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Quote: Originally posted by Roofybubbles1 on 20/7/2019

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I used to have two dalmatians (1 boy, 1 girl) and they loved their camping trips. They were on long leads during walks, came everywhere with us. Ex hubby and I took turns in disappearing to the shower block etc. Used a screw in stake with running ropes attached to each dog's collar and a windbreak to shield us and them from passers by. Our dogs were also used to their section of the estate car and settled comfortably if we went to a pub or restaurant which didn't allow dogs. Go! Have a great time and do let us know how you get on😀

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Quote: Originally posted by marg6 on 27/7/2019

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personally I think you need to sort the dog BEFORE going camping, he/he needs to be socialised properly and would benefit a lot from going to dog training classes, as this would teach the dog to not be so afraid of barking, also consider agility classes too, being excited and barking then is totally different to the barking from fear or aggression. so should settle better once you have tackled that issue first, and while its good to hear you taking time over the matter you've just started to run before you've learnt to walk so to speak

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Quote: Originally posted by NWWanderers on 30/8/2019

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Quote: Originally posted by marg6 on 27/7/2019

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personally I think you need to sort the dog BEFORE going camping, he/he needs to be socialised properly and would benefit a lot from going to dog training classes, as this would teach the dog to not be so afraid of barking, also consider agility classes too, being excited and barking then is totally different to the barking from fear or aggression. so should settle better once you have tackled that issue first, and while its good to hear you taking time over the matter you've just started to run before you've learnt to walk so to speak

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Thank you to all of the useful posters that commented, this not being one of them!

Just to correct a couple of your assumptions - Our dog is very well socialised, she is fearful because she was attacked by another dog and was quite badly hurt.

She is a rescue, so we have done intensive training with her to bring her "up to scratch" and it has been bloody hard work for the last five years. She still has some issues but it's a case of managing them as best we can, hence my asking for advice from experienced campers.

I will be honest - it was judgmental people like yourself that I was most concerned about but thankfully, we didn't come across any and our breaks turned out to be lovely!

Just to update, we have been camping for a couple of nights on three occasions since posting and it has been great, she has settled very well after any initial excitement and we have had a couple of great weekends! She even made a couple of doggy friends on our second trip, which was great to see....she was so happy!!

Thanks again for all of the useful advise, it really is appreciated :)

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