Dog on board (2 Viewers)

[Bognor Saint]

Looking at the avatars of posters on this forum it would seem many of you are dog owners. We are shortly picking up our first motor home and have a dog who we want to include in our travels. He has camped with us, been on boats and has coped well. When in the car he is in the boot and is behind a dog guard. However, whenever he gets in the car he sees this as a trip to the woods and displays much excitement ( he's a springer spaniel). Fine in the car as he is contained in a small space.
What are people's experiences in a motor home? We don't want to go down the cage route. We have thought about a harness secured to a fixed point but would welcome any suggestions.
Thanks in advance.
Paul

 

[John.]

Hi Paul.
Have to correct you our dog owns us

But we use a fixed point harness which works fine so long as Charlie can look through the window.

 

[4maddogs]

One of my springers......eventually he lies down! He is a very large springer, bigger than many labs. He adores the MH! He has a chest harness and I recline tge seat so he has a bit more room.

You will have a great time together.

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[Bognor Saint]

I should have introduced him, he's a Charlie too.
Chest harness looks good.

 

[FIDGET]

Hi Bognor Saint,
we have a manic cocker, she loves the moho,she sits in her bed that fits between the 2 front seats , 99% of the time she sits or sleeps in it while we travel . the 1 % is usually when we arrive somewhere & some one comes near the moho then she barks & gets very excited as spaniels do .

 

[Speve]

Our Cocker Seve is totally chilled when in the Motorhome but we decided he needed to be safe Tried harness and both him and out Terrier Murphy are dog houdinis so got them a folding cage each and they are very happy in them.

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[Deleted member 29692]

I've got a 3 year old Springer whose best mate is a 2 year old Cocker. They both consider the MH their own personal seaside transport. They travel in harnesses and seat belt loops and absolutely love it.

 

[Paul an Jane MK]

When our Moho is moving she stays between the cab seats and won't budge an inch so a harness fixed to a seatbelt mount is not a problem.

Once stationary we have to fight her for the L shaped sofa at the rear.

One of the main reasons we bought our moho so we could get away without having to find dog friendly accommodation or a dog sitter

 

[Rosemary1]

We have two dogs and fasten their harness to a fixed point near the passengers seat belts. We make up the dining area into a small bed and they sit on that - it allows them to streach out and sleep in comfort but they are still safe. We were another one who bought the motorhome to allow the dogs to come with us

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[KeithChesterfield]

Not all dogs are happy when being driven .......

 

[Khizzie]

Failing all this great advice, if you have a towbar you could attach a skateboard to it strap woofs footsies to it and Bob's your uncle , problem solved .dont forget goggles to keep dust from getting in his / her eyes. Lol.

 

[Bognor Saint]

Thanks for all your suggestions. It will be a case of suck it and see.
We do have a towbar but I was going to use it for towing a couple of barrels essential fluid.

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[Duck Truck]

we had two labs (only one now)
However in the van they are fitted with harnesses and clipped into a rear seat belt
they travel on there beds on the floor in the lounge area
As the saying goes start as you mean to go on

 

[Dizzy Izzy]

We are new to Motorhoming....Our Doodle has her harness clipped to a rear seatbelt ,she makes herself comfortable as you can see!!

 

[TerryL]

Our seating is not conducive to fitting a seatbelt - and he fights like hell if we try to put a harness on him. So Jamie (a Westie) sleeps quite happily in his cage which fits nicely between the seats just behind the cab so he can see us if he wants. In fact now he gets upset if he isn't in his cage when the van is moving! We just make sure he gets a wee-wee walk as soon as we stop and just before we set off again.

As someone else said, start as you mean to go on.

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[Zoppydog]

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One of my springers......eventually he lies down! He is a very large springer, bigger than many labs. He adores the MH! He has a chest harness and I recline tge seat so he has a bit more room.

You will have a great time together.

4M That looks like a good harness. What make is it please? We have tried a couple and our mut escaped before I even clipped it onto the seatbelt. We currently use a crate just behind the passenger seats.
Chris

 

[Zigisla]

My two used to travel in a collapsible crate tied onto the bunk, but now they travel on the bottom rear bunk and wear a harness each with a seat belt clip attached to a running line. They can move up, down and around the bunk but not get off. Unfortunately a recent emergency stop has functionally tested the set up and has been assessed as serviceable..

 

[Gillus]

Our Charlie is also a springer. He loves going away in the MH as he knows there will be some long walking involved at some point. We harness him in the seating behind. He doesn't really like the harness and doesn't relax but as soon as we park up it's all forgotten. Happily sleeps at night in his basket and loves being on look out duty for pheasants in the country side from the MH window

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[Zoppydog]

Our Charlie is also a springer. He loves going away in the MH as he knows there will be some long walking involved at some point. We harness him in the seating behind. He doesn't really like the harness and doesn't relax but as soon as we park up it's all forgotten. Happily sleeps at night in his basket and loves being on look out duty for pheasants in the country side from the MH window

Same with our Springer, Mitzie, I would like to try her with a harness. Which one do you use?
Chris

 

[Gillus]

Hi Chris it's called clix car safe from amazon.
Gill

 

[Tkly]

Bear our GSD has

a chest harness attached to a fixed point on the floor rail.

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[Zoppydog]

View attachment 129707 View attachment 129706 Hi Chris it's called clix car safe from amazon.
Gill

Thanks for the info. Size wise...do you use a medium?
Chris

 

[Gillus]

Think it says springer is medium but it is a little tight on him. He's a shorter springer than some.
It gives you a lot of info before you buy
Gill

 

[Jaws]

Chest harness for us.. On a lead that is attached to a point near the hab door and JUST long enough to allow him to get to the cab seats but not long enough to allow him to enter the cab or indeed jump up at us..
using that method gives him room to roam, get up on the hab seats ( naughty boy ! Get down ! yerrrrr. right !!!! ) and look out of the windows. Also allows him to get to his grub and water

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[skylinersi]

looks like we're gonna have fun with our russian black terrier, who's 2 yr old, 46 kilo, nearly 5ft when 'stood' up then....

 

[The Dudess]

looks like we're gonna have fun with our russian black terrier, who's 2 yr old, 46 kilo, nearly 5ft when 'stood' up then....

That's a very gorgeous doggie - more photos please.

 

[DanielFord]

Another vote for the chest harness. Our Bernese gets clipped into the the dinette seat belt using one of these:
http://www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pets/dog-seat-belt

Also, we invested in one of these:
Amazon product ASIN B0072ZZVFKThey really do what it says on the tin, so Rosie can have a drink while we are on the move.

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[Stretto Boy]

We have a Staffie. We use a travel crate in the habitation area and our dog absolutely loves it! So much so that, when we start to erect it, she scrambles to get in it even before we have finished. Our vet told us that dogs like a "cave-like" environment because it makes them feel safe, so we put an old blanket over it to cut out some of the light. Of course dogs, like humans, are all different but all I can say is that we (and more importantly our dog) have had a very good experience with the crate.

 

[skylinersi]

That's a very gorgeous doggie - more photos please.

will do, i will create an album...........

 

[Neckender]

We pick our 8 week old Cockerpoo up on Friday 18th Nov, have ordered a soft folding cage to try her in, I've also bought a spare seat belt wire buckle which I intend to fit. Then I can also plug her seat belt harness in separately.
John.