Sharing the motorhome with a new dog

monzer

monzer

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After mum falling pretty badly ill after her second jab I have had to take responsibility of her German Shepherd, Sherpa.

My mum will be in hospital for over a month and my auntie has tried to look after Sherpa but struggled so it wasn't going to work. She will be coming back up to Aberdeenshire with me and staying with me at my work in a little Hymer B524.

Any tips to help me get going for keeping a big sized dog in a small motorhome? Lucky enough to be situated in the middle of no where so plenty space and walking opportunities but I will still need to work from 7 to 6.

Here she is saying hello to all you funsters....

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What a gorgeous dog! Can you find a space for her, that she can call her own? Our dog has a bed in front of the passenger seat and she’s very happy there.
 
138go said:
What a gorgeous dog! Can you find a space for her, that she can call her own? Our dog has a bed in front of the passenger seat and she’s very happy there.
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There's not really a natural space for her. I can think of 2 options - remove the table with leg to give her a space at the bottom of sofa or I thought I could remove the passenger seat to give her a lot of space at the front.

I hope she settles there as I can't think of any other solutions for someone to look after her.
 
Sorry to hear about your mum, when I had a medium size dog his space was under the dinette until we were on the move, then he sat on the passenger seat watching the world go by.
 
When we adopted our latest muttly he came with his own matt and blanket. We took that with us on our first trip. During the day he is happy to be between the two benches at the back. At night we move him to the foot of the bed.
I think they settle were it smells right and are with people they know.

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She will probably want to be close to you after being moved around. She will also be missing your mum so keen to keep an eye on you. We look after my daughters dog when they go away and as long as he is near one of us he doesn't seem to mind too much.

Hope your mum is soon up and about.
 
Grummyb said:
No matter what size the dog is it will find its spot, big dogs can curl up small and small dogs can become bloody huge when they want to
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This is so true, when I lived in a pile of bricks we had three Spaniels, they could all snuggle in the same bed or stretch out and take up half the living room.
 
monzer said:
After mum falling pretty badly ill after her second jab I have had to take responsibility of her German Shepherd, Sherpa.

My mum will be in hospital for over a month and my auntie has tried to look after Sherpa but struggled so it wasn't going to work. She will be coming back up to Aberdeenshire with me and staying with me at my work in a little Hymer B524.

Any tips to help me get going for keeping a big sized dog in a small motorhome? Lucky enough to be situated in the middle of no where so plenty space and walking opportunities but I will still need to work from 7 to 6.

Here she is saying hello to all you funsters....

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Just let her have Any Seat she wants!!!

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Will she come to work with you or be in the van from 7am till 6pm? How old is she? This affects how much attention she needs. Have you had a dog before? Lot's to learn if not. She's beautiful and i hope your mum gets well soon and is reunited quickly.
 
Yeah she is beautiful! She will quickly list slot in with your life. Shepherds are amazingly adaptable. Sherpa will be happy just bring with you. Also any advice you want pm me, proud doggy daddy to two German Shepherds!!
Simon
 
Well done for taking on Sherpa, it's a big commitment. Hope I've read it right that she's with you at work & she can be outside with you during the day? I imagine she'll settle quite well if that's the case.

Hope your mum makes a full recovery.
 
Helen Ariel said:
Will she come to work with you or be in the van from 7am till 6pm? How old is she? This affects how much attention she needs. Have you had a dog before? Lot's to learn if not. She's beautiful and i hope your mum gets well soon and is reunited quickly.
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Debs said:
Well done for taking on Sherpa, it's a big commitment. Hope I've read it right that she's with you at work & she can be outside with you during the day? I imagine she'll settle quite well if that's the case.

Hope your mum makes a full recovery.
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Ideally I would like to eventually just let her roam free when I am in the workshop. It is in the middle of nowhere and pretty quiet. Although can be quite busy with vehicles coming and going some days. I'd have to think of her safety first. A joiner has one of the other units on the farm and he lets his dog just go as she pleases. She's maybe a bit better behaved than Sherpa though.

Either that or I could keep her in the office, not very fair on anyone working in there though although I'm sure they wouldn't mind.

Sherpa is 5. In general a really well behaved dog but needs some work on some behaviours that we have never managed to iron out.
 
Beautiful girl! Presumably your van is at least a two berth, so room shouldn’t be too much of a problem. Get throws or old sheets to cover all beds and seats and lots of towels. If she is going to be tied up outside, leave some toys with her. The sort that you can put food in will keep her busy.

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Traveling with animals in the vehicle, check out rule 57 of the Highway Code. I wasn't aware of this until being stopped for an unrestrained dog. If you should be involved in an accident you may find your insurance invalidated.
 
xsparks said:
Traveling with animals in the vehicle, check out rule 57 of the Highway Code. I wasn't aware of this until being stopped for an unrestrained dog. If you should be involved in an accident you may find your insurance invalidated.
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Had the police in Wales stop us due to a spill form a lorry, the police woman that did the rounds while we were all stopped spent a few minute stroking my 2 jackies on the passenger seat.
I really know I should have them restrained, ill have to get my act together
 
Dogs like small spaces , enclosures , you might find she’s very settled in the moho anyway - our two boxers are never more content than when in the motorhome .
 
monzer I hope you have had a chat with Sherpa about the birds & bees, or she has been done. Now that would really be a huge issue to deal with
 
TheBig1 said:
monzer I hope you have had a chat with Sherpa about the birds & bees, or she has been done. Now that would really be a huge issue to deal with
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Yeah that's all fine. We just need to have a chat about her jumping up on the sofa when I have just bought her a brand new bed :LOL:

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I can help with most dog issues but lost that argument in our van. Daytime at home or van, they sleep on their beds, 3 of them, but at night it's on the sofa
 
monzer said:
Yeah that's all fine. We just need to have a chat about her jumping up on the sofa when I have just bought her a brand new bed :LOL:
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Don't ya just love having a dog! Look at all those throws over the furniture😂
 
reckless said:
Beautiful dog :love:
How's it going monzer

Karen
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It's going pretty well to be honest. She doesn't really like the steps to the motorhome so may fashion her a small ramp out of old bits of pallet. But apart from that she has settled in fine.

She follows me around the workshop constantly and doesn't like the forklift so I tend to keep her in the office through the day but she likes that. Off the lead all the time and she knows not to wander too far. Also made a friend with the joiners dog.

She settles well when I go to bed which is the biggest worry I had. Only bad point has been so much rain she hasn't been lying outside as much as she'd like.

Thanks for asking.
 
monzer said:
After mum falling pretty badly ill after her second jab I have had to take responsibility of her German Shepherd, Sherpa.

My mum will be in hospital for over a month and my auntie has tried to look after Sherpa but struggled so it wasn't going to work. She will be coming back up to Aberdeenshire with me and staying with me at my work in a little Hymer B524.

Any tips to help me get going for keeping a big sized dog in a small motorhome? Lucky enough to be situated in the middle of no where so plenty space and walking opportunities but I will still need to work from 7 to 6.

Here she is saying hello to all you funsters....

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