Where does your dog sleep?....

[Nelly font]

Ok so I have now worked out how to get the spare bed to resemble a cot for my 18 month old but now for the dog!! I don't have much floor space so can't fit a grate in. I am considering a pop up tent but wouldn't bother to put it up if only going for a night or 2 has anyone put there dog in the garage?? He is a working/pet spaniel so although he loves a sofa he is used to my car boot! I just want him to be safe and secure at night. Any ideas?.

 

[Speve]

We saw a lady last year out on Orkney who had put a window and air vent in the garage door and used it as a kennel for her dog.
Good idea as long as you don't need the space?

 

[IanF]

Our beloved Jack Russell, Tia, sleeps and travels in her cage secured in the overcab. She sleeps in a cage at home and in the MH she feels safe and familiar in the cage. It allows us some "dog free" time, knowing she is content, which is good too.

 

[Borisski]

Passenger footwell for Freddie our border collie - that being said of late he has taken to trying out alternatives - like under the dinette table and at the foot of our bed - we have taken it as a sign of his growing confidence with the van.

 

[RichardB]

My greyhound Wallace sleeps in the kitchen area but does tend to steal the bed when he thinks where not looking!

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[Kim H]

Our dogs, a chocolate Labrador and a little Labradoodle each have a bed towards the front of the van, the smaller one being between the 2 captains seats. Invariably, they end up in the same one!

 

[lesleyjean]

Tiny at

The Hilton Hotel in Liverpool

 

[Ja63]

We have 2 dogs, when they think we're asleep, they climb on the bed! A whippet and a Border Collie.
We had a full size racing greyhound, Charlie, he was a big dog, he loved to travel in the van, having spent most of his life in kennels, he took to living with us really well and thought sleeping on our bed was dog heaven, but we loved him and put up with it. He was a rescue dog and had to be rescued from his first "rescuers" they kept him chained up in a yard and he slept on a concrete slab outside in all weathers. The RSPCA rescued him after complaints from the neighbours about his neglect. He was skin and bone and had lost most of his fur, he had terrible scabs some of which were infected, the RSPCA vet had to take all but 9 of his teeth out and said he would have been in a lot of pain. He was hard work to begin with, scared of everything and everyone but gradually he began to trust us and became quite mischievous even naughty in a confident way that was pleasing to see. We have a large garden and he would run full out whooping for joy, he loved the beach at Perranporth which is only 2 miles away. We had him for three years, he had a heart attack and died running full belt round the garden, we were heartbroken. Anyway, having to be rescued from his "rescuers" it's beyond belief, the RSPCA prosecuted them but they were told off and fined a couple of quid.

Thank you for what you did.....we have a rescue bichon frise (ex breeding girl from a puppy farm). She spent the first six years of her life in a wire cage being bred constantly. We are determined that she will have the best second half of her life....she's been to the beach and the forest already in our motorhome. Truth is, she was the main reason that we decided to take the plunge and buy one....we couldn't bear to leave her at home while we went on holiday.

So now Belle, and our little chihuahua Lola go on holiday all the time with us

 

[Ja63]

Following on from my last post, here are Belle and Lola waiting to go last Saturday.

They knew we were packing the van....


Belle sleeps between the cab seats, on her blanket. Lola sleeps with me because she gets very cold so she needs to snuggle up with someone.

 

[marcus153]

Mine has the run of the house but is quite well behaved so stays downstairs in her bed (so she can monitor the activities of the neighbours cat!) Then in the middle of the night try and jump through the patio door!

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[Deleted member 29692]

Freddie has his own chair to sunbathe on

 

[Daveo2006]

After reading these posts I've come to the conclusion I've gone soft. My 2 scotties get cuddled all night long.

 

[TheBig1]

well if you've met us at a rally, you will know we travel with the pack. minimum 3 but sometimes 4 staffies who need a bit of room. dependant on the temperature they sleep on the floor by the hab door, or in the cab, but when cold snuggle up in bed with us. i know it's not everybody's idea of how to do it, but too us, our dogs are as important as our kids and loved equally. i can't understand shutting the dogs out in a tent, under the van, in the garage or in a closed crate, as to me that can be construed as being cruel. but we are all different and what works for us may not work for others

 

[Irishrover]

Our Border Collie sleeps in his own well comfy bed, but.... by morning time, he usually wangles his way up on the bed beside us....

 

[Bobby22]

Our Border Collie sleeps in his own well comfy bed, but.... by morning time, he usually wangles his way up on the bed beside us....View attachment 72573

Why have you got into the dogs bed?

He looks so comfy.

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[Irishrover]

Why have you got into the dogs bed?

He looks so comfy.

It might as well be his....He's in it or on it more than me!

 

[JackieP]

They're sneaky aren't they!

Here are our three after we came back from a trip to LIDL in Portugal. All three of them on the pull down bed. No idea how they all got up there but they look rather surprised that they were caught in the act!

 

[Ja63]

Hahaha....they all look soooooo guilty!!!

I would check under the covers if I were you!

 

[DuxDeluxe]

This one sleeps wherever he chooses to sleep........

 

[dac5]

Our 3 labradors sleep on the rear bed and we fit in round them, Nice and warm and they never get up at 6 am as they do at home. So a lie in for all bliss.
Dean

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[Ja63]

When we bought our motorhome I was adamant that our dogs wouldn't be sleeping in the bed.

A. Because whenever we sell it, buyers will understandably not want a dog bed to sleep in and B. Because we've had one with single beds, in the hope that the dogs would sleep on the floor between us.

Belle (bichon frise) has obeyed the rules....in fact, she slinks off to the lounge area and finds her own comfy place. Lola (chihuahua) had different ideas, she lasted until about 3 in the morning of our first overnighter. I couldn't stand her crying any longer so I picked her up and put her by my feet. She was like a block of ice, poor little sausage was freezing

So now she sleeps tucked in behind my knees or by my feet so at least we get some sleep.....until she decides to wriggle up beside me and do her starfish impression. How much room does one tiny chi need??????

 

[Deleted member 29692]

On the rare occasions we've left the door open and given ours free reign they've always both started on our bed for the novelty of it. Then they move to the drop down bed if Joseph is with us. Then try the floor. Then through the night one or other of them periodically comes back to check on us and make sure we're still where they left us.

 

[Ralph-n-Bev]

Our border terrier sleeps on the floor between the twin beds . In Pug, our PVC .
We're lucky as if he did do what @Nirvanauk dog does he's not big enough to stick his bum in Ralph's face. Plus he's normally asleep when we wake up. He's very lazy on a morning and often doesn't have his first wee till after 10 am !View attachment 72511

Following on from our other post. This is where Buster sleeps.

He does have a bed , between the cab seats. He slept soundly with Ruby our other Border in that. But now she's no longer with us , he prefers this spot.

 

[Stagman]

Nelson sleeps on the floor between our single beds at night. While we drive hes up front between our seats.
He is a rescue too. Hes a very sociable and easy boy but doesnt do being left. So he goes everywhere with us.

 

[Popeye]

Wherever he chooses.........