Holidaying with Dogs
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We took our Rottweiler and first Airedale Canoeing on the River Fowey many years ago. They loved it, especially the Airedale, she was in and out of the canoe all the time. We all went swimming, then had a lovely picnic where paths don’t reach! I think they enjoyed shooting the rapids under Lostwithiel’s old medieval bridge the most, great fun. We used to swim with them in some of the lovely cave pools at low tide at Chapel Porth as well. Happy days🥰
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+1 there Nevs👍🏻, I rarely leave them as I get stressed worrying about them & I know they suffer even more than I do☹️
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For those of you with thirsty dogs on holiday!
Spotted in Sainsbury's this morning. Great names!
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Hmm, better get a bigger caravan fridge😂
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Nooooo☹️, Dogs get a bad rap as it is don’t let em Drink too, playing loud music, bangin’ tunes by Snoop Dogg, Beastie Boys,Three Dog night. Ok no more I promise🤣🤣
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Friends put together a doggy Christmas hamper for our two pooches, and it included two bottles of Bottom Sniffer. Our Golden Lab was partial, but Choccy won’t touch it. Last bottle is lurking with OH’s Real Ales. I am waiting for the day he doesn’t put his specs on to make a choice🤣
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Choccy is a bit of a film buff……….Dog Day Afternoon…..The Dogs of War…….Privates on Parade……Love at First Bite….😁
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Our Airedale dog did exactly the same JV. He “lost” his favourite ball in sand dunes at Holkham Beach, we searched everywhere for it with no luck. Came away, bought him another ball, went back to beach a couple of weeks later, and he calmly emerged from dunes with his original ball😲 We couldn’t t believe our eyes. It wasn’t lost his face said, he had merely stored it for his next visit🤣
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Yes, that's why we never got another dog after we retired.
Our previous dog was a rescue dog, she was lovely and well behaved, wasn't a nuisance on site but I can't say she liked it or the travelling. I just wouldn't inflict that on another dog that I loved.
We have been confined over the years to what we can do and where we can go due to OHs work.
We had always planned to travel after retiring, a dog would compromise what we want to do and it wouldn't be fair on it.
Still plenty of time to get one after we stop travelling, as long as we are fit enough to care for it properly.
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As you replied to me HD, I won't as I haven't got a dog
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I actually tried one or two myself, it's not too bad but for some reason I seem to be noticing lamp posts more?
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For us, our dogs have always enhanced rather than limited our holidays in the UK. We don't do cities, theatre, art galleries, stately homes etc on holiday - we go all over the country but it's with walking/hill climbing in mind, so the dogs are ideal companions. Even now we're no longer caravanning, many cottages and hotels welcome visitors with dogs often without any charges.
But we also go on foreign holidays; we've been lucky in the past in that we could rely on Dad or a friend (often former pupils) to care for them. The young lady who has been looking after Lady (with Harry in past years) recently had to move away because her place of work closed. So last week, when we were in Iceland, we found a really good local kennels to look after them. 4 lots of exercise a day with a huge paddock with, wait for it. .... a paddling pool, trampoline and slide for them to play on! We just picked them up this morning - all bathed, groomed and looking as though they'd had a whale of a time.
Were they stressed? Well if I could just wake the pair of them up from sleeping curled up next to me on the settee I'd ask them, but I think not! 🐕 🐕
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I think all dog owners know there are compromises needed when holidaying with dogs, whether that be shorter journeys, more frequent stops, different destinations or a change in activities. Anyone not prepared to make those compromises really shouldn’t take on the responsibility of a dog so you made the right decision, TG.
The only experience I’ve had of a dog not being happy travelling or staying in the van was our last dog when he became old and unwell. The experience proved too stressful for him even though he’d previously been happy to be with us. Consequently, we gave up touring for the remaining months of his life. He deserved no less.
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That’s called caring about Dogs👍🏻
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We have done Minack a few times in the past, evening performances. Wasn’t a big problem, we left our tired out Airedales back at camp, windows, skylights open, and we knew most of folks on CL, and owners. We used to keep an eye and ear on each other’s pooches if someone wanted a night out, but if it’s cool enough in evening, ours never move for hours. You definitely need something warm to wear, and bum padding for Minack, but it’s well worth doing. The performance out at sea can be just as entertaining as the theatre, dolphins, basking sharks, seals, we have seen all three down there.
