Dogs in Trailers Question

[bxtx]

So if I take my furbaby on our trip in the Spring, and pay the extra $5/night, am I still expected to put him in kennels during the day whilst we are out? Or can he stay in our trailer with the a/c running of course?

What's your experience?

BX

 

[drafthorsecrazy]

Pets are allowed to stay inside campers as long as they are hard sided. ( Not canvas as in pop ups)

 

[LarryJ]

Pets are allowed to stay inside campers as long as they are hard sided. ( Not canvas as in pop ups)

That is also my understanding and IIRC cats are technically not permitted, but I could be wrong on that.

Larry

 

[lisa8200]

Or hybrids like fortwildernessguy has.. At least thats my understanding....

 

[becky1960]

Hi Becky, yes you can leave your pets in your camper. Hopefully they are Camper trained. Sometimes ours makes mistakes, but we have a 14 yr old DD who does not mind helping with their mistakes. I type this as she stands over my shoulder.(LOL)

 

[ntsammy5]

Or hybrids like fortwildernessguy has.. ....

A dog/cat hybrid?

 

[HappyDznyCamper]

That is also my understanding and IIRC cats are technically not permitted, but I could be wrong on that.

Larry

Why would cats not be permitted?
I bring my cats whenever I'm staying more than a few days.

 

[auntie]

How would they know what you have in your trailer?..They don't do a search of your unit. I would imagine that a cat would be quieter than a dog anyway. Those people we've known who travel with their cats don't let them out of the camper, they use litter...so no worries about walking them or cleaning up after them. I'd think Disney wouldn't mind a cat in a camper.

 

[terri01p]

Don't want to start a debate but just wanted to say that whenever we were there a pop-up a little ways down from us had a small doggie that would cry like it was being killed every day while the family was gone, you could tell whenever the family returned the doggie would go crazy, as a dog lover it didn't bother me.
I really don't think the fort bothers you unless there are complaints.

The motorhome across from us had three cats that would sun in the window everyday, so I know they allow cats, we talked with maintance right outside and was laughing at them looking so cute with him.

This was really one campground where we seen dogs and cats laying all up in the windows of the campers, enjoying the day, we would ride around in the golf cart on our down times just to look at all the doggies.

 

[bxtx]

That's great! Thanks folks - you really are a font of all knowledge Disney

 

[lisa8200]

A dog/cat hybrid?

 

[Gatordad]

it's actually a pet otter

 

[striker3636]

A dog/cat hybrid?

Actually, a trailer hybrid which has hard sides , but the bunks fold down and have canvas tops. We love ours, and the beds don't eat up any valuable floor space. We don't leave our dog alone in our hybrid for any more than when we're on a short bike ride (less than one hour). We leave music/fans on for distraction, but with the canvas tops he could get out if he really wanted to!

 

[carolinacamper]

I don't mean to start a controversy here, but we had an experience on another camping trip where the CG lost power. I realize this probably won't be an issue when you are there. Also, I'm sure WDW has backup generators in the event of a power failure. Just something to think about on camp outs.

We happened to be at a state park during a horrible heat wave with our camping club, and the local power station shut down for about 4 hours from an overload. We had some friends w/2 poms that were shut up in their pop up when the CG lost power. Fortunately some of the club members were able to break in and get the dogs out. We were inches from packing up to leave when the power finally came back on. Needless to say, a generator has been placed high on our Christmas wish list LOL!

 

[tim5055]

I don't mean to start a controversy here, but we had an experience on another camping trip where the CG lost power. I realize this probably won't be an issue when you are there. Also, I'm sure WDW has backup generators in the event of a power failure. Just something to think about on camp outs.

It's very important to think about. FW does NOT have back up power. During power failures you camping unit, unless equiped with a generator will be without power. In the hot Florida sun inside temperatures can quickly rise. Please keep this in mind when leaving your pets behind.

 

[CottontailCurl]

We don't leave our dog alone in our hybrid for any more than when we're on a short bike ride (less than one hour). We leave music/fans on for distraction, but with the canvas tops he could get out if he really wanted to!

This was my first thought when I read the above post about the dog left in a pop-up, ours is a sprinter and a breed bred to hunt critters. The fort would be a dog haven smell-o-rama and if he could find a way out of the canvas he would (do they make pop-ups or hybrids that seal the canvas completely to the bottom part?). Either way, he'd probably drive neighboring campers nuts with barking at all the critter rustling sounds and smells.

 

[ntsammy5]

We left our dog alone in a pop up -- she was in kennel -- and went away. When we got back to the campground one of the kids saw a dog running around and said, "Boy, that looks like Pepper." It was. She got out of the kennel and the pop up and was having a grand time. Never did that again.

 

[striker3636]

In our KZ hybrid the canvas tops wrap under the bottom of the bunk and are attached by velcro all around. A human who knew how it attaches could certainly reach down past the mattress and detach enough to get through. Could a dog do it? Probably not, but I wouldn't want to take the chance. If frantic or excited enough, I wouldn't trust our dog not to at least damage the canvas in his escape attempts!

 

[lisa8200]

In our KZ hybrid the canvas tops wrap under the bottom of the bunk and are attached by velcro all around. A human who knew how it attaches could certainly reach down past the mattress and detach enough to get through. Could a dog do it? Probably not, but I wouldn't want to take the chance. If frantic or excited enough, I wouldn't trust our dog not to at least damage the canvas in his escape attempts!

I would think that was more the point of the rule. Not that pets might be able to open and or get around the soft sides as much as it is that they could possibly claw/chew their way out.Would this be hard to do with some materials,,,yes. Impossible to do,,,I don't think so... Then again, maybe I don't have a clue what I'm talking about...I have no evidence,experience, or even second hand knowledge about this but, I haven't let that stop me from chiming in , in the past.

 

[loveDmouse]

We actually don't bring our dog to the Fort with us. We are gone so much I don't like leaving her in the motorhome all that time although she would probably be fine. Another reason is that in the past year or so she seems to have motion sickness issues if we are driving too far. She never had those problems before.
We are lucky and her grandparents take care of her (along with her non-traveling brothers) while we are gone. It would be a different story if we had to kennel her. I would work just work something out.
She comes on all the other close by trips where we might go off and ride bikes or something but are gone 30-45 minutes. No more than that.