Difficulties with Pets and RVing
There are quite a few messages referencing pets and traveling in RV's. However, not many that advise the problems that ensue when taking a dog on a trip. We are considering purchasing a fairly small C...
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When we go anywhere. We board our dog. I find having a dog along a PITA.
When we had an RV most of the time our feeling was the same. There were a few campgrounds we'd take our Springers to but those were short-haul trips. It's not that we don't love our dogs (and we do have a fantastic boarding facility) it's our style of travel is unfair for them. Our usual day starts by 8 or 9 and sometimes doesn't stop until 8 or 9 p.m. It's unfair to leave a dog for that long. On most trips we needed to "beat feet" due to time constraints (unavoidable) and having the dogs along made it more difficult. Again, I love my dogs but my life does not revolve around them 7x24.
To the OP: I'm not sure the size of the rig matters that much unless you are trying to stuff a 200 lb pooch into a teardrop trailer. As long as Fido has a place to lie down, eat, etc., then that should be adequate. As stated above we used the cg as a base, not a destination, so having dogs along doesn't meld with our style. You should make sure you have a doggie medical kit on board as well as knowing where the closest emergency vet is, be prepared for encounter with unfamiliar wildlife, etc. We did enjoy having our dogs with us when we took them-it just takes patience and compromise.
When we had an RV most of the time our feeling was the same. There were a few campgrounds we'd take our Springers to but those were short-haul trips. It's not that we don't love our dogs (and we do have a fantastic boarding facility) it's our style of travel is unfair for them. Our usual day starts by 8 or 9 and sometimes doesn't stop until 8 or 9 p.m. It's unfair to leave a dog for that long. On most trips we needed to "beat feet" due to time constraints (unavoidable) and having the dogs along made it more difficult. Again, I love my dogs but my life does not revolve around them 7x24.
To the OP: I'm not sure the size of the rig matters that much unless you are trying to stuff a 200 lb pooch into a teardrop trailer. As long as Fido has a place to lie down, eat, etc., then that should be adequate. As stated above we used the cg as a base, not a destination, so having dogs along doesn't meld with our style. You should make sure you have a doggie medical kit on board as well as knowing where the closest emergency vet is, be prepared for encounter with unfamiliar wildlife, etc. We did enjoy having our dogs with us when we took them-it just takes patience and compromise.
