RV Parks and Large Dogs

[rvnubee]

We have 2 dogs, 1 small (6 Lbs) and 1 large (140 Lbs). I am planning to purchase a class A motorhome and live in an RV park. One of the RV parks in my area requires dogs to be under 20 Lbs. The large dog is very tame, quiet and old. Why are limits placed on sizes of dogs? Some smaller dogs are more noisy and more energetic than the larger, older ones.

[Code2High]

Earl E wrote:
Other have explained it well. Your dog may be very docile, gentle and quiet. But if they let yours in they have to let the non-gentle, vicious 100# in that the next camper has. And that dog can do far more damage than a 20# dog. It is just the way it is. Rules have to be made for everyone. No way can a receptionist at the desk decide which dog is gentle and which isn't.

No, they do NOT "have to" let a vicious dog in. "They" have a perfect right to insist that all dogs are social with people and other dogs, and to see those dogs before they come in.

As for deciding which dogs are "gentle" and which are not, I'm not sure when that became a highly technical task. It requires eyes, ears, and common sense. Nothing more.

[Earl_E]

Other have explained it well. Your dog may be very docile, gentle and quiet. But if they let yours in they have to let the non-gentle, vicious 100# in that the next camper has. And that dog can do far more damage than a 20# dog. It is just the way it is. Rules have to be made for everyone. No way can a receptionist at the desk decide which dog is gentle and which isn't.

[remoandiris]

Try state parks. Usually the state has one policy for all of their parks.

[Oaklevel]

CAll ahead many parks don't have weight restrictions .......many do..... but more than that many have Breed Restrictions regardless of size.

We only go to pet / dog friendly parks...... Not hard to find.... Ours 2 dogs are 40 & 70 lbs.......

[GENECOP]

Because for the most part people are not that Smart.

[Desert_Captain]

downtheroad wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:

Since a couple of years ago when activists got the ball rolling on banning specific breeds. And the insurance companies all jumped on board and basically now many CG's are being held hostage by their insurance policies regarding pets.:(

Setting a limit on weight is an easy way of illuminating the dogs on the banned breed list without having to list all the breeds and furthermore irritating/offending campers with large breed pets.

Right on the money...
Solution: find a different RV Park.

I disagree, the solution would be for all dog owners to be responsible for their pets. Unfortunately we both know that is simply not going to happen. When I was a kid camping with my folks there were no rules on pets whatsoever. Over the last 50 years let the pet do whatever (bark, bite or just relieve himself), anywhere, anytime has become the common practice. Idiot owners who simply choose not to follow the rules we have all inherited because of them continue to be the problem. Case in point: How about those expandable leashes? What part of "Six foot maximum" don't these chuckleheads understand??? :h

Like many have noted... you can't fix stupid! :S

[westernrvparkow]

rockhillmanor wrote:

rvnubee wrote:
We have 2 dogs, 1 small (6 Lbs) and 1 large (140 Lbs). I am planning to purchase a class A motorhome and live in an RV park. One of the RV parks in my area requires dogs to be under 20 Lbs. The large dog is very tame, quiet and old. Why are limits placed on sizes of dogs? Some smaller dogs are more noisy and more energetic than the larger, older ones.

Since a couple of years ago when activists got the ball rolling on banning specific breeds. And the insurance companies all jumped on board and basically now many CG's are being held hostage by their insurance policies regarding pets.:(

Setting a limit on weight is an easy way of illuminating the dogs on the banned breed list without having to list all the breeds and furthermore irritating/offending campers with large breed pets.

TaDa!!

[SDcampowneroper]

rockhillmanor wrote:

rvnubee wrote:
We have 2 dogs, 1 small (6 Lbs) and 1 large (140 Lbs). I am planning to purchase a class A motorhome and live in an RV park. One of the RV parks in my area requires dogs to be under 20 Lbs. The large dog is very tame, quiet and old. Why are limits placed on sizes of dogs? Some smaller dogs are more noisy and more energetic than the larger, older ones.

Since a couple of years ago when activists got the ball rolling on banning specific breeds. And the insurance companies all jumped on board and basically now many CG's are being held hostage by their insurance policies regarding pets.:(

Setting a limit on weight is an easy way of illuminating the dogs on the banned breed list without having to list all the breeds and furthermore irritating/offending campers with large breed pets.

Great answer.
Great Danes, Pyranees ,St. Bernards and many other large breeds are known to be well tempered, but is such a large pet appropriate in camp where it is necessary to walk it in a new environment among unknown children and smaller aggressive dogs?
Camps have to make the rule for liability and to suit clientele. A pet of breed or large enough to cause concern to our other guests is one to restrict.
Its not how you know your pet so much as it is how the others view it.

[lanerd]

Which would you be more concerned with charging at you with teeth bared? A 20 lb Lhasa Apso or a 100 lb Pit Bull? With the Lhasa, a well placed kick would probably deter him from further aggression... with the Pit Bull, you'd draw back a stub for a leg.

Now, I'm just using a Pit Bull as an example, so all you pit bull owners, don't jump down my throat. I've seen 75 lb Golden Retrievers that looked like they wanted a piece of me. I almost lost a finger to a Labadoodle about 5 years ago that the owner said it was ok to pet and was supposedly very docile. A Chihuahua can be very aggressive, but can do little harm. Typically they will snap and bite very quickly...sure won't tear your leg off.

Please, don't get me wrong...I absolutely love dogs...all sizes and shapes.

The point here is that large breeds "can" be very dangerous under certain conditions. RV park owners can be held legally liable and insurance companies can, and will, put restrictive clauses in their policies on this very subject.

Ron

[Chuck_Gail]

If they do not want reasonable sized dogs, just go elsewhere. We rarely had issues traveling with two German Shepherds, although many people said we would. Now we travel with a little 58# dog, same issues, some parks don't allow dogs. Fortunately most do.

[downtheroad]

rockhillmanor wrote:

Since a couple of years ago when activists got the ball rolling on banning specific breeds. And the insurance companies all jumped on board and basically now many CG's are being held hostage by their insurance policies regarding pets.:(

Setting a limit on weight is an easy way of illuminating the dogs on the banned breed list without having to list all the breeds and furthermore irritating/offending campers with large breed pets.

Right on the money...
Solution: find a different RV Park.

[rockhillmanor]

rvnubee wrote:
We have 2 dogs, 1 small (6 Lbs) and 1 large (140 Lbs). I am planning to purchase a class A motorhome and live in an RV park. One of the RV parks in my area requires dogs to be under 20 Lbs. The large dog is very tame, quiet and old. Why are limits placed on sizes of dogs? Some smaller dogs are more noisy and more energetic than the larger, older ones.

Since a couple of years ago when activists got the ball rolling on banning specific breeds. And the insurance companies all jumped on board and basically now many CG's are being held hostage by their insurance policies regarding pets.:(

Setting a limit on weight is an easy way of illuminating the dogs on the banned breed list without having to list all the breeds and furthermore irritating/offending campers with large breed pets.

[Big_Katuna]

We had two 50-55 pound dogs and ran into the 20 or 40 pound limit a few times. I always figured it was the loudness of their bark, size of piles and a 10 pound Yorky won't rip your throat out. .

Bottom line; their park, their rules. One reason I like wheels on my RV.

[wildtoad]

Big dogs scare people little dogs are just yappy. Little dogs make little messes, big dogs make large messes. Not saying I agree with the rule or if it's fair.