It is possible that site kennels might have barking dog in them...but generally I think ones that do have kennels have only a handful...and I would think that if a dog is barking or howling for ages, the site owner would take the number of the camper and ring them to come back?....
you can search around beforehand and find beaches that allow dogs...although in cornwall you might struggle. Thats half the reason we go to Wales, where there are restrictions, but only partial.
But, dogs are a bit of tie if you want to go off doing things. This year we want to go on a dolphin spotting trip, so my dog is staying at the farm....but equally, its hard going anywhere if its going to be a hot summer and I will wait and see what the weather is like in August before making the decision to take the dog. Luckily my son is living at home and won't be coming camping...so he can have the dog. As much as I will feel naked not having the dog with me !.....and the dog won't have such an exciting week.....all round, if the weather is going to be scorching its a better plan to just not take him..
There really is nothing worse than people leaving dogs in units though...we were three or four plots away from a yapping dog in a caravan last year. Then a few more years ago, someone left theirs tied up outside the the tent where upon it barked the whole afternoon. I think its extrememely pig ignorant of people to leave their dogs unattended like that...and when they do take them out they let them plop all over the beach and don't pick it up. So, its really no wonder that some sites won't allow dogs and beaches ban people with a four legged friend from setting foot on them ( unless its mid winter ! ).
We also have a dog called Sunny he is a cavalier king charles. We also have 4 kids. Sunny always comes camping with us and we find things to do with him,very rarely leaving him in the tent,an hour at the most i think we did one time. What on earth are people thinking of leaving dogs in a tin tent,in fact any animal. Any way for 1 week in the summer we book Sunny into our local kennels,so we can have a holiday where we can visit places where dogs wouldnt be welcome e.g theme parks beaches shopping. I suppose this is more geared for the kids. We find this has always worked well for us plus we can appreciate the time with just the kids. Perhaps this could be a possible option with other dog owners who camp.
worrie over a friend is comming to stay and look after her that way we can relax knowing she is going to be looked after.she did stay at our local kennels for the past few years but it has had realy bad reports and last year wen we picked her up she didnt look to good ,she never came out of her bed for 2 days so i wouldnt put her thro that,as i said we took her for a week at easter but close by and it wasnt that hot so to take her from derbyshire all the way to st ives in the sun wouldnt be too good.i am sooooo pleased we have sorted it i couldnt sleep last night thinking about it,my sister was going to have her but as just decided to book something the same fortnight so thats why we were all of a sudden stuck.
When my parents used to go on holiday we used to leave the dogs tied with stakes outside the caravan, with plenty of shade, water, etc. Luckily our dogs aren't too bad, and apart from a slight bit of whimpering/barking when we were walking away they were as good as gold and we had no complaints from the neighbours when we checked with them. Just depends if you think the dogs can be left ok without making loads of noise.
Quote: Originally posted by fernsider on 05/6/2009
What on earth are people thinking of leaving dogs in a tin tent
Fernsider
Hmm, let's see - more secure than a tent, better sound proofing for keeping noise in or out, easier to leave vents / windows open, many have air conditioning.
I'm not a huge fan of our travelling friends but where do you think the dog-owning element of that section of society leaves its canine chums when it goes out to do whatever it does...??
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Feecamp
Quote: Originally posted by fernsider on 05/6/2009
What on earth are people thinking of leaving dogs in a tin tent
Fernsider
Hmm, let's see - more secure than a tent, better sound proofing for keeping noise in or out, easier to leave vents / windows open, many have air conditioning.
I'm not a huge fan of our travelling friends but where do you think the dog-owning element of that section of society leaves its canine chums when it goes out to do whatever it does...??
I leave the dogs in the caravan if we are going out shopping for a few hours.
I wouldn't do it in the middle of a heatwave, but then we tend to go in the caravan off season and the weather is always mild
Usually take them for a long walk on the beach, they are glad to flake out then for a few hours, while they wait for us to return with any goodies.
If you sneak up on the caravan they are always fast asleep twiching and dreaming away (would love to know what they dream about as they always seem horrific the amount of nose screwing up and leg twitching)
Much better than leaving them in a car or dragging them round a shopping centre or tying them up
They see it as their temporary home and settle really well. In the same way the tent becomes their home when we go camping. They are pretty adjustable
When we were away last week Comet came everywhere with us - of dogs couldn't go nor did we. When I took the children to church on Sunday, Richard sat outside with the dog. However, it would be nice to be able to leave him somewhere safe if we wanted to do anything special that wasn't dog friendly.
We will not be taking himin August, as we are going with another family, and I would worry about him bouncing in one of their children - he is still only a baby, but fairly heavy, and still very bouncy.
I apologise to any reader I may of upset with my comment "What on earth are people thinking of leaving dogs in a tin tent". I am sure there are dog owners who are able to leave there 4 legged friends in a caravan, with out them being distressed in any way. Unfortunatly I have yet to witness this.
Once again I apologise and hope I havnt caused to much of an upset for any one.
Before we settle on where to go for our holiday I use yellcom to find out three things:
I ring local pubs and find out if they're dog friendly
I ring local kennels and see if they're happy to do "day care" if we want to go out for the day top a stately home
and I get details of the two nearest vets in case of an emergency
Not that I'm neurotic about my dogs or anything, you understand!
I have a friend near Falmouth who does home boarding is happy to have a dog or two just for the day if she has room, and when we stayed at Bainbridge Ings at Hawes the lady who did the cleaning also did dog sitting at home.
If I had a site I'd definitely experiment with the kennel idea, and if it flopped or was too noisy I'd try and find local dogsitters for people who want to go somewhere they can't take them. We often don't bother doing that, but last year in the Peaks when it tipped down for 12 days, we could have visited lots of stately homes and stuff if we hadn't had the dogs.
We dont take our dog for our longer breaks, she stays at home either with my SIL or my DS. We were at the Eden Project a couple of weeks ago, and we all loved it. I hope you find someone who would be willing to dog sit for you for the day.
Edited to add. There were lots of dogs on Perranporth Beach, which was lovely. Down here in West Sussex, the ban is already in place, so was wondering if dogs are welcome here all year round
Just a thought folks .....homeboarding is an alternative to kennels. This is where your dogs get to stay in someone elses home. Many dog walkers and dog sitters offer this service as well as day boarding. Just google "doggy day care + cornwall" or "homeboarding + cornwall" it will give you quite a few leads.
Quote: Originally posted by COURTJESTER on 08/6/2009
Just a thought folks .....homeboarding is an alternative to kennels. This is where your dogs get to stay in someone elses home. Many dog walkers and dog sitters offer this service as well as day boarding.
I know this doesn't help anyone with a dog who is going down South, but I run my own pet sitting service and I'm quite happy to have a dog to stay just for an odd day here and there, or longer if necessary. If there's anyone travelling North-South or East-West, passing near this area, and you're stuck for dog care you could always leave your dog with me on your way to site and pick him/her up on your way back home. If I can be of any help to anyone in the future then please give me a shout.
------------- Tigermouse
I have a very temperamental personality - 50% temper and 50% mental
We both have to work long hours so one of the reasons we have taken up camping is to spend time with Jenny
We take turns with our dog when we need to do something like clean our teeth and a shower - she thinks this is fab
I expect attractions would let you do that if you wanted to swap responsibilites for your kids/family and your dog. They would let you come and go. Monkey world do
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