dogs in motorhomes

[Ebbo]

just about to get our first motorhome, the sales lady ( french ) was really surprised when we said we were taking our dog with us!

do many people have dogs with them in their motorhomes?

how do they they travel?

just interested

 

[Coolcats]

Washing them often was likely your problem, maybe if they roll in fox poo you might have the urge to give them a bath. The wrong foods can make them smell too. My dog is 3 next week, long haired German Shepherd, her coat has never seen shampoo, certainly doesn't smell.

That said you might have just been unlucky. Some dogs can chuck up more than others, I've known labradors that can make your eyes water especially after they've been swimming. With few exceptions though, if your dog stinks it's down to you providing a bad diet, for resulting in poor health coupled with little or no grooming etc

Jim you have great choice of dog there mine was a German Shepard too the only washing was with water in the garden to get the Mud of, and agree some dogs just stink after being out in the rain let alone being washed. as I say I'm not anti dog or cat to that matter and all can be great companions and very useful working partners.

 

[tonyidle]

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Certainly doesn't apply to mine. They hate mud, long wet grass, and puddles. They do like smelly things though so they've fox / hedgehog / badger poo cleaned off with baby wipes.

 

[tonyidle]

Uncertain about dogs or cats? Maybe this would suit:

 

[Minxy]

There are plenty more references about keeping your dog clean Minxy. Our dog is 10 and we’ve always had “Dial a dog wash” probably around every four to six months. Her coat is very healthy, our vet is always very impressed with how healthy she is.

I guess everyone makes their own decisions based on advice from experts and their own circumstances. I really wouldn’t want to dictate to anyone else, what they should do.

Our oldest dog, Romy is nearing 17 and looks like a 12 year old. When we visit the vet on the way back from holiday for the pet passport stuff they never believe she's the age she is so check what's in the passport - even with her kidney failure and Cushings disease on the outside she's still got muscle tone and a wonderful coat as all our dogs always had/have. Due to her having a leaky bladder and wetting her bed She get rinsed daily now with clean water and occasionally a shampoo as she excretes an ammonia smelling urine sometime, enough to make your eyes water, but other than that we don't wash her, or our other dogs unless they are really pongy or dirty from doing something they shouldn't!

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[Reallyretired]

Our dogs are only washed if necessary eg fox poo. They do go swimming whenever they can though. Motorhome seats are all leather with shedding dogs in mind.

 

[John Barrett]

A lucky shot while looking after a friend's sausage dogs.

 

[Silver-Fox]

Quite a few travelling cats, parrots, budgerigars and tortoises as well

Bet that spins a tortoise head going that fast

 

[Wendo55]

Only yesterday I was walking my dog by a busy crossroads. A car stopped next to me to turn onto the main road. Next minute there was a pug on the pavement next to me! It had jumped through the half open passenger window.

 

[billym]

Who would have a Motorhome without dogs. Saves a fortune on kennel fees (?) Put simply, if we didn’t have dogs, we wouldn’t have a Motorhome and we would be at saving up all year to go somewhere nice for two weeks and then going nowhere the rest of the year.
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Who would have a motorhome without dogs?

Me

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[Coolcats]

Urban myth, it’s not law.

Maybe, however.......Unrestrained Dogs Become Projectiles and other such issues

 

[Kingham]

Maybe, however.......Unrestrained Dogs Become Projectiles and other such issues

There is no ‘maybe’.... it is not law and that’s all I stated after another member stated that it is law.

The issue of whether or not our pets should be restrained is an entirely different matter and I have no issues with the guidance.

 

[Lucky]

Pedantry rules ok! But it's not the law

 

[TheBig1]

My dogs are as much part of the family as any human member. They travel with us everywhere and play their part in protecting the pack. Ronnie is an assistance dog, so has a job, but the other two although "just pets" deal with security. Ceran is functionally blind, so her little brother Merlin has always been there looking out for her, following her to the garden for her toilet needs or anything else. If he perceives a threat of any kind he is instantly on the case in full protection mode. He is lovely and sweet, but never ever open our motorhome door uninvited

Back to travelling with our furry family, they have their harnesses which are clipped to a chain anchored through the floor or the van. We used to clip into the rear seatbelts but this caused tangling issues which nearly killed Ronnie. Rule 57 of the uk highway code may only be seen as an advisory, but failure to ensure your dogs are secure can result in a charge of driving without due care and attention. The law in other countries is even more strict. But why wouldn't you secure your dog/s safely in transit? don't you love them enough to protect them from injury?

 

[Coolcats]

There is no ‘maybe’.... it is not law and that’s all I stated after another member stated that it is law.

The issue of whether or not our pets should be restrained is an entirely different matter and I have no issues with the guidance.

indeed and apologise if you thought I believed you thought otherwise, and it should be the law as in any object in a vehicle that is not secure can cause significant injury, in this case to the sentient beings Dog and Human.

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[John Barrett]

When we arrived in Spain we learnt that pet restraints are mandatory.
We bought similar to these:
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[Kingham]

indeed and apologise if you thought I believed you thought otherwise, and it should be the law as in any object in a vehicle that is not secure can cause significant injury, in this case to the sentient beings Dog and Human.

Thank you, but apologies aren’t needed, we each do what we believe is best given different dogs and vans.

When my dog is in the back of of my estate car, he is behind the dog guard, but otherwise unrestrained. In a head on collision, it is the seat backs which stop him falling or hurtling forward. If he was launched in to the air in a more severe collision, the guard would stop him hurtling over the top of the seat backs.

When he’s in the van, he travels on his bed, in the well behind the passenger seat and in a head on collision, the seat base will stop him hurtling forwards. If he was launched in to the air, the seat head rest is too high and close to the overcab to allow him through.

Putting him on a lead and restraint would not make him or me any safer and could actually delay an emergency exit from the van, as I’d have to enter the rear to release him.

IMO the greater danger in a severe collision is him being killed or injured by my overhead cupboards detaching and hitting him at speed, one of the reasons I removed my microwave and flimsy cupboard mounting.

 

[kevenh]

When my dog is in the back of of my estate car, he is behind the dog guard,

Behind a dog guard IS restrained. Your setup is legit.
Post #45 had that info in the HC quote.

 

[Kingham]

Behind a dog guard IS restrained. Your setup is legit.
Post #45 had that info in the HC quote.

I’m really starting to feel like my dog when he goes round and round and round in circles chasing his tail ...... and just like him, I give up !

 

[RustyRuss]

We have these two miscreants! Mischka and Luscia, very very rarely bathed, shed hair like tumbleweed across the prairies, need lots of brushing, Kathryn, SHMBO has been brushing them this morning and she got a whole extra dog out of Misch!!! Literally a whole black bin bag worth!

OMG!

Very loving if a little bit barky!!

Cheers!

Russ n Kathryn.