Stopping dog from getting under van and escaping.

[BrianJane]

Try as I might. I cant find anything to run alongside the van to keep the dog in.
I was thinking sectional plastic fencing about 7 meters in length, about 300-400ml high.
It was easy in a caravan as we had the awning skirt. No channel on the van for one though.

 

[Lisa]

Jormax skirts are good.....

 

[Two on Tour]

Keep it on a lead then.

 

[Ridgeway]

Lead and a decent tether has always worked for ours.

 

[Hedgewitch]

It was easy in a caravan as we had the awning skirt. No channel on the van for one though.

How about fitting a channel low down on the side of your van and reverting to the caravan skirt?

I bought this one from Clearcut Conversions for a previous vehicle, insanely cheap compared to fancy ones. Easy to cut and fit (used Sikaflex EBT+ in clear)

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[OldAgeTravellers]

Keep it on a lead then.

Or fit an awning rail under the van for a skirt. Most good caravan shops stock it.

 

[Guigsy]

We've just had 2 weeks on a site in Norfolk (the annual extended family get together). We had a Jormax windbreak, door and skirt. No escapees, despite them spending pretty much every daylight hour outside.

Although to be fair, I don't think they were particularly motivated to escape. Lots of doggos on the site.

 

[HKF]

Is this what you were thinking of?

Fiamma Skirting Motorhome | Awning draught skirt for Privacy Room

 

[Shrimp]

Pippa is very good doesn’t want/need to escape, she goes under the van when she gets too hot.
In the winter when we have the porch awning up we fashioned a skirt from a cheap work ground sheet. There were press-studs already along the bottom of the van so we just put corresponding press-studs in the cut-off length of ground sheet and utilised the eyelets already in the ground sheet to peg it down!

 

[Diabalo]

BrianJane We had the same problem, I made my own skirt from white lorry curtain fabric and fixed with YKK snad fasteners, they are self adhesive so no drilling, they have been on and used for 10 years. The only problem is you have to have a manual step.

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[BrianJane]

BrianJane We had the same problem, I made my own skirt from white lorry curtain fabric and fixed with YKK snad fasteners, they are self adhesive so no drilling, they have been on and used for 10 years. The only problem is you have to have a manual step.

Thanks for the idea buddy. I can attach using limpets. Leaves no marks and no need to attach or drill into body.

 

[NicandJay]

If you have a pvc get a length of magnetic draft skirt

 

[Nirvanauk]

Keep it on a lead.

 

[BrianJane]

Keep it on a lead.

We do at times, and tether But its nice to erect a fence around him, which gives him more movement and he can come and go in and out of the van without dragging the lead through. We use 16x 1mx1m lightweight fence panels and build an enclosure. Its keeping him from escaping under van that needs sorting. He is a puppy, so Im sure he`ll grow out of it.

 

[LexyLacey]

Try as I might. I cant find anything to run alongside the van to keep the dog in.
I was thinking sectional plastic fencing about 7 meters in length, about 300-400ml high.
It was easy in a caravan as we had the awning skirt. No channel on the van for on

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[LexyLacey]

I found some perspex things about over a meter long and at right angles, they were advertised for caravan skirts they come from Norfolk, I don't know how to do a link to it for you, I bought 6 they all store one inside tge other, I cut them down for a step provision and my 2 poodles definitely are escape artists but so far they've not escaped.

 

[LexyLacey]

Try as I might. I cant find anything to run alongside the van to keep the dog in.
I was thinking sectional plastic fencing about 7 meters in length, about 300-400ml high.
It was easy in a caravan as we had the awning skirt. No channel on the van for one though.

 

[LexyLacey]

Motorhome Caravan Draught Draft Skirt (Set Of 4 Or 6) (35cm High) | eBay UK

Plus his vehicle is new and there was NO WAY he was going to screw anything to the side. 35cm height. 35cm high with 15cm support leg. No fixing required on vehicle or caravan. These then could be sanded slightly to remove any rough edges.

www.ebay.co.uk

Try above hope it works, panel graphics is tge seller on ebay

 

[Reallyretired]

The coolest place when it's hot is under the van. It's where ours go. Long lead.

