People who let their dogs bark constantly...

People camped next to us left their 2 doggies inside and left for the day. Up at the window barking at me every move I made outside. When they returned, they had the dogs outside so I asked them "is there something wrong with your dogs? They barked all the time you were gone". They didn't know what to say. Probably won't phase everybody.

If the dog is close to your site, try a penny can. I've used it for training and it's worked well. Aluminum coffee can with pennies in it - 10 or 15, give it a hard shake and it scares them. For training, use it with "no!" and they get it quickly. Yes, the owner should be the one doing it but they don't, it ay work for someone nearby. We lost our little guy in my signature 2 weeks ago and I'm still crying. I'll be making a new penny can soon for our next addition.

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it stinks I know :)
luckily it happens very little for us when camping, just lucky campers I guess :) never did anything about it cause honestly I can tune out a barking dog cause I raised kids lol

StephJohn2010 wrote:
What do you do about them? I seriously don't get the disrespect of some neighbors, fill me in so I understand. The culprits are both young and old. I tend to confront them.

Some people are so used to the barking that they don't even notice. We have been camped near people with multiple dogs that continually bark while the people are walking around them and talking to each other.

I've never had this problem while camping, but someone moved in down the hill that kept a big dog outside who constantly barked. While I felt bad for the dog being forced to live outside in the FL summer heat, I simply yell SHUT UP! a few times. This usually brings the owner out to do something about it. I can imagine doing the same thing while camping, sitting in my chair, sipping on some suds. Try it - it might work.

We have a basset hound that barks a lot... she barks when she's excited, when she sees a stranger, when she sees another dog, when she sees a rabbit, when she sees a bird, when she wants you to pet her.... you get the point. She'll stop when we tell her to stop, but then starts back up again a bit later. She's almost 4 and otherwise a great dog, but it is what it is.

We don't bring her camping if we can help it because we know it's annoying to nearby people, as it even annoys us. Unfortunately not everyone thinks the same way and feel the need to bring their dog everywhere they go, even if that dog isn't suited to that kind of lifestyle.

In MI state parks, the rule is that dogs cannot be left unattended, period. This rule is generally only enforced if a disturbance is involved.

Most dogs we see in the campgrounds are well adjusted to the camping routine, and do not go nuts on other dogs, or bark at every human, bird, and squirrel they see.

I guess my reply got censored. The mods are fine with other users calling me ignorant but I cannot respond in my defense. Will see how long it takes to get this post censored as well.

Ralph Cramden wrote:

Mortimer Brewster wrote:


My 2 cents: If you have to leave your dog at the campsite the best thing you can do for them is to take them for a long walk before you leave. Besides reducing their anxiety by getting rid of excess energy, this will help them sleep while you gone. It's hard for them to bark while they're sleeping.

Everywhere we go to which are ACOE or State Parks every one has always had the rule that you are not permitted to leave your dog unattended. Unattended also applies to unattended in your rig while you leave the facility. Unfortunately the rule often go's by the wayside as the facilities are all understaffed, so enforcement is problematic.

I agree with you, though there are RV parks where it is permissible to leave your pet in the camper as long as it doesn't bother the neighbors.
Despite the rules, a lot of people will leave their pet for a time - especially in National Parks where pets are looked upon as a tasty treat and thus have their access to trails restricted. Again I encourage those people to exercise their dog before they leave in order to help reduce some of the problems which might occur in their absence.

Most of these folks assume their dog is behaving just like he does when they are around. The rest don't care.

My own opinion--borne out by years of observation--is that not all dogs are suited for camping. My own dogs have always stayed home--they were never taken camping as puppies, they sometimes react poorly to other dogs, and are not used to being tied up, since we have two acres fenced at home. They only ride in the car to go to the vet.

Camping would be too much stress for them, and no fun for me.