If you’ve been following Airstream for awhile, you’ve definitely seen it: the picture of everything you want out of your camping vacation, a beautiful new Airstream and a happy dog sitting, miraculously well-behaved, in front of it.
Perhaps you’ve even come across these Airstream dog houses, which let your four-legged best friends mimic your own living situation.
But how can you make this a reality for your loveable-but-not-fully-potty-trained pet who has a mixed relationship with car rides? Your dog may be complicated, but these tips can help them fully enjoy your family trip.
You’re going to need extra water bowls.
You’re not the only one who needs a cold drink after a long hot day. If you’re hanging around the campground, you never know where your dog will end up going, so give it hydration options: a full bowl of water in the Airstream, outside near wherever you’re sitting, and have an extra one waiting in your towing car, for when you’re both on the move. Heavy panting can be a sign of dehydration and exhaustion in a dog, so you’ll want to give them a rest periodically during strenuous activity.
Secure the food.
A bear-safe food container not only saves the campsite from bears becoming overly interested in the dog food you left out, it makes your Airstream smell way better when the dog food does make it inside, because we all know how those open bags of kibble can stink. But it only works if you make sure not to forget the food bowl outside, so remember to grab it when you’re doing all the other dishes. Make sure to also keep the bear-container in the Airstream at night, so no creatures try to crack it open outside your window.
Check with the campground.
A lot of campgrounds restrict the size, breed, or amount of dogs allowed in at a given time, no different than limiting the amount of RVs allowed to stay in one place. Give them a call and mention the dog before pulling up, to avoid an awkward interaction.
Fencing
Keeping your dog leashed during its entire time outside at the campground is a difficult challenge, but even more challenging is locating your lost dog in a maze of RVs. Making an inescapable-for-dogs pen around your RV’s area with a little bit of pet fencing is a healthy solution.
Life jackets
You might think it’s silly to fit a canine with swim gear when they famously have perfected the doggie paddle style of swimming. But if you’ve ever tried the doggy paddle, you know it’s exhausting. Like you, dogs can really only swim for a few minutes at once before burning out. Plus they look cute in floaties.
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