RVing with Pets

Curli air-mesh vest dog harness

Hi,I have a Shih Tzu that gets overheated very quickly in the summer when we go on walks. He loves to eat so he needs to go on walks several times a day. I saw an advertisement for the Curli air-mesh dog vest. It is suppose to help cool the dog by ...

Coughing.....

My 10 year old Chihuahua started coughing a few weeks ago and I took him to the vet that gave him some med's to take and all seemed good 2 weeks ago. Yesterday he started again. Your thoughts, he sounds like a duck... and he has not been around any o...

Visiting National Parks with dog

Hello. We are planning a Fall trip to some southwest national parks (Bryce, Zion, Arches, Mesa Verde) and are considering bringing our 13 YO dog. We'd like to hike somewhat in these areas and wonder what limitations we will face by bringing her alo...

Metabolic suppliment ?

Our rescue Rottie needs to lose 20#. Extensive tests for rapid breathing found no cause except possibly her being overweight. While the weather was cooler, diet dog food and exercise yielded little results. Now the temps here in AZ. will reach over 1...

Charlie did me in, LOL!!

What a fiasco and I never knew this could happen.I had very bad muscle spasms in my back for a week and decided to go to urgent care, perhaps get muscle relaxers. We also had to cancel our river trip because of it. Well the doctor looked into his c...

Pet-friendly Extended Stay RV Parks In Cooler Locations

Hello,Having been retired for 3 years now and finally able to travel for a couple of months, I would like to get "pet owners" (4 smaller dogs) opinions on possible month long stays. These are our desires:1. Cool temperatures in July through middle ...

It finally happened

We took off for Memorial Day weekend to our local favorite spot. We got checked in and took our dog over to the dog walk area. Our dog a Amstaff with already a flag(because of how she looks) on her met another dog on a leash. There was growling an...

Great dog, but somtime....

We rescued a deaf dog from someone who planned to put it down because he was deaf. This is a mix breed more likely Border Collie and Aussie. The dog is awesome with my family including the kids. Most kids friends are fine. However, The dog gets in so...

mosquito repellent for dogs

Nothing comes up on a search, but anyone have ideas?? One of our small dogs has pretty thin fur and Alaska has a lot of mosquitos.

Dominance issues

Hi all. First time I've posted a non rv question on here. I'm a little puzzled though and need help. I have a 10 month old lab doodle that has gone after our 6 lb papillon several times. Afraid she is really going to hurt him. Tonight it was over foo...

Heartworms developing resistance to monthly preventatives

After hurricane Katrina there have been increasing reports of loss of effectiveness (LOE) for heartworm preventatives in the Gulf coast area. There have been many hypothesis for this increasing LOE.Lack of consistent dosing with the monthly preventa...

This Kid Nevur Fails to Make Me Laugh ...

He started making this facial expression when he's anticipating something, like his ball, or a snack. You can tell from his eyes, he's not growling. He just raises his upper lip.Glad I finally caught it on camera! ... Pops

Meloxicam for arthritis in dogs?

Does anyone have experience with this drug to share? Our 13 yr old mixed rescue is struggling with the effects of bad hips and knees. Occasionally have given OTC or Rimadyl but we've resisted putting her on a steady diet of drugs. She does take suppl...

Bad Weekend Camping.

Our Standard Poo Bella darted away from me Saturday afternoon for all of 10 sec's and got tangled up in the leash of the next door campers Huskie. She suffered one puncture wound just ahead of the right rear hip in the loose fleshy skin.Within 18 hou...

Mackinac island

We want to visit mackinac island has anyone found a good doggy day care near the island...thanks

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