I hope the owner has a valid excuse - poor doggy! (1 Viewer)

[Jev88]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ervan.html?ico=amp_articleRelated_with_images

Dog left in campervan for these days! I hope the owners have a valid reason (unable to speak and in hospital!) Otherwise why would you willingly do this?

 

[CAB96]

Maybe they had vents and roof fans going?

The article said nothing about the actual temperature in the van.

 

[scotjimland]

attempts are being made to trace the owners.

why not use the reg number ?

 

[The Wino]

We used to worry about people panicking about us leaving our dog in the MH. We always parked so that the back ( no windows ) was towards the sun and had a roof vent open and supplied water. It was often cooler than outdoors. Sadly we no longer have a dog.

 

[Janine]

If the owners really hadn’t been near the van in 3 days, one would expect a lot of piles of poop!

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[Minxy]

That dog did NOT look distressed in any way, well not until someone broke the ruddy window! I hope the police end up paying for the window to be repaired as they didn't have any genuine reason to break it, nor 'detain' the dog and put it in rescue kennels which is gonna cause it more stress. I would be fuming if that happened to mine!

Whilst I'm all for people checking on animals there are those who overreact and cause issues, we had similar with a chap in Scotland, we'd parked up with the blinds closed on the sunny sides, roof vents open, nice and cool inside but then some old chap walks by with his dog and all hell breaks loose. He wouldn't believe that the reason our dogs were so 'hot and bothered' wasn't because they were physically suffering but because the pillock was standing right next to our MH with his dog, pointing at ours, getting annoyed and raising his voice (talking to his wife as we walked back).

 

[Minxy]

If the owners really hadn’t been near the van in 3 days, one would expect a lot of piles of poop!

It's a crap story!

 

[RedFrame]

Absolutely with you Minxy , some people see a dog with windows closed and they loose it big time! (all other considerations are ignored!)

We've, personally, gone to great lengths to ensure  if we can't take Bannock with us, then he'll definitely be more comfortable (temperature wise) than being with us.

I notice that Tesla's have a huge screen displaying the internal temperature of the vehicle and the owner's expected return...

Cheers
Red.

 

[Reallyretired]

With strategic use of thermal blinds, roof vents and maxxaire, we sometimes leave our dogs I the motorhome to keep them cool rather than outside in a roasting car park. Never for very long though.

 

[Grianan]

We leave ours in van max 1 hour whilst in supermarket. Roof vents open, blinds pulled over (though she prefers to watch for us), water out.

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[Landy Andy]

I bought a motorhome so I could leave my dog. A well setup motorhome will be a far nicer place for dog, than out in the heat.

 

[HKF]

There was an amendment to the story. The last sentence reads,

"This article has been amended since initial publication to remove a statement put out by Greater Manchester Police that the Labrador had been in the car for three days"

So, thankfully, not as bad as it could have been.

 

[scotzsue]

Went to get something out our motorhome, in storage, today. Blinds closed, apart from 1 rooflight, which I forgot about no vents open 22 outside 37 in. most dog owners are sensible, unfortunately a few are not.
would have thought if there had been ventilation it would have been possible to get in without breaking the glass., wouldn't fancy climbing on the roof to get to a roof vent though.

 

[nicholsong]

There was an amendment to the story. The last sentence reads,

"This article has been amended since initial publication to remove a statement put out by Greater Manchester Police that the Labrador had been in the car for three days"

So, thankfully, not as bad as it could have been.

I was wondering what evidence the police had that the dog had been in there for 3 days had the camper been under observation, or had somebody given a reporter that statement?

 

[andykim]

Absolutely with you Minxy , some people see a dog with windows closed and they loose it big time! (all other considerations are ignored!)

We've, personally, gone to great lengths to ensure  if we can't take Bannock with us, then he'll definitely be more comfortable (temperature wise) than being with us.

I notice that Tesla's have a huge screen displaying the internal temperature of the vehicle and the owner's expected return...

Cheers
Red.

I would be quite surprised if any tesla owner has a dog, they seem to be the most self centred motorists on the roads.

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[RedFrame]

I would be quite surprised if any tesla owner has a dog, they seem to be the most self centred motorists on the roads.

I have no evidence to the contrary, other than my personal experience of Audi and BMW drivers, perhaps that's because they are more common...

Cheers
Red.