I suspect we might be without a dog at some point in next couple of years. Hoping this might give a bit of overseas opportunity, but I have bigger problems than dog to take onboard. We are resisting getting a second dog at the moment. If we were going overseas every year, like you TG, and had no one to look after them, we wouldn’t have one. It was hard enough trying to sort out horse sitting, cat sitting, chicken feeding when we had all these, and that was just to holiday in UK.
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For us, our dogs have always enhanced rather than limited our holidays in the UK. We don't do cities, theatre, art galleries, stately homes etc on holiday - we go all over the country but it's with walking/hill climbing in mind, so the dogs are ideal companions.
That's the same for us, M. Over 40 yrs of caravanning and always been away with our dog(s). Haven't heard a word of complaint from any of them, as they seemed to know when we were heading off, and were out ready to get into the car prior to us hitching up.
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…..in your opinion. Others enjoy the company of their pets on holiday and don’t consider it at all ridiculous. Why should anyone object to something others do on site providing the rules are adhered to?
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Indeed you are. I have opinions on lots of things folk do but, as it’s none of my business how people behave on campsites as long as they don’t break site rules, I adopt the attitude of "live and let live" and I wouldn’t dream of posting here about it.
I'm wondering why you consider having several dogs is ridiculous if it doesn’t impinge on you. Of course, if it does affect you in some way, that could be a different matter and that’s where Rowena's guidance comes into play.
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Were the dogs causing a nuisance in any way Dooby?
I ask because I live on a tiny street of ten houses, and there are in fact more canines in residence than humans, yet non of the canines are a nuisance in any way because they are well trained and socialised. A couple of houses have no dogs, others have two, three or in one case six but they all get on. We used to have three, but now sadly only one. But ours were quiet, well behaved and socialised/exercised.
There’s a difference between being annoyed with nuisance dogs (in reality bad human owners), and simply not liking or tolerating any dog (a personal trait, for whatever underlying reason). Site staff could, should help with one. The other is a more complex personal issue.
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When we got our first site to run (Exeter Racecourse) we had one day a van with a caravan in tow arrive. They had 14 dogs with them. Immediately alarm bells ring for obvious reasons but, they were the most well trained, obedient beasts you could ever encounter. Never once in two weeks did we hear anything. Lovely caring people with some fantastic dogs. The site was full but we didn't have one complaint and when they left, the pitch was left exactly as when they arrived. Ok that's an extreme but as Tinwheeler states above as long as rules are adhered to what's the issue?
There's always the odd one or two owners who wouldn't have a clue how to train their pet and as a consequence the dogs may be aggressive (I've been bitten twice in 14 years) but in general our members on sites look after their pets.
Live and let live I say
JK
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We've just returned from a 2 week stay on a club site up until 3 days before we left everyone was happy and all other dogs well behaved then a unit pitched up proceeded to erect a purpose made run at the rear of the pitch which was then the area for 5 west Highland terriers to run, they never stopped yapping at anything that moved from morning till night setting off all the dogs who until then had been well behaved, the owner of the terriers seemed totally oblivious to the noise, in my opinion packs of dogs should not be allowed on club sites surety other members have a right to some peace.
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The incident Arch described, and maybe what Dooby is also alluding to, does in fact breach site rules.
Did you approach the site warden, Arch? it’s the first thing to do if something causes annoyance and disturbing your peace was surely that. No one is expected to tolerate bad behaviour from others on site. I again refer to Rowena's guidance on what to do if a further complaint is needed.
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Might just be me but I would have clocked that dog run and kept an eye on it. I would have also expected anyone inconvenienced by those yapping dogs to have come to site reception for a word. Did you speak to the staff with your concerns? Everyone's entitled to enjoy their away time in any way they choose on site, it's those inconsiderate me me me selfish few that spoil it. We as site staff are there for such occasions, just come and have a word. Just for info, we all have a sites handbook which contain the sites rules and bye laws, while there's no rule for the number of pets allowed there is one for member behaviour.
How many dogs make a pack?
JK
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