'If anyone has any hesitations or doubts about travelling with their pets, let me put your minds at rest. We just spent the last three months travelling 10,000 miles with the two dogs in a motorhome and they have done great with it. We went coast to coast twice and both dogs adapted very well and had a great time and we would never have enjoyed it if we had to leave them at home.
You actually meet the best people by having dogs with you. Everyone comes up to you and wants to meet your dogs and chat about dog stuff. Every campground allows dogs except a few do have 'breed specific' regulations that their insurance companies require them to have. When I told one camground that Rocky was a 'mixed breed" they said as long as he didnt' look like a pit bull he was welcome.
One interesting thing we found out was that people on the west coast were much more dog friendly then those on the east coast. That included campgrounds and in the towns and cities. The campgrounds would have playgrounds for the dogs and the people there would all come right up and want to pet Rocky right away. He got sick while in California and we were able to find a doggie health food store right down the road where the owner spent a long time helping us pick out a wide range of stuff to clear him up from a really bad bout of diarhea that she thought was caused by letting him drink the local water. Apparently no one there actually drinks their own water...they all have filters on their faucets or complex whole house filter systems. I have never seen such a variety of great foods in one store along with holistic vitamins, remedies, and treats. I could have spent hours browsing thru all the goodies they had there for the pups! There's nothing like it in North Carolina.
So, anyone thinking about traveling with their pups, go for it! If Rocky can adapted to it with his former inability to do his business anywhere but in his own backyard, then any dog can. The only thing he didn't care for was the states with cactus. It's not fun picking those tiny cactus plants out of puppy paws. I may order boots for them before our next trip out.
You actually meet the best people by having dogs with you. Everyone comes up to you and wants to meet your dogs and chat about dog stuff. Every campground allows dogs except a few do have 'breed specific' regulations that their insurance companies require them to have. When I told one camground that Rocky was a 'mixed breed" they said as long as he didnt' look like a pit bull he was welcome.
One interesting thing we found out was that people on the west coast were much more dog friendly then those on the east coast. That included campgrounds and in the towns and cities. The campgrounds would have playgrounds for the dogs and the people there would all come right up and want to pet Rocky right away. He got sick while in California and we were able to find a doggie health food store right down the road where the owner spent a long time helping us pick out a wide range of stuff to clear him up from a really bad bout of diarhea that she thought was caused by letting him drink the local water. Apparently no one there actually drinks their own water...they all have filters on their faucets or complex whole house filter systems. I have never seen such a variety of great foods in one store along with holistic vitamins, remedies, and treats. I could have spent hours browsing thru all the goodies they had there for the pups! There's nothing like it in North Carolina.
So, anyone thinking about traveling with their pups, go for it! If Rocky can adapted to it with his former inability to do his business anywhere but in his own backyard, then any dog can. The only thing he didn't care for was the states with cactus. It's not fun picking those tiny cactus plants out of puppy paws. I may order boots for them before our next trip out.