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It is possible that site kennels might have barking dog in them...but generally I think ones that do have kennels have only  a handful...and I would think that if a dog is barking or howling for ages, the site owner would take the number of the camper and ring them to come back?....

you can search around beforehand and find beaches that allow dogs...although in cornwall you might struggle.  Thats half the reason we go to Wales, where there are restrictions, but only partial.

But, dogs are a bit of tie if you want to go off doing things.  This year we want to go on a dolphin spotting trip, so my dog is staying at the farm....but equally, its hard going anywhere if its going to be a hot summer and I will wait and see what the weather is like in August before making the decision to take the dog.  Luckily my son is living at home and won't be coming camping...so he can have the dog.  As much as I will feel naked not having the dog with me !.....and the dog won't have such an exciting week.....all round, if the weather is going to be scorching its a better plan to just not take him..

There really is nothing worse than people leaving dogs in units though...we were three or four plots away from a yapping dog in a caravan last year.  Then a few more years ago, someone left theirs tied up outside the the tent where upon it barked the whole afternoon.  I think its extrememely pig ignorant of people to leave their dogs unattended like that...and when they do take them out they let them plop all over the beach and don't pick it up.  So, its really no wonder that some sites won't allow dogs and beaches ban people with a four legged friend from setting foot on them ( unless its mid winter ! ).

We also have a dog called Sunny he is a cavalier king charles. We also have 4 kids. Sunny always comes camping with us and we find things to do with him,very rarely leaving him in the tent,an hour at the most i think we did one time. What on earth are people thinking of leaving dogs in a tin tent,in fact any animal. Any way for 1 week in the summer we book Sunny into our local kennels,so we can have a holiday where we can visit places where dogs wouldnt be welcome e.g theme parks beaches shopping. I suppose this is more geared for the kids. We find this has always worked well for us plus we can appreciate the time with just the kids. Perhaps this could be a possible option with other dog owners who camp.

Fernsider

Happy camping

Quote: Originally posted by fernsider on 05/6/2009

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 What on earth are people thinking of leaving dogs in a tin tent

Fernsider

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Hmm, let's see - more secure than a tent, better sound proofing for keeping noise in or out, easier to leave vents / windows open, many have air conditioning.

I'm not a huge fan of our travelling friends but where do you think the dog-owning element of that section of society leaves its canine chums when it goes out to do whatever it does...??

Quote: Originally posted by Feecamp on 05/6/2009

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Quote: Originally posted by fernsider on 05/6/2009

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 What on earth are people thinking of leaving dogs in a tin tent

Fernsider

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Hmm, let's see - more secure than a tent, better sound proofing for keeping noise in or out, easier to leave vents / windows open, many have air conditioning.

I'm not a huge fan of our travelling friends but where do you think the dog-owning element of that section of society leaves its canine chums when it goes out to do whatever it does...??

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I leave the dogs in the caravan if we are going out shopping for a few hours.

I wouldn't do it in the middle of a heatwave, but then we tend to go in the caravan off season and the weather is always mild

Usually take them for a long walk on the beach, they are glad to flake out then for a few hours, while they wait for us to return with any goodies.

If you sneak up on the caravan they are always fast asleep twiching and dreaming away (would love to know what they dream about as they always seem horrific the amount of nose screwing up and leg twitching)

Much better than leaving them in a car or dragging them round a shopping centre or tying them up

They see it as their temporary home and settle really well.  In the same way the tent becomes their home when we go camping.  They are pretty adjustable

When we were away last week Comet came everywhere with us - of dogs couldn't go nor did we.     When I took the children to church on Sunday, Richard sat outside with the dog.
However, it would be nice to be able to leave him somewhere safe if we wanted to do anything special that wasn't dog friendly.

We will not be taking himin August, as we are going with another family, and I would worry about him bouncing in one of their children - he is still only a baby, but fairly heavy, and still very bouncy.

I apologise to any reader I may of upset with my comment "What on earth are people thinking of leaving dogs in a tin tent". I am sure there are dog owners who are able to leave there 4 legged friends in a caravan, with out them being distressed in any way. Unfortunatly I have yet to witness this.

Once again I apologise and hope I havnt caused to much of an upset for any one.

Fernsider

Happy camping

Before we settle on where to go for our holiday I use yellcom to find out three things:

I ring local pubs and find out if they're dog friendly

I ring local kennels and see if they're happy to do "day care" if we want to go out for the day top a stately home

and I get details of the two nearest vets in case of an emergency

Not that I'm neurotic about my dogs or anything, you understand!

I have a friend near Falmouth who does home boarding is happy to have a dog or two just for the day if she has room, and when we stayed at Bainbridge Ings at Hawes the lady who did the cleaning also did dog sitting at home.

If I had a site I'd definitely experiment with the kennel idea, and if it flopped or was too noisy I'd try and find local dogsitters for people who want to go somewhere they can't take them. We often don't bother doing that, but last year in the Peaks when it tipped down for 12 days, we could have visited lots of stately homes and stuff if we hadn't had the dogs.

We dont take our dog for our longer breaks, she stays at home either with my SIL or my DS.  We were at the Eden Project a couple of weeks ago, and we all loved it.  I hope you find someone who would be willing to dog sit for you for the day. 

Edited to add. There were lots of dogs on Perranporth Beach, which was lovely.  Down here in West Sussex, the ban is already in place, so was wondering if dogs are welcome here all year round

Quote: Originally posted by COURTJESTER on 08/6/2009

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Just a thought folks .....homeboarding is an alternative to kennels. This is where your dogs get to stay in someone elses home. Many dog walkers and dog sitters offer this service as well as day boarding.

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Each to his own - I think

We both have to work long hours so one of the reasons we have taken up camping is to spend time with Jenny

We take turns with our dog when we need to do something like clean our teeth and a shower - she thinks this is fab

I expect attractions would let you do that if you wanted to swap responsibilites for your kids/family and your dog. They would let you come and go. Monkey world do