Dogs Welfare Whilst Travelling In Motorhome

Paolo Imberino
Paolo Imberino Forum Participant Posts: 86
edited August 2017 in Motorhomes #1

I am astounded and disillusioned to the sheer number of motorhome owners who don't secure their dogs whilst travelling.

Our dog whether in the car or motorhome is secured with a body harness. If I have to undertake an emergency stop or we crash then my dog is not thrown forward at 50 mph or whatever speed. Obviously some dog owners don't really care about the welfare of their pets.

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  • JVB66
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    edited August 2017 #2

    And you have the evidence to back up your postundecided

  • huskydog
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    edited August 2017 #3

    people restrain themselves but not their dog, odd !!!!!

  • Paolo Imberino
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    edited August 2017 #4

    The Evidence M'lord...general chit chat with Motorhomers on sites.

  • EasyT
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    edited August 2017 #5

    I often see unsecured dogs in motorhomes at reception and driving around site. Not a problem. Whether theu are secured on the highway I have no idea.

  • cyberyacht
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    edited August 2017 #6

    Just so long as they are secured on site. wink

  • huskydog
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    edited August 2017 #7

    the dog or the motorhome ??wink

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited August 2017 #8

    Putting a dog in a harness is pointless unless there is secure anchorage for it.

    Our dog always travelled in his bed behind the cab seats with a board across to prevent him coming forward into the cab area. He was too stressed to travel any other way.

  • EasyT
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    edited August 2017 #9

    I should rephrase that as the dogs are not actually driving around the site thankfully

  • eurortraveller
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    edited August 2017 #10

    I would have bought a Motorhome but I didn't want to have to have a dog. 

  • JVB66
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    edited August 2017 #11

    I still not sure where the evidence  of "sheer numbers" comes from or the few that you have had a  general"chit chat" with?undecided

  • brue
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    edited August 2017 #12

    No evidence, no comments.  wink

  • Paolo Imberino
    Paolo Imberino Forum Participant Posts: 86
    edited August 2017 #13

    JVB66.

    This is not a court of law but just an observation. To answer your specifics. No structural law acceptable evidence here. Just social chit chat over this year where this subject has cropped up on various camping grounds. I would say that about 80% of the people I speak to do not secure their dogs in the motorhome whilst travelling in an RTA situation via some kind of achorage point and harness. Now back to my Gin & Tonic.Cheers.

     

  • brue
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    edited August 2017 #14

    Thank goodness for that, just imagine the arguments on here. laughing

  • huskydog
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    edited August 2017 #15

    My dog can drive forward ,but when reversing she keeps paws-ingcry

  • EasyT
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    edited August 2017 #16

    Female huh! What do you expect! cool

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  • brue
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    edited August 2017 #18

    I think most motorhome owners are aware of anything that could come flying at them, ranging from pets to coffee machines. We are concerned, always.

  • EmilysDad
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    edited August 2017 #19

    There are restraints around that use seat belts as their anchor point. As much as I'd like to use one in my estate(ish), my rear seats' belts are inaccessible when its seat is stowed away. 

  • Bakers2
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    edited August 2017 #20

    When we take our son's dog she's in a harness and anchored to a bar behind the drivers seat. We tried her on the rear passenger seat into the seat belt but she didn't like that. No compliant but was shaking when we checked on her. Normally travels in the same way in the cars.

    We see lots of dogs sitting on the passenger's lap in motorhomes. I worry about them on several counts, not least that should they be catapulted outside the vehicle they are free to run and cause chaos or get lost!

    As motorhomers we too spend much time ensuring everything is closed and locked or secured if it has to be 'loose' before embarkation.

  • brue
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    edited August 2017 #21

    It's much the same as cars isn't it, you try to secure everything including the contents and pets as best as you can to make travel as safe as possible. As TW said some pets react badly to some securing methods and left like that they are a major distraction so you have to weigh up all possibilities in the way you decide to travel.

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