My dog seems to like the caravan but absolutely detests travelling to the destination in the car for some reason. Panting all the way there and all the way back as well but once set up in the van she settles down quite comfortably.
Can I ask how you keep the dog smell under control? I only ask as I have recently purchased an Abi van and can't get rid of the dog smell from the previous owners. As you own dogs I assume you may know of a cure?
I have ordered a fog bomb off ebay so time will tell if that works.
My two dogs (king charles spaniel and cavalier king charles) love being in the caravan. They are just as sad as us i think when holiday is over! They are only 10 months and 1 year old so lots more holidays to come for them!
Can I ask how you keep the dog smell under control? I only ask as I have recently purchased an Abi van and can't get rid of the dog smell from the previous owners. As you own dogs I assume you may know of a cure?
I have ordered a fog bomb off ebay so time will tell if that works.
I already answered your thread but we don't have a doggy smell problem at all actually. We only cleaned the upholstery as the caravan was second hand and wanted to freshen it up and clean it to make it ours.
We have a Lhasa Apso,then aged about 3 months He used to lie in the van window with ease, dont think he will now
We dont let our dog if wet jump on the seats, also use throws and brought all the seats, cushions home to be cleaned at the end of the season.
Quote: Originally posted by The_boys on 21/4/2012
Can I ask how you keep the dog smell under control? I only ask as I have recently purchased an Abi van and can't get rid of the dog smell from the previous owners. As you own dogs I assume you may know of a cure?
I have ordered a fog bomb off ebay so time will tell if that works.
The pup is a Bichon Frise and she goes to the doggy salon once a month and often smells better than me.
The older dog is also a Bichon but he is very elderly and he does smell. Hes too old to travel these days so its not an issue.
My dogs love the caravan, especially my little one, she goes crazy when we start loading up, my rescue likes it, but hasn't got used to travelling well, but once she's there she settles in and loves it.
Can't help with the dog odour, I'm afraid , I don't think my dogs have a smell lol, they are poodles and they don't moult or really have a dog smell to them.They have a bath once a week and I clip and groom them every three, so they always smell fresh and lovely.
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The road can be tough and rough,but what you put in you get back 10 x more.
Our little dog loves the caravan too and if she's not sitting outside watching the world go by she will sit up the front to look out of the window. During the evening she transfers to the back end where its darker and quieter which is great if we're on a meet & want to join in the social evenings - we check back during the evening and all is quiet. Our caravan has a strange (non-doggy) smell which I think is the upholstery but once we're "living" in it we stop noticing it.
We have a Yorky he is 12 years old now and has been used to caravaning all his life and loves every minute of it, but like Tangoo55 has said he pants all the time in the car and I swear when we get to within a mile of our site in Norfolk he sticks his head out of the window and starts to go mad I am sure he knows ware we are.Ian
we have an irish setter who is blind and a boxer .they just love it .when we bring the caravan out of storage to our home to pack things up .im sure the boxer tells the setter the vans here because when we enter the house they are both doing somersaults they are that excited.
on wednesday we are picking our brand new caravan up and bringing it straight to the house because on 1st of may we are going away for 9 weeks .got the same layout so our blind dog will still have it mapped out .we also use throws and when the weathers rainy we put their coats on so its only their legs and paws to dry before coming into van
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i have a jack russell bitch 8 years old who loves rolling around on the grass etc i do keep covers on the caravan seats which we wash weekly but every month a spray the seating etc with diluted zoflora bouguet antibacterial disinfectant this keeps our caravan clean and fresh smelling it works for us ! we do have many visitor in the caravan season and most comment on the nice smell and what plugins are we useing ?
My dog (small blue lurcher) loves camping... I often wonder if it's because you have to take them to the dog walk more often, rather than let them out into a garden like you do at home = more walks! And you go walking more often with them on holiday anyway. Or maybe mine likes it because she gets to lie on the seat so she isn't under my feet! LOL!
Quote: Originally posted by Jax365 on 22/4/2012
My dog (small blue lurcher) loves camping... I often wonder if it's because you have to take them to the dog walk more often, rather than let them out into a garden like you do at home = more walks! And you go walking more often with them on holiday anyway. Or maybe mine likes it because she gets to lie on the seat so she isn't under my feet! LOL!
I wondered that too, if it was because they get more walks and treats and luxury, not silly these dogs, they know when they're on to a good thing lol.
------------- "I'm a fool for my dogs"
Adopt a rescue, rescue dogs make great pets, don't support puppy farms.
The road can be tough and rough,but what you put in you get back 10 x more.
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Topic: Do all dogs love caravans?
