loriusgarrulus Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Came back from Wales on Sunday. The dogs really enjoy caravaning. On Sunday there were five dogs sulking who recognised the signs of packing up to go home. Leo hadn't been on a caravan holiday before so was still a happy wagging tail dog until we got home then the doggy depression got him too. They have cheered up now. We have to sneak things into the caravan when we are getting ready to go away as they soon get excited at the prospect. On the morning of departure we have to put them in the car before we hitch the caravan up as they would be pinging off the walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Haha that's fab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Being in a caravan with six dogs sounds like my idea of hell , in fact being in a caravan without six dogs does too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Harry Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 At least they didn't throw the caravan and contents all over the motorway on the way home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Bet they were all sat in the back saying "are we nearly there yet" . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted August 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Bet they were all sat in the back saying "are we nearly there yet" . Just about. After half an hour of travel they all settled down for a nap, but after 2 hours they were bobbing up at every junction and set of traffic lights to see where we where. Quinn the mini pinscher had to be told to "quiet" a couple of times at lights as he started his funny howly bark of excitement. Where we were staying on a farm was just down the road from a quiet, dogs allowed beach, which they love and there are lots of forest walks nearby. We have a 5 berth caravan and I just put throws on the seats and we line the large awning with three interlinked puppy pens, so none can slide out under the awning edge. We normally plump for a hard standing and I have a watering can and I make up bio wash liquid solution to sprinkle the gravel with for any accidents. Not too many as we take them up the farm lane for a walk first thing in the morning and just before dark at night. The caravan and camping club site at Bala where we first enquired about taking the dogs to said that as long as we weren't bring the New Forest hunt pack with us and kept them on leads or enclosed on site it wasn't a problem. That site even has a fenced in dog area where you can let them off the lead for a run and dog poo bins provided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted August 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 At least they didn't throw the caravan and contents all over the motorway on the way home! No motorways between here and Abererch near Pwllheli. Once the caravan was parked we did some white roading round the mountains and forest areas in the Defender with the dogs in the back. We pad the back with dog beds and have a dog net front and back so the rear flap can be rolled up and the front slide windows open for air flow. The dogs love it and so do we. All the stops on the way for walks in the forests and mountain tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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