Our dogs stay at home for 10+ hours some days when we are at work. I have web cameras so I can spy on them while we are away from the house. Every time I check in on them, they are sleeping. Same thing with our travel trailer. The first several times we stayed in the TT, we didn't leave the rv park/campsite. After a few trips, they got used to staying in the RV and they just sleep while we are gone. As others have said, we usually take the dogs on a long walk right before we leave and we usually don't leave them for more than 4-5 hours although we have left them as long as 7 hours. We also monitor the inside temperature when it's hot out to make sure the AC is working. We use a device called temperature alert. Each dog/animal is different but I would definitely get the dogs used to being in the camper until they get used to it so it doesn't stress them when you leave. The main reason for getting the RV was so we could take our dogs with us. They are our family.
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