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17/9/2020 at 5:45pm
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First time I took my dog camping was to a organised rally long w/e for owners of dogs from the rescue charity I got mine from.
An 18 month old hyperactive rescued Border Collie surrounded by about 4o other dogs - I truly questioned my sanity at agreeing to such a venture as the w/e approached!
Reality, she was as good as gold, and so were all the other dogs! Only incident was when she escaped the tent unnoticed by me, an escape route that she identified within nanoseconds of seeing! The body of my 5 berth tent has a sewn in ground sheet and can be considered secure, but the porch may well have a zipped tight door, but with no SIG my little Demon discovered she could sneak under the mudwalls whilst I was distracted cooking breakfast! Only alerted to her antics by my neighbour calling her name and trying to catch her (took half an hour and a LOT of sausages!)
A crate is pretty much essential IMHO. Any time you need to leave the tent, or any time the tent is open so as to be insecure, pop the dog in the crate. Crates are NOT cages or prisons, and are not cruel, if you teach your dog that the crate is their special place, it becomes their den where they are happy to retreat to and feel safe there. I used to pop mine in the crate overnight, because I didn't want her poky claws puncturing my airbed when she joined me on it as she would have done. A cover over the crate often calms them. But beware, a tent interior in even fairly weak sun can become dangerously hot for an unattended dog!
If the weather is fine, and not too hot for them, a ground anchor and wire tether can be satisfactory to leave them outdoors, but beware many are poor quality and weak, even a modestly strong dog can break them if it puts strain on them. Buy quality! Most of my doggy friends construct 'dog gardens' from windbreaks, it both restricts your dogs view of most things that would get it agitated, and restricts other dogs seeing your dog which often prevents reactions from either of them.
My dog is now a seasoned camper/caravanner and loves it. As Ancient Uncle said, it's the dogs holiday too, keep it happy and both mentally and physically exercised and in all likelihood it'll be fine.
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20/9/2020 at 3:24pm
Location: Devizes Wiltshire
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I started to use a crate for the dog when he first came camping with me.
However, he was a good boy and did not need it, and slept in his own bed next to mine instead.
He was zipped up in the tent when I went to the facilities block in the morning when it is cold, or tethered outside if it was warm.
With my 2 tents Dutch pyramid tents, he worked out that if he head-butted the location when 3 zips met hard enough, he could get out of the tent. So I started to tether him inside the tent to the main pole using a long fabric training lead.
Each dog is different, so what worked for mine may not work for others.
If I were to get a different dog in future (mine is 13yo+ now), I would definitely start with a crate first.
I highly recommend the Delta Dog Tether from the makers of Delta Ground Anchors, as they are much better than the corkscrew ground spikes with no issue with the chain/lead wrapping around the spike.
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