It has been over a year since we lost our previous dog. We've been debating a long time to get a new dog, but finally went ahead and brought a puppy home this past week. It is a Jack Russell terrier, and while it is the cutest puppy in the world, it is also a handful because of its high energy level. We are in the process of potty training him, which is going fairly well. We also crate him when we leave the house, but only for a couple hours at a time at this point. He is vocal that he does not like the crate in any way shape or form, even though we try to make this not appear as a punishment.
The puppy is about 9 pounds and 11 weeks old. I estimate that by the time we camp again in April, he will be about 18 pounds and 7 months old.
Does anyone here camp with a Jack Russell or other high-energy dog? We only got this dog because we have a backyard he can run around in and use up his energy. We also try to walk him whenever the weather and time permits. With our previous dog we tried a pen when camping, but she hated it and just barked the whole time. So we just kept her on a leash on site. I suspect this guy would react the same way to a pen.
Also, when you leave the CG, do you crate your dog or let them have free reign in the TT? We will likely have to crate our dog because I'd be afraid of what he could get into. I'm thinking the crate would go under the dinette so as to provide the least amount of distraction to the dog. And obviously we'd keep either the heater or A/C on when applicable.
So far he has only barked two times, and only in response to hearing other dogs barking. When we previously camped in a PU, I was always concerned about our dog barking when we were away from the site. But with a TT, the sound of barking is controlled significantly better.
There is obviously a lot of trial and error upcoming, but I was curious what other's experience has been on this topic.
2014 Keystone Bullet 281BHS
2002 Chevy Avalanche 5.3L 4x4
Equalizer hitch
Nights spent camping in 2015: 25
Next trip: mid-April 2016?
