dubbs
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So, I've never taken Dexter wiht us before but was thinking on taking him camping this year when we go.
Anyone got any hints/tips? Not sure what he'll be like, whether he sleeps in tent with us (outside bit, not the bit we sleep in) and how we handle him with general walking about and whether we need to get a stake and tether type setup.
Any advise welcomed, no rush as we'll not be going for another 4 months 
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 20th Jan 2013 7:10 pm |
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J@mes
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We got a pop up fabric crate to put our pup in, was about £30 off ebay and 3 years on we still use it.
She was fine in the outer portion of the tent in it. I spent some time in it with her before we left so she got used to it, as when I first got it out she wouldn't go in it.
We used to tether ours with a stake/wire but we don't need to now as she behaves and stops with us without the need to tie her up.
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| 20th Jan 2013 7:25 pm |
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BBS SPY
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Dogs generally respond very well to camping experiences, as they much prefer the great outdoors as opposed to being kept in.
A stake and tether still provides far more freedom and outdoor experience than they would otherwise have.
Like Humans, dogs do like to have a place they feel is all their own. If you can provide that then you will certainly have no trouble.
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| 20th Jan 2013 8:08 pm |
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dubbs
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Dexter certainly likes human company (he's a labrador so they're prone to separation anxiety anyway) so will be very interesting to see what happens - I have visions of him either trying to get in to our tent all night or if left outside me just finding a tether and no dog
Are there specific tether and stake setups available anyone can recommend or just grab a longer than usual lead and use a strong tent peg? (can't imagine that's good enough!!)
Thks for replies chaps
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| 21st Jan 2013 11:21 am |
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J@mes
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I use a specific tie down which is like a big cork screw with 10ft of wire rope attached to it. Think a normal tent peg would just lift out if the dog pulled on it a bit!
I wouldn't tether a dog up if I wasn't with it as it might get the rope wrapped around its neck/paws and injure itself.
This is what we keep ours in at night or if we are both at the washroom or whatever: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Soft-fabric-dog-...337f5193d3 2014 D4 XS
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| 21st Jan 2013 11:35 am |
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NJSS
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I think that J@mes is referring to this:-
http://tinyurl.com/b5dwodh
which certainly does the job.
I use a fabric cage like J@ames's for Flicker my flatcoat.
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| 21st Jan 2013 11:55 am |
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dubbs
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Thanks guys this is really useful. I'd not leave Dexter on his own AT ALL at a camping site, can't imagine it's either nice for the dog or for others around you to be leaving your dog then going out for the day - if we go walking/cycling then why wouldn't you take him too?
Corkscrew and tether would be good, also interesting to place so he doesn't take out half the "camp"
Fabric dog cage I'd not thought of so will grab one around March time and get him familiarised with it (and a tether) in the garden to see how he gets on.
Of a night time do you leave them in the crate outside your tent or do you move them in to the tent?
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| 21st Jan 2013 12:27 pm |
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NJSS
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At night:-
Cage in a sheltered position.
Dog tethered but cage left open, so he can choose to be
in cage or outside. He seems to spend 95%+ of his time in the cage.
You have to have a dog which won't get tangled up in the tether, & won't uproot corkscrew!
Quite often he sleeps in the cage in the rear of the Disco.
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| 21st Jan 2013 12:32 pm |
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Canburne
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Cage - best thing in the world for dogs as it keeps all the hair, water and mud in the cage and not in the car. Lintran, CAB and TransK9 are top in choice and you can get half-size cages if you only have one dog. Prptects the dog and protects the car occupants in case of a big accident.
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| 21st Jan 2013 6:54 pm |
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M3DPO
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Biggest mistake is having a tether to long, 3mtrs is ideal positioned where he cannot tangle with guy ropes. Start tethering him occasionally now for short periods gradually getting longer. Some areas accept dogs more readily than others particularly seaside resorts, gone are the days of taking dogs on the beach in peak times, but there are beaches where dogs are allowed.
We have stayed around Torquay for the last 6 years and find they accept dogs very well and allow them on all transport, but not on all beaches.
We always take at least one dog with us, they can have benefits if only for security. It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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| 21st Jan 2013 10:37 pm |
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Gareth
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Lola loves camping! As soon as she see's me getting the kit out and putting it in the Land Rover, she won't leave me alone. She would hate it if I went without her.
On camp, she stays on the lead, unless the site allows otherwise, and no other campers or sheep are around. At night, she sleeps in her basket either in the back of the car, or in the tent. I keep a long lead in the tent to allow her out for a pee without me leaving the tent.
She has never really been a problem, apart from robbing the odd sausage from a fellow (D3) campers tent 
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| 21st Jan 2013 11:31 pm |
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dubbs
Member Since: 18 Apr 2012
Location: Gloucestershire
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Thanks for the replies folks... Will definitely invest in a tether and tie down to see how that goes. Fabric cage sounds good too.
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| 27th Jan 2013 12:06 am |
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tabbs
Member Since: 13 Dec 2012
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We use a corkscrew type tie point for when we are sitting out
And soft crate when in the awning, tbh they love sleeping bags that much we put an old one down and neither dog moves while chilling out!
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| 28th Jan 2013 7:19 pm |
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dubbs
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Corkscrew tie down purchased - was in the shop anyway getting a whistle so grabbed one.
Will get a 5 metre tether at some point in a highly visible colour - then a soft crate.
Recommendations on crate make/model/size for a bloomin' strong black lab will be appreciated
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| 10th Feb 2013 6:22 pm |
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J@mes
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Depends on whether your hound is going to try and break out or not!
If not, and will just sit still or sleep then the one I linked to above is fine! If it's like caging a bucking bronco, then I'd suggest a metal one! 2014 D4 XS
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