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cnbull

13/5/2017 at 3:00pm
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We have a 1 year old dog we are thinking of taking camping with us for the first time. My only concern is if anyone walks past our house he barks (as I'm sure most dogs do) but how do you stop dogs barking at noises or people passing the tent at night?

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Unless you can stop your dog barking at random passers by you can't really take him camping. Most dogs do not bark at strangers & most sleep all night.

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Our dog will bark if she sees someone coming down our drive at home.
She does not bark when we are on site with the caravan or when I take her with me solo tent camping.She has her spot at the caravan window and likes seeing whats going on.
When we are in the tent she sits outside and again watches whats going on and there is always someone passing who makes a fuss of her, which she loves.

I could only suggest giving it a try for a night and see how the dog reacts when you are camping.
It might be like ours and not bark at all.

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Take up agility and camp at agility shows. Cheaper than most campsites, lots of like minded people. Great fun during the day. Evening entertainment laid on and dog welcome at everything. Only trouble is its addictive and the number of dogs steadily grows. I'm up to 3 now. Would like a 4th but need to convince the husband

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James Watt

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Hello cnbull.

If you have time, take your dog to a local Park that accepts dogs, take a picnic and ground blanket.
See what happens when other people walk by (with, or without dogs)

That will give you an idea as to how your dog will react.

Bear in mind, how you react may well be interpreted by your dog. Pretend to be asleep as well, to see how differently your dog behaves. :-)

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Hi cnbull,

We have a very highly strung border collie who goes absolutely NUTS when someone walks past our window at home....however, when we take her camping she is the TOTAL opposite! I don't know if it's a territory thing or whether she is just more worn out when camping but it really is a pleasure to take her with us as she just sits happily and watches the world go by!

You could always try taking your dog overnight somewhere local to see how you get on?

Good luck! x

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I suppose at home the dog is guarding territory and sees it as his/her job to alert you to any possible threats. Things could be different when away. Putting up a windshield between you and main traffic areas on site might reduce disturbance for the dog. Certainly worth trying out a short break, just a night or two, to see what happens.

My daughter had a dog who would bark to alert her; she trained him to stop on command, though. She managed to get through to his doggy brain that once he had alerted her and she had acknowledged that and taken responsibility for the situation, as a pack leader should, his job was done.

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Hi
Don't worry to much.
Take him with you, and just remember he will be out of his comfot zone at first, but when he accepts that the field is not only his, but to share, he will be ok.

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He will be fine, we camp with 4 border collies our 1 and SIL 3 (now 4 this year), the first 2 days yes they will do mini barks, until they get used to all the new noises. They don't bark all the time and are normally shattered come the evenings.

But after that they are all well behaved to a point, our prob is in on some campsites some nationalities think its ok for their dogs to be loose grrrrr, ours are all tethered so blooming annoying.

But we also have a back up plan a stripey sunbreak cut down, so they can't see over it but we can, works a treat and we just pull it aside when not needed.

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cnbull

20/5/2017 at 2:21pm
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Thanks everyone. Think we'll try a short break first and see how we get on.

EmilyB

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We have learnt from past mistakes. The first time we took our 5 year old lab camping with us we set him up a lovely area in the tent. We all went to bed and then we're kept up all night by our lovely dog trying to protect us by growling at EVERY little noise. Obviously he couldn't see that it was only wind, or a leaf brushing past the tent and thought we must have bend under attack!? He now sleeps in the boot of the car (with front windows open) I think he feels more secure and doesn't make a sound and it's very comfy :) hope that helps

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Our dog is reactive to anyone in our street, but ignores people when we camp unless we have been alone for ages, in which case she has a little growl to tell us someone is coming, so barking at home doesn't necessarily mean barking when away.

We keep her on a long tie-out lead and stake during the day, and she sleeps between us overnight. The one thing we have learnt is that with a black dog a glowing collar is essential to avoid tripping over her when sitting round the fire after dark!

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Quote: Originally posted by Opensauce on 13/5/2017
Unless you can stop your dog barking at random passers by you can't really take him camping. Most dogs do not bark at strangers & most sleep all night.

I totally disagree with this. Just because a dog may bark doesn't mean they shouldn't go camping. If your dog has a tendency to bark at passers by, ask for a pitch where it's less likely for people to walk past the front of your tent.

Bailey loves to lay outside our tent and watch the world go by, yes, he does have a little bark (well quite a big bark as he's a lab!)now and again but you've got to remember the tent is home to him for now. What does annoy me is when children run past, or play ball directly in front of our tent, as that will make him bark. Sadly we can't ask for children to be kept on a leash at all times

so parents need to educate them not to make the big doggie bark by teasing him! The only time Bailey would bark at night is if anyone tried to get into our tent.

Take your dog with you, just make sure you keep an eye on them, don't leave them outside alone. They will bark until they get used to it, but like I say, ask the site if you can have a quieter pitch away from footpaths if you think it will be a problem.

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I would just go for it. Take a long line and tether. As someone else suggested get a remote pitch. Camping always exhausted my Weimaraner .... Also have pup sleep in the bedroom with you so he feels secure

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