We have a new boxer puppy only 11 weeks old and we are going away in caravan in 3 weeks.
What do people do to keep them warm at night? we only have a small caravan and when beds are up there would be no room so she will be in cage in full awning. My sister uses dog coats I think but her dogs are older. Boxers only have very short hair and being that young she has no excess fat to keep her warm!
I would say ATM she is a bit small for the awning, pups don't regulate their body temp as well as adults , plus I think it would be a bit overwhelming for it, when our pup was small we crated her and either put her in the bathroom or didnt make the beds up and her crate went in between us ( we slept on the beds as singles).Until she got bigger, and now she just has a bed on the floor.
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It's obvious; you sleep in the awning and your gorgeous puppy sleeps where there is no draught. (I say gorgeous on the basis that all boxer dogs are gorgeous).
Seriously: I remember from our puppy days the vet saying it wasn't so much the temperature that was the problem for puppies it was the danger of draughts. So some way of ensuring there isn't a draught on her.
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David
If you have to keep her in the awning then I'd raise the crate off the floor a bit, put in plenty snuggly bedding (with newspapers underneath) and also have a light fleece or similar to drape over most of the crate & keep draughts out.
I wouldn't have left mine in the awning as puppies for two reasons...one I think its too cold at night and two they made a hell of a racket that would wake the neighbours
Doghealth on ebay do covers for cages at a good price- we got our cage from them so know they are ok. For our almost full grown lab at Easter we put him in the awning for the first time in his cage and then covered the cage almost fully with picnic blankets and a fleece. (we left a gap for air) We also put his plastic dog bed inside the cage and then put a doogy quilt and further blankets inside that. The blankets on the cage were to stop drafts though you could buy ready made or make more snug covers yourself. You can also get fleecy beds with hoods that may be ok for a small dog or a puppy but won't fit him in a couple of months. You could also use a fan heater if on ehu as long as it is not too close.
I do think that you are likely to get a crying dog though, if out in the awning and I would keep inside for now, even if that means getting a smaller cage for a few months until he grows. One of the canvas style ones may suit if indoors with you as you will hear him chewing his way out. Just use the normal cage in the awning during the day if needed.
Our dog slept indoors on his camping trips last year, starting from 5 months old
Our puppy was about the same age when we first took her away and we put her crate between the two beds which were then used as singles by the kids, which is where she still sleeps 2 years later.
We have a big piece of vet-bed & put it in the space under the front double for ours at night. They love having their own warm den. Would be ok for your pup for now but he prob won't fit under there when he grows up! I definately wouldn't leave him in the awning because of draughts & the possibility of him crying.
My toy poodle is a great dog for caravanning , a good hot water bottle when it's chilly at night in the van,portable and being only 10" high and 5 Ibs I can pack her away in the cupboard in the day!!!! Only joking
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Theres also the possibility of him/her being dognapped during the night, its a crime thats increasing, with pedigree breeds being favoured, especially bitches as they command a high cash yeild from breeding if unspayed, so a younger dog too new to have had the proceedure done would be a very tempting target for such scumbags indeed.
We have a rescued Boxer, she was taken away from her owners by the RSPCA as her owner was using her to breed every season she possibly could to get cash from the sale of the pups to fund him and his OH's drug habit, so sad, but at least she was one of the lucky ones, who made her way through the rescue centre, and found a new home with us, just like the many dogs before her who found homes due to the kindness and generousity of people who donate money and gifts, or work voluntary to keep these kind of places up and running.
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We have a greyhound and they have no under fur to keep them warm we have had 3 breaks this year and he has been in the porch awning as he is just too big for the van. He has a large dog basket, my wife has bought a single bed quilt and cover. She puts half in the basket the tells the mutt to get in and lye down and she pulls the other half over him with just his head poking out.
then she gets up about 3 times during the night to make sure he is ok. If not she pops out and covers him up then gets back into bed and then pulls the bl##dy quilt off me.
Ahhhhh the joys of caravanning...........
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