SamanthaTopper Webboard User Reg: 03-24-2011
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I don't do campground camping. I backpack into the backwoods or sign up at the office for a designated backwoods 'primitive' site. I can't help you with courtesy questions, since the dogs can do whatever they feel like when we're miles from anyone (that we know of!)
I bring lightweight metal chains and 2 inch tie out collars and attach the dogs to trees when I can't supervise them 100%. I lost 2 dogs for 3 months in the NC wilderness through one of the harshest winters they'd seen in years. I was positive my dogs were dead, but Animal Control managed to trap them and their microchip info lead back to me.
I also use lightweight canvas kennels that are made specifically for camping. It won't work for dogs that need heavy duty crates to keep them confined, but none of my dogs are escape artists.
Yeah, it should definitely be noted that "camping" means different things to different people. My only experience these days is with RV camping, usually in privately owned or state or national park campgrounds, where there a lot of rules that both the humans and the dogs have to follow, so my previous answer was from that point of view.
Certainly, camping in the wilderness is a whole different thing, and I understand that most people who do that are going to allow their dogs off leash and have dogs who can be trusted off leash.
It sounded like the OP was pretty new at it and would be confining herself to state parks for the time being. Any way you look at it, I've always loved having my dogs with me on vacation, hiking in beautiful places, relaxing in the evenings. Carolyn, I hope you enjoy your experience!
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I camped a lot in a tent with my last dog. I used a chain tie out when we weren't walking and he stayed in the tent with me, park had dumpsters for disposal of waste and a rule that dogs couldn't be "unattended" so I brought him into the BR with me for showers (I was camping alone). I did specifically ask for a campsite on the perimeter so we would only have neighbors on 2 sides. I didn't have any problems, and my intact male never offered to pee on the tent or anything inside he knew it was "home". Good luck and have fun!
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I have been camping with Logan a few times, the park is strict about your dog having a rabies shot but you can take them in the bathrooms and stuff.
The first trip I got in my sleeping bag and Logan curled into a tiny ball (it was cold as crap) at the end of my foam pad. I awoke in the middle of the night to this ripping sound as he was happily shredding my foam pad!!! A dutchie will never let you down, they will always be a dutchie. *sigh* He spent the rest of the night curled up in leaves outside!
Now I take a mini tent for him to sleep in, I put his crate in it....or in the one I am in, depending on if I am alone or not.
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Re: tent camping (with dogs) experiences?
[Re: Carolyn Pike Roman ]
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