 

[BrianJane]

Motorhome Caravan Draught Draft Skirt (Set Of 4 Or 6) (35cm High) | eBay UK

Plus his vehicle is new and there was NO WAY he was going to screw anything to the side. 35cm height. 35cm high with 15cm support leg. No fixing required on vehicle or caravan. These then could be sanded slightly to remove any rough edges.

www.ebay.co.uk

Try above hope it works, panel graphics is tge seller on ebay

Perfect. Idid see them before but thought I`d need a draught skirt, but these should suit the job nicely.
Hope that was`nt your last posting

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[GAVLAD]

There’s a couple here on site who have a fence around their pitch which has netting attached to it and for beneath the van they look to have sucker clips on the bodywork with hooks and netting (like a football goal net) attached to stop their dogs getting under the van. Might be a cheaper and lighter option than something like a Jormax but depends on your dog really

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Sorted!!

 

[Landy Andy]

Get the dog trained when he’s a pup. No disappearing, and no lead required when done.
Can’t understand why others wish to not train pets and have a hard time for years. Get it sorted early, and you and the pet have a nicer life.

 

[Podney]

Short term solution is an awning skirt of some sort.
Much better long term solution is to train the dog. Reward it for staying within bounds. Chastise it for wandering off. Use its dinner as bait.

 

[HKF]

Sorted!!
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Just one of the worst parts of these devices is when a stray dog comes onto your property to attack your dog, or a dog thief comes onto your property to steal your dog, and your dog can't escape because he's too scared to go over the boundary. I'm sure there are some out there who swear by them but, in my world, they'd be banned completely.

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[Googlebot]

Short term solution is an awning skirt of some sort.
Much better long term solution is to train the dog. Reward it for staying within bounds. Chastise it for wandering off. Use its dinner as bait.

Sometimes training won’t work.

I have 2 big dogs, they see a cat or squirrel and all hell breaks loose. I have tried rewards, high value treat, praise, admonishment and absolutely nothing works with them. I even paid a small fortune for a professional trainer, who agreed nothing works…..

They are always on a lead, always! Only exception is enclosed fields I know are safe. They rely on me to keep them safe.

Prey drive is instinctive and very, very difficult to overcome.

 

[Guigsy]

The site I was at in Norfolk, a few pitches over was a dog that was kept on its harness attached to a ground anchor on a long rope, but within the pitch. The dog was gentle and playful with its owners and even strangers. Medium sized hound that spent most of the day sleeping in the sun.

But I saw it viciously attack two dogs in separate incidents that were with their owners, walking past and not on a lead. The dogs wondered on to the pitch to sniff something, nowhere near the other dog, but were immediately set upon. At least one dog was immediately carried to the vet.

Doesn't matter how good your dog is, keep it on its lead.

 

[Googlebot]

The site I was at in Norfolk, a few pitches over was a dog that was kept on its harness attached to a ground anchor on a long rope, but within the pitch. The dog was gentle and playful with its owners and even strangers. Medium sized hound that spent most of the day sleeping in the sun.

But I saw it viciously attack two dogs in separate incidents that were with their owners, walking past and not on a lead. The dogs wondered on to the pitch to sniff something, nowhere near the other dog, but were immediately set upon. At least one dog was immediately carried to the vet.

Doesn't matter how good your dog is, keep it on its lead.

Couldn’t agree more, mine are opposite personalities. One loves people, the other hates them. The friendly one always lures them in, where the aggressive territorial one snarls and barks.

I have to watch them constantly, or keep the non friendly one inside.

I hate dogs off lead with no control or recall, I hate their entitled owners even more.

 

[Dunroamin’]

Get the dog trained when he’s a pup. No disappearing, and no lead required when done.
Can’t understand why others wish to not train pets and have a hard time for years. Get it sorted early, and you and the pet have a nicer life.

All said and done what if you have an older rescue dog and he hasn’t been trained!! My older lurcher is as they say hard to teach !! He has a very strong prey drive and can smell a rabbit for instance a mile away, hence his wanting to escape, btw I attach him to a long nylon wire lead in a Westfield pro edition windbreak but he can if not attached ,get under the van .

 

[Landy Andy]

All said and done what if you have an older rescue dog and he hasn’t been trained!! My older lurcher is as they say hard to teach !! He has a very strong prey drive and can smell a rabbit for instance a mile away, hence his wanting to escape, btw I attach him to a long nylon wire lead in a Westfield pro edition windbreak but he can if not attached ,get under the van .

He doesn’t he has a puppy as he mentioned in his post. There are many who appear to think they don’t need to train their dog, and I’m advising that they should, and by doing so will give them and their dog a better, more enjoyable, and relaxed life.

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