magnusfide
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caldr wrote:I agree their safety is first. I like the idea of a local kennel.
Double ditto.
After all they're our "children"too. If you're going to be seeing a lot of places where pets aren't allowed, I suggest boarding them at your own vet at home. They'll at least know their own vet.
First law of science: don't spit into the wind.
Keep on rollin'!
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Retired Wileys
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Be sure you travel with the immunization records as most vets and kennels require them.
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Billieg2
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Chuck&Gail wrote:Ok, several points.
If you die on the road, do you want your dogs put in a shelter where MAYBE someone will adopt them? Ours are in our will, and we have friends who have promised to go wherever and whenever needed to save our furchildren. Yes, in that event friends get money also for trouble and care.
So, we carry a card in glovebox saying description of TT and where it is parked. Changeable with grease pencil. It asks police contact our friends, and save our furchildren.
We ask the CG host to take a card listing friends contact info, and asking them to save furchildren if we don't return. Smash TT if needed.
Note several CG owners have said it was great idea, and we met one owner who had to deal with that very issue. Police had dead couple, but obviously no answer at their home. Finally police sent someone local to ask neighbors. It was a real mess he said. CG did get dog out, but it went to a shelter. He didn't think it was ever retrieved by folks family. Took 6 months to get RV moved out.
Finally we hang a sign on TT door with our cell phone number asking to call if barking or trouble. If we've met neighbors we ask them to call if barking. In many many years nobody has ever called.
Note all furchildren over the years have been/are chipped, and 800 retreval phone number, plus our cell number, are embrodered on collar.
Furchildren were all trained it is NEVER ok to bark inside the TT. NEVER. Dogs easily learn rules that do not change, well at least all the dogs we've ever owned (seven so far).
And when you leave you "lock" the doors so if something goes wrong no one can get inside to save them....
In my life I've spent my money on women, booze, Harleys, guitars and traveling, the rest I just wasted...
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We installed an Alarm System that for us monitors AC power for failure and also temperature inside the rig. If power fails or temperature rises above what we set the thermostat for we get an immediate cell phone call from the alarm system with a text message (and optional pre recorded voice message). We never go so far that we could not be back there before too much time would pass. Approximately $500 total cost for the equipment. This is a professional grade alarm not some patched together system to meet a bottom line price. It has multiple inputs so you could also alarm anything else you could think of -- like the doors, etc. We've had it for a couple years now and it has been full proof. There might be some "budget" solutions around by now using a cell phone to call out, but you get what you pay for as they say IMHO.
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Dixie Flyer
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We travel with four dogs, Mama 11+ years old , Peaches 11 years old, Hobo somewhere around 6 years old and Suzie six years old. When we plan our day for going off we are never gone more than four hours. We leave the door to the camper unlocked so someone can rescue them if necessary. We leave the leashes next to the door for easy access. We have been camping for many years and have never had anything happen while we are away. Our dogs are not barkers so they don't disturb the neighbors.
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Pets: Rainbow Bridge: Old Fella, Levi, Charlie. Others Suzie, Peaches, Hobo, Mama, Izzie
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dhayes
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We leave Miss Daisy, our Welsh Terrier, alone in the 5'er for as long as 4-5 hours. We leave either The Weather Channel on or low volume classical music from PBS. The latter is what we normally have on at home and the sounds and voices are familiar to her. She is not a "barker" and, when asked, neighbors have not reported excessive barking from our 5th wheel. I think she sleeps most of the time we are gone. Of course, her toys are scattered all over the floor and her favorite bed is available for her in a corner. Leaving her has not been a problem.
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The one thing I learned is not to lock your doors. We were in a CG and a 5th wheel caught fire. By the time we saw the smoke and got to the door it was blazing. The door was locked. By the time someone came up with a tire iron to pry the door open it was too late, we could not get near the door.
You could hear the dogs screaming and that's one thing I'll never forget... When we leave we now leave the door open...
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gwinn1952
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First of all don't campgrounds give a list of rules in which one always states: No dogs are to be left unattended.
When we sitesee all day we put our 3 dogs in a kennel.
Otherwise the dogs go with us....for a fun filled day for them...isn't that why we have them as they are our kids.
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remoandiris
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gwinn1952 wrote:First of all don't campgrounds give a list of rules in which one always states: No dogs are to be left unattended.
If you ask the host what that means, they will likely tell you it refers to leaving them unattended OUTSIDE the rig. At least that has been my experience.
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Pawz4me
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remoandiris wrote:gwinn1952 wrote:First of all don't campgrounds give a list of rules in which one always states: No dogs are to be left unattended.
If you ask the host what that means, they will likely tell you it refers to leaving them unattended OUTSIDE the rig. At least that has been my experience.
Ditto. I always call ahead and ask if it's not clear that they mean left alone unattended outside, and I've always been told it's okay to leave pets inside our RV.
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