things off too especially in the 30 amp sites....always try to stay one step ahead of any potential problems.

love2rvcamp wrote:
....we turned everything off except for A/C...

Good idea! Simple yet overlooked. I'll start doing that! I'm sure I've left the water heater on.

I worry when I know the temps are going to be hot. This weekend it was really hot here in GA and we were going to be away for 4-6 hours and we found out that the site we were on the electrical pole was damaged and it was kicking the breaker if the A/C and hot water heater ran at the same time. So we turned everything off except for A/C and using our Progressive Industries protector monitored the amps. But we did ask our elderly neighbors if they would not mind checking the pole to make sure it had not tripped and our Aussie was not sweating. We left them with our cell phone numbers.

They checked and had there was no issues she was quite comfy when we returned.

Well gee whiz Wally, most people who rv with pets had pets in their working lives too! That means 5 maybe 6 days a week the dogs are left in a house with the same climate issues you have in an rv except the rv magnifies this concern. Seeing that there are estimates that more than 50% of the rv'ing public travel with pets, you may want to try MED's, chillpills, earplugs or taking up a new hobby. I can say that in my 40 some years of camping/rv'ing, I've never been bothered by someone else's dog . Isn't that funny how everyone has a different perspective on what makes their blood boil.....???? The magic answer to this conversation.....leave your dogs at home, that's Great, how bright can one be...thank you so much for your contribution ! Gotta love it. :-)


On edit, this was directed more toward the post past...will, you know....Don't like to keep quoting.