Best Pet for travel?

[MagillaGorilla]

I thought it might be fun to share some good and bad pet traveling stories.

We travel with a chocolate Lab. She could not be easier to travel with. She never barks never has "accidents" in the MH and she is happy inside or outside. In short she is simply a joy to have along with us. Her only travel flaw is that she gets up on the couch when we are away from the camper. We end up removing the cushions and that fixes the problem. At home she never gets on the furniture.

We had a bulldog that passed past year at 13 years old (that's super old for a bulldog.) We did not travel with her because she would have been a terrible travel companion. She would have forced her way under the drivers feet for sure. There was no keeping her from where she wanted to be. Also she loved to pee in new places. Not good.

While in my travels I have seen people travel with 6 full sized Dalmatians, Parrots, cats and lizards. I bet there are some stories there.

[frankdamp]

The best pets are Labrador Retrievers. Most make good travellers. We did two seasons in a 26' Class C followed by four years in a 32' Class A. Two Labs every time. Current pair are both rescues and rather elderly, but they were good companions when we had our bigger rig.

I think they miss the adventure, now that we don't have an RV any more.

[sushidog]

Here's who we travel with:



Her name is Skittles, a 2 yr. old sun conure.

This was my beloved Sunny, who I had for 28 yrs. She loved to camp in the forest as much as we do, possibly more.


Chip

[SnoBear]

Does anyone remember the "Pet Rock"?

[RLS7201]

Larry202br wrote:

RLS7201 wrote:
2 weeks ago, while at Melvern Lake, Melvern, Kansas, we saw a couple with 12 of the most obedient shelties I have ever seen. They were out for a walk, off leash, very close to the owners. All responded to commands. What a delight. They allowed the dogs to visit us one at a time and then return to the pack. If only teenage homosapiens were as well behaved.:D Make that any age. GRIN

Richard

I would love to have a sheltie like that! And no barking?

Yup, no barking. Me thimks the owners were smarter than the shelties.:W

Richard

[toedtoes]

mikestock wrote:
We were the recipients of a beautiful one year old cocker. The reason she was given to us was that she had anxiety issues and would howl constantly when left alone. I thought she would grow out of this but it never happened. She lived to be 13 and was a great pet in all other ways.

When we began camping with her she could not be left alone in the rv. Neighbors, camp hosts and rangers would leave ultimatums. We tried some sedative that the vet gave us and neighbors said she was quiet but she had diarrhea that almost made us give up camping. Finally had to leave her at home of make sure she was always with us, wherever we went.

After this experience, we finally lost her to cancer several years ago. We love dogs and often enjoy having a camping neighbor with a good natured, loving pet, but have been reluctant to commit to another dog since.

I think that can make it hard to try again. But, sometimes, the dog can work through it. I just attended a rally and got accused of switching out my dog. Bat-dog was a well-adjusted, friendly, easy-going dog the entire weekend. She'd approach people and let them pet her and rarely got scared. She was very relaxed throughout and really enjoyed herself. it's only taken 5 years to reach this point - I hope it sticks.

[mikestock]

We were the recipients of a beautiful one year old cocker. The reason she was given to us was that she had anxiety issues and would howl constantly when left alone. I thought she would grow out of this but it never happened. She lived to be 13 and was a great pet in all other ways.

When we began camping with her she could not be left alone in the rv. Neighbors, camp hosts and rangers would leave ultimatums. We tried some sedative that the vet gave us and neighbors said she was quiet but she had diarrhea that almost made us give up camping. Finally had to leave her at home of make sure she was always with us, wherever we went.

After this experience, we finally lost her to cancer several years ago. We love dogs and often enjoy having a camping neighbor with a good natured, loving pet, but have been reluctant to commit to another dog since.

[Larry202br]

RLS7201 wrote:
2 weeks ago, while at Melvern Lake, Melvern, Kansas, we saw a couple with 12 of the most obedient shelties I have ever seen. They were out for a walk, off leash, very close to the owners. All responded to commands. What a delight. They allowed the dogs to visit us one at a time and then return to the pack. If only teenage homosapiens were as well behaved.:D Make that any age. GRIN

Richard

I would love to have a sheltie like that! And no barking?

[bsinmich]

1968mooney wrote:
Have yet to own one but, I think a pet skunk would be ideal. Does not bark and you can put it on a leash outside, and no one will come violate your site. :B

I actually owned a pet skunk. She was paper trained and my wife loved that part. I would always lay the newspaper on the carpet and that upset the DW. When we got the skunk I didn't dare set the paper on the floor or it would get wet. They are a fun pet but are illegal in many states and will be confiscated in a few. People are afraid they carry rabies. They would have to be bit by a rabid animal to contract rabies and an indoor pet is not likely to get in contact with a rabid animal.

[RLS7201]

2 weeks ago, while at Melvern Lake, Melvern, Kansas, we saw a couple with 12 of the most obedient shelties I have ever seen. They were out for a walk, off leash, very close to the owners. All responded to commands. What a delight. They allowed the dogs to visit us one at a time and then return to the pack. If only teenage homosapiens were as well behaved.:D Make that any age. GRIN

Richard

[Goldencrazy]

MagillaGorilla wrote:
We've been Class A RVing for 9 years now. Although we have owned dogs the entire time we never took them with us. We always had someone at home that could watch them. This year I decided I was taking the dog with us and it turns out to have been a great decision. RVing is better with her along. For starters it forces me to walk more often. The wife and I always walk when camping but now I do both, the dog walk and the wife walk. I also notice that I end up talking to more people when I have the dog.

I was lucky this year and did not have any rain when we were RVing. I don't imagine that a wet dog in a tiny house is much fun.

Exactly my experience with our two.

[TropicalRV]

One that's been to the taxidermist.

[dcbrewer]

Executive wrote:

now that's about ugly!!

[the_silverback]

a sheltie. Mine has 60,000 miles on him.

[eabc5454]

We travel with two dachshunds, one Dalmatian and our baby Boston terrier. Not all at the same time, though. Usually two is our max. We have live in help that takes care of the other two that stay home. All four travel well, and enjoy camping. The two left behind howl piteously until we've driven out of earshot. We have another dachshund who prefers no travel, ever, so she stays home. We will lose one of the dachshunds soon, though. She has end-stage congestive heart failure. We keep upping her meds, but soon it won't be enough. Poor girl was seven when we adopted her from the animal shelter. She will be lucky to see twelve this spring.