Vacationing with a B

[elbrant]

@jengosmonkey said in Vacationing with a B:

the simple answer is... get an RV!

... one of the smaller ones. Maybe.

We live 6 miles from the ocean, so we do a lot beaches and forest hikes! I'm thinking we might do some historic tour kinds of things for our vacations. I will have to check out a few and see what their rules are regarding pups. I suppose as long as doodle gets a healthy walk in -- she should be as chill in a hotel room as she would be if we did that at home. cringe I don't want to travel and then leave her behind while we go off to do things though. (guilt!) But, I realize that we won't be able to take her everywhere. I suppose I just need to do a lot of research when we start selecting locations.

I would love to have doodle trot alongside my bike with me. I have worked with her a little bit using a 10' leash. She is very street leary and prefers to be on the sidewalk, so the long leash works. And it has the added benefit of being able to drop it if needed. I don't really like having her running along side me on our suburban streets though. I have found that she is comfortable keeping up at a trot speed, but for me it seems really, really slow. I'm used to riding my bike at a faster speed. And I don't want to force her to run fast while she is on a restraint, I would be more comfortable with her running off leash so she can stop if she needs to. Let's just say that we haven't perfected what works for us. Yet.

[eeeefarm]

@elbrant said in Vacationing with a B:

I have worked with her a little bit using a 10' leash.

This can be dangerous if she decides to go around the bike. I always used a 6 foot and snugged my dog in tight so he didn't get ideas about going around the front of the bike.

[elbrant]

@eeeefarm said in Vacationing with a B:

This can be dangerous if she decides to go around the bike

Yes, we addressed that. Doodle prefers to keep her distance from the bike. I am far more concerned about speed. She's fast, but I am not into riding 5mph and I don't think it's a good idea to ask her to run extended periods at 15mph. Cycling just might be a solo activity. I'm still holding out hope that she'll enjoy jogging with me.

[chenke]

We just returned a couple days ago from a 3 week cross- country trip with our two (2.5 y/o and 7 months) puppers. It was Zulu’s first big trip and he did well. We’d stop about every 3-4 hours for potty and stretches. We camp in a truck camper so there were lots of activities. (One adventure we didn’t care for was when he discovered that mountain cattle poop was tasty ugh). They were really interested in the marmots and didn’t know what to think of them since they were almost the same size. They were very wary, not sure if they were a big squirrel or what lol!

[JENGOSMonkey]

@chenke Colorado? Love the pic. Thanks for feeding my soul a snack!

[Zande]

@chenke said in Vacationing with a B:

when he discovered that mountain cattle poop was tasty

At least he didn't roll in it ?

[chenke]

@jengosmonkey
Wyoming, but close!

[chenke]

@zande we caught him before he did but he was sure ready to ugh!

[rhughes89]

So I took my 5-month-old pup with me on a road trip from south Florida to North Carolina. it was 11 hours and I was prepared for the worst..... I was not looking forward to the trip in the car.

But the ride couldn't be easier, every time I stopped for gas she went pee and poop. For the rest of the trip, she was either sleeping or sitting in the seat, She wasn't uncomfortable at all. It was the same on the drive back. My nephew, on the other hand, was an absolute terror. If I would do that ride again, I would have put my nephew in the kennel and my puppy in the front seat with me.

Your mileage may vary of course from dog to dog.

[Kembe]

@chenke
“ My nephew, on the other hand, was an absolute terror. If I would do that ride again, I would have put my nephew in the kennel and my puppy in the front seat with me.”
Sometimes the dogs are more behaved than the children!

[Zande]

@kembe said in Vacationing with a B:

Sometimes the dogs are more behaved than the children!

Only sometimes ?

[Kembe]

@zande
You’re RIGHT Sally - as a retired school teacher I should KNOW that!

[Hamtaro]

I did my first trip with my dog this past May. We went to the beach for a few days. It rained most of the time there, but oddly enough his curiosity outweighed his fear of getting wet. We stayed in a BnB. I would definitely recommend taking something familiar along wherever you stay to make the adjustment a little easier or if you need to leave them alone for a little bit.

[heavenpups]

A campsite would be good for them to roam around. When we take on vacation, I also make sure to visit any local pet cafe so they could eat food we usually don't cook.