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From an early age train your dog to do what it needs to before breakfast and then about 2ish. That way, when its wet on holiday you can be out in your car (a good half hour or so from the van), walk the dog, pop him back in the car, dry him off and by the time you get back to the van for your evening meal he is very dry to pop into the van. Avoids potential mud on your carpets.

Get one of these  so that when he travels on the back seat to your site he is safe.

Ours sleeps in one of these kind of baskets in the van. Ours weighs 1Kg  and is washable. So is the dog come to that!

You will need an extension lead so it can have a good run when on the lead. Opps sorry

Watch it all the time especially in the awning at Sandringham. He will soon be off into the woods chasing rabbits.

Talking of Sandringham/Clumber Park...always keep the dog on the lead and don't let it be picking stuff up. They have had problems with dogs getting ill there.  Ours never has suffered at these site so its not all dogs that pick up the problem.

Watch your dog walking near bracken to avoid ticks.

Open the bedroom door in the morning and just wait for him to fly up on top of you and spill your tea!!

Take some doggy treats...we always pack each meal for while you are away in plastic bags rather than carry too much extra unnecessary weight. Just enough for the number of nights we are away and then three extra bags just in case we decide to stay a little longer. Our dog has the dried food. lighter to carry than doggy tins.

When out walking carry the dog's dish and a bottle of water. When out on a long hike the doggy treats, when you have your sandwiches, keep the dog going. They like Bananas as well

Just enjoy the little fella

Phil

Ooo you lucky things - bet he/she will be GAWJUS!

Useful Alcatraz tips - the place is full of rabbits, as you know. Our Ben (Springer/collie/lunatic cross) loves to chase them, but we keep his lead looped around the towball until we have finished faffing about otherwise he would be off into the next parish sharpish. DON'T exercise your dog on the grass by the gates, or you will be shot at dawn. I'm sure you've seen the HUGE signs!

On arrival at/departure from campsite it is the kids' job to take Ben a walk and get him emptied while we get pitched - get your kids to do the same!  In transit we stop every couple of hours - I can't tow without a caffeine hit first, so the kids are on doggy duty again while we get the espressos in. We keep a water bottle and a bowl in the car for Ben all the time.

We keep a lead, poo bags and doggy bowls in the van. Depending on what kind of food your dog has it might be worth keeping an emergency supply in an industrial strength plastic box. We discovered how useful this is when we were at Kingsbury with no dog food (left at home) and we found out that Pets At Home sell every kind of doggy food there is EXCEPT what we have! 

There are plenty of dog friendly pubs etc about, but you may have to look hard to find them. We've found the best source of info is other campers with dogs!

Enjoy your dog - doggies are the best!

If it is a puppy you may want to consider crate training, some people against, some for and for us if was definite yes!   You can use a crate at home for when you can't be with your dog, as long as it is not hours and hours, to keep the dog and your home safe!   this is then something you can continue when on a campsite if you want to keep your dog in the awning rather than you caravan.  We only do this if it is warm enough of course but we do drape picnic blankets and fleece blankets over the cage for extra warmth.   We now use a fabric crate for our dogs (as they don't try to escape though we did start out with the metal ones) on campsites and it is great mainly for bedtimes as we can keep them warm and safe.  

We don't shut them in  in the day time but they do go in and out for a lie down when they want.  It stops your caravan becoming too doggy.   It is also a useful place to keep your dog while they are drying off after a long wet walk and before you let into your caravan.

When we take Harry the borrowed dog with us he has his own bed (2 fixed single beds, OH in one and Harry on the other with an old sheet to cover the bed). I am relegated to a front lounge seat. When Harry wakes up in the morning he "holds hands" with OH across the gap between the beds, which is lovely (and funny) to see, male bonding!

Anne