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Concerns about leaving a dog in a Motorhome for a few hours.

First post and replies | Last post by Riding with Miss Ellie, 5 years ago

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Hi, all! My husband and I are first-timers, and are pretty excited! We begin our journey in February, heading from southern Ontario, to California. We have recently lost our beloved boxer, Olive. It’s been so hard, and I miss her terribly. We were great companions for each other, and she was very emotionally supportive. It’s hard to be stressed or anxious, when your buddy is with you. We are considering a puppy, and I’m a bit apprehensive, because I don’t know much about travelling with dogs. I’m sure that those of you guys with pets, probably know, that having a dog can do wonders for you, and you get to give a dog lots of love, and a great life!! My husband does a lot of travel for work, and we would love to be able to bring her, and want to get her used to travel. I’m also going to be licensing her as a service dog. If we decide to get the pup, we’ll have a 6 month old boxer with us, and I’m concerned about what to do, if we want to go and do a day trip. Not only for having the pup cooped up for too long (what’s too long?), but also... how do we keep her nice and toasty in the cold, and cool and comfy in the hotter weather, when we aren’t there for any length of time. From popping out for groceries, to day trips, what can I do? I do know that daycare is an option, but would rather not have to send her somewhere. So, I guess my dilemma is, is it doable to RV with your dog in hot and cold weather? It’s a huge decision to get a dog, and I just want to be sure I’m doing the right thing. If we weren’t doing the RV thing, I’d get a pup in a heartbeat. Any help and advice would be kindly appreciated ??❤️

By Riding wi... 5 years ago
On 12/9/2019 at 4:59 AM, orca said: Make sure you don't have a dog like this. That's one mean looking image!

By NDBirdman 5 years ago
First off, you don’t liscense a service dog. No such thing as a liscense or certificate. The certificate is just a diploma from the school that did the training. And if you train the dog to be a service dog she would go with you and not be left behind. I rescued a boxer about two years before I wentfull time. She was about a year old when I rescued her. Trained her myself to be a service dog. After I recooperated we went full time. She was already house trained. Leaving her in the RV is no different than leaving her in the house. I just make sure I do leave her too long and let her out as soon as I get back, just like at the house. She’s good for an 8 hour day just like when I was working.

By Twotoes 5 years ago
We have no issue with leaving the dogs in the trailer in the same way we don't have an issue leaving them at home alone. Once trained and they get accustomed to the RV, it's just another home. We spent a lot of time with them in the RV right at home. When I'd work on it, I'd take them out there, so they'd see it's "ours" and they belong. We also put their two favorite dog beds in there. Now if you open the house door and the TT is outside, they run right into it ready for a trip. They don't ride back there while moving, but they don't really get that part, they just think it's home.

By Carlos 5 years ago
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