RVing With Dog

[MRichaud]

After years of saying we'd never have another dog (never say never....), we just adopted a rescue pup. 6-month-old hound mix, "Jax" (like the old New Orleans beer, of course!). Currently in process of potty training, and will be taking him along our RV trips - first one will be a short trip this coming week when we have our two grandsons.


We're thinking we need a portable fence/pen to set up at campsites, and there are plenty of choices out there. Anyone have a particular model/size to recommend? Or is a cable run a better solution? Jax is currently about 26 pounds, and we believe he will max out around 35-40 pounds.

[norty1]

We carry 2 sections of folding wire dog fencing. One has a gate and we can connect them together for a large pen. Some CG's won't let us put them out but only a few.

Ours are 36" high and our dogs have never tried to jump out. A larger breed may need a taller one.

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[Revy]

I hate retractable leashes. Not enough control over the dog.

BUT!

We found they are great for leashing in camp! Attach the retractable up high on the awning and attach a regular leash so there is slack (not pulling up constantly). The dog can wander around the camp without tieing up camp chairs and tripping people.

[Jagiven]

We have a 15 foot (???) long plastic coated tie-out cable and a piece of 5-6 foot piece of rope, with loops tied in ends. We loop the rope around a sturdy object such as the bumper, frame member, tree, picnic table, etc. Then clip the lead to it. The rope has not caused any damage to anything yet.

[MRichaud]

Thanks for all the input, folks. This week will be our first outing with Jax - and two grandkids... (Gluttons for punishment, we are!) We'll see how the cable secured to the coach works out.

[RedHorse1]

Like norty we had the folding metal fencing. Previously we used plastic fencing but I decided it took up too much storage so we switched to the metal. We had either 3 or 4 sections and it made an enclosure big enough for 4 people to sit in with the dog(s). We had to put our beloved Cookie down last year and we haven’t gotten another one. Sometimes our g’son’s Milty travels with us.