dogs in motorhomes

Ebbo

Ebbo

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just about to get our first motorhome, the sales lady ( french ) was really surprised when we said we were taking our dog with us!

do many people have dogs with them in their motorhomes?

how do they they travel?

just interested :LOL:
 
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I would have thought between 30-50% of French motorhomes have dogs, including ours. Our puppy travels in a cage the old dog travels either on the floor behind the driver or on 'her' chair behind the passenger seat.
 
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Had our last dog all over europe with us but unfortunately lost him last year :cry:, so thought now we can enjoy our travels just me and the missus.

We lasted one trip away realized we had to talk to each other ::bigsmile:, so now we have two puppies just clamming to get away on our travels I think!
 
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Wouldn't go any where with out our fine dog.
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Who would have a Motorhome without dogs. Saves a fortune on kennel fees (?) Put simply, if we didn’t have dogs, we wouldn’t have a Motorhome and we would be at saving up all year to go somewhere nice for two weeks and then going nowhere the rest of the year.
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Hi Ebbo,
We,ve always had dogs , that's why we got the motorhome , originaly 40 years a go,just lost our cocker , had bad case of pancreatitis , now just got the dashhound Maddie, we and the dogs love France and the aires
Enjoy yours when you get it , dogs will love it
Terry
 
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Our dog loves the motorhome and she goes everywhere with us. When we travel she is secured on her bed under the table. When we arrive her bed is relocated into the passenger footwell.

Motorhoming wouldn't be the same without a dog, our lives when we are away, are very dog orientated. The good news is, even in Spain on a hot day, we can leave her behind. We make sure she has fresh water and we leave two fans on. When we get back, she is always cooler than we are!
 
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Sadly our muttly won’t be away with us any more. His launching legs are not good. He only manages to the end of the street these days. Perhaps days out for picnics without much walking.
We could never leave him in the van after eating two car seat belts. We always end with loveable misfits from rescue centres.
 
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FIDGET said:
Hi Ebbo,
We,ve always had dogs , that's why we got the motorhome , originaly 40 years a go,just lost our cocker , had bad case of pancreatitis , now just got the dashhound Maddie, we and the dogs love France and the aires
Enjoy yours when you get it , dogs will love it
Terry
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As Fidget already said, dogs are the reason we bought a motorhome......our four are all rescues (the dogs!), and we would never put them in kennels.
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The dog and the cat travel with us, both really enjoy going to new places.

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Always take our dog, part of the reason we got a mh.
Our yorkie is getting a bit old now (12) so bought a bike Trailer to help, so in lockdown we have been using it on long walks, she didn’t like it at first but She will get used to it. Will eventually connect to the bike then we can go everywhere.
 
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Hi Charlie, we have a bike trailer for our puppy , (see avatar ) she was a bit wary at first but now she loves it, she only whines when mrs ebbo is going too slow :oops:
 
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Can't go anywhere without her, been all over Europe and filled a passport, just be aware in Spain you cannot take a dog on public transport unless you carry it, bit hard with a 30kg dog! They must also be secured when traveling, she goes under the table and has a harness fastened vis a seat belt on the spare seats next the table and when you are waiting for ferries as soon as the migrants sense a dog they keep well away from the van, most are genuinely terrified of dogs, must be the threat of rabid animals in their home country. We also have the bike trailer for longer outings she is quite happy running alongside and when needs a break just climbs in the trailer.
 
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one of the main reasons we bought ours, Polly the Collie making herself comfortable on our first trip
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and checking out my "office" during lockdown
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We bought our motorhome so the dogs would always be with us. Have met hundreds of interesting people because of them that you otherwise would never have met
 

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The reason being it's the law, and if that's not enough then consider the potential consequences for you and your dog in the case of a road traffic accident.

Any doubters might consider reading this.

What Happens to a Dog in a Car Accident?

Over half of dog owners drive with their dog in the car at least once a month, yet only 16% of them use a restraint for their dog while in the vehicle.
puppytrafficschool.com puppytrafficschool.com

Rant over 😙
 
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couldn't imagine life without a travel companion... Just Betty now, sadly Tara's last journey was in the motorhome. Big lumps so secured on a seat belt via the harness, although Tara covered over 100k miles in the motorhome all over Europe mainly on the floor. laying down or up between the front seats for a look around.


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