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PersonPickled Onion
16/3/2017 at 10:29am
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Our golden retriever loves to go away in the caravan. She enjoys sitting outside being nosey and watching the world go bye. She has her bed in the awning during the day and in the van at night. There is a convenient area by the door where she sleeps, snores and dreams of chasing rabbits.

Dave.

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PersonColin21
16/3/2017 at 7:36pm
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Our little Aussie terrier is with us, night and day, inside the caravan. There is no way he would settle in the awning unless we were with him, and he can slip through the smallest of gaps. He travels in a cage in the car, but we couldn't leave him in his cage in the awning overnight as he would "protest" at being separated from us. We couldn't leave him in the awning not in his cage because he would be off exploring or looking for us.

When we go shopping, one of us stays with him. If the weather's bad, in the car. If the weather's good we go for a walk round outside. Would we go away without him? No way!

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PersonMonks
16/3/2017 at 8:47pm
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We have tried to get our two dogs to sleep in a crate in the awning but as terriers do they bark at every little noise so at night they sleep in the caravan. In the day they are tethered outside and love watching everything going off on site. When we've been out all day we usually put them in the crate inside the awning so they can have a sleep and a chill out. Later in the evening they come in the caravan on the sofas (with throws)We take them everywhere with us when we are away


PersonWoodsy65
17/3/2017 at 11:51am
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Our bull terrier was probably one of the main reasons we went back to a touring caravan after 12 years of being static. Cant bear to be parted from him and would never leave him in kennels so he comes away with us every time. I probably wouldn't even get away without him anyway as the minute the bags come down the stairs and are placed by the door he sits on them!

He adapted perfectly from the first time we took him away in it 4 years ago. He has been welcomed everywhere we have stayed which is a big plus for a bull breed. If a site doesn't like him we don't go but these have been few and far between. A new caravan and leaving a dog inside "must be mad" we were told! But he is a pretty laid back dog and now in his older years he is quite happy to be left in his bed whilst we pop out somewhere although usually by the time we come home he is tucked up on the sofa! I would never recommend anyone leaving their dogs in the awning whilst they go out as dog theft is on the up and its very easy to open the awning and away they go.



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Personell1es
14/4/2017 at 5:01pm
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Eager but nervous about our first trip in the next month or so with our two springers and a cocker haha.

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PersonWibsey
14/4/2017 at 9:42pm
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We take our Border terrier with us all the time, she is fed in the awning, she has a bed in there, but is allowed in the van to sleep at night, she tends to want to be where we are. She is always tied up though as she is a little houdini when it comes to getting out, under the van is her favourite escape route!!

We tent camped before getting the van, and she used to come with us then.


Personcliffbrown
19/4/2017 at 2:15pm
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we have a fence so the dogs can have a bit of freedom




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Personsilvertopsandra
19/4/2017 at 6:28pm
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Our Jack Russell pup travels in his cage, tethered on a stake during the day and sleeps in his crate in the awning at night.
He has a dog bed and pillow in the crate, wears a warm fleece dog coat and I cover the crate with a blanket. He sleeps brilliantly, no barking or whimpering, snug and warm.

We did let him have free run of the awning when we were around but he wriggled out of the smallest gap and was off playing with anyone who would take notice of him! Hence he is now tethered out so that he can watch the world go by.

only down side of having a dog are children from other pitches who constantly visit him, they become a nuisance - even coming in the awning.

I'm not a 'grumpy granny' and happily tolerate other people's kids in small doses - if dog owners are responsible, it would be good if parents could explain that other people's units are not their playground.

I type this pitched on a site with a small girl peering in through the awning window!





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Personbabycake
19/4/2017 at 9:51pm
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we used to take our yorkie away in the van. It kept her going. we used to go to the same site as she was nearly blind so it helped that she knew her way round. She slept in the van and spent most of her day sunning herself on the back of the seating cusions.

Would love to have another but OH says no.

enjoy every minute xx


Personegbert
20/4/2017 at 8:16pm
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When we take our two beagles with us they have twisty stakes in the ground during the day so that they can move about our pitch. At night, if the kids are sleeping in the awning the beagles sleep out there with them, but in their cage. If we are in the van, they are in with us or they would howl at every noise.

I did take the squirty anti bark collars with us the first time, but they settled down within an hour so we didnt use them. I do find putting the windbreak up so they cannot see the 'road' helps to both keep them from reacting to everything, and keeps other peoples kids just wandering in. But - once you have allowed a child onto your pitch to stroke them, they do seem to just move in. Much as I like my own kids, I do agree with SilvertopSandra - I don't want everyone elses just wandering round my awning.


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Quote: Originally posted by cliffbrown on 19/4/2017

we have a fence so the dogs can have a bit of freedom




Post last edited on 19/04/2017 14:19:10


What kind of fence do you use?


PersonRay Clayton
20/4/2017 at 8:54pm
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Personcarken
21/4/2017 at 3:16pm
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I had two mini Schnauzers until June 15 when I lost one and they went everywhere with us. If we went shopping they would stay in the van with the curtains closed and the TV on. That way they didn't see or hear anything to bark at and I never had a complaint against them.
My remaining girl Poppy still goes everywhere with us and gets very excited when the bags appear downstairs.
Also they're a non moulting breed so no hair on the sofas which are always covered anyway.

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21/4/2017 at 3:40pm
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How do I post a picture? I can't remember lol
I just opened an Instagram account and did copy and paste of the web page but it's not showing 😑

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PersonRay Clayton
21/4/2017 at 4:22pm
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