Poll on pets at the Fort

[vick]

How many leave their pets in their camper during the day? We went 2 years ago and used the kennel during the day, but did leave our dog in the camper a few times at night. Just wondering what most do.

 

[lucy_love]

We have tiny dogs, yorkie and maltese, and we keep ours in the RV at all times (they are indoor dogs).

 

[mickeymouse1017]

We have a medium dog and a large dog and we leave them in the motor home any time that we are gone. Since we go back during the day to let my DD3 (4 tomorrow) rest, they are given plenty of outside time also. We are big fans of the new dog run.

 

[ftwildernessguy]

The Wonder Beagle stays in daycare while we are gone during the day, and comes back to the Condo on Wheels for the night.

If I am there when Carol is down, I will be waiting for her to go for the day and turning Mickey loose in the Mouseket@b.

 

[vick]

Our dog is small, but I worry about him whining or barking. Do any of you worry about the power going off while you are away?

 

[Us3]

We love our doggies...but they stay home with the pet sitter when we go to the Fort!

 

[2goofycampers]

We leave our dogs in the TT. The first time she was young and stayed in the crate, she's a big girl now and roams free. We never leave for more than 5 hours at a time. We go during late fall and winter so if the electric went out it wouldn't be tragic, but yes I do worry about that. They are not barkers, but we leave the shades up in the windows that you can't see passers by and close those where people and dogs will be visible outside.

 

[WeCampDisney]

We keep our huskies at camp except when we leave the Fort. We just drive to most places and drop them off at the Fort kennel on the way out. We do take them to epcot cause you can park near the epcot kennel, which is close to the gate. We leave them at the Fort kennel and take the boat to mk. After about 6 hours we go back to camp for a midday lunch break and take the dogs out for a while, then go back to the park. We relax and take our time, so getting the dogs out for a break is just part of our day's enjoyment.

 

[terri01p]

Our last trip to FW our beloved beagle died one week before we left for WDW so our plans to take her didn't pan out but we now have another doggie a cockapoo that we will be taking next year whenever we go back to the fort.

Our dog has always stayed in the camper during the day we try never to leave the camper for more that about 4 hours so if anything was to happen hopefully it wouldn't be to bad. We also try to camp in the cooler months, if we camp in the dead of summer we are always close by the camper.

Also I noticed while at the fort that the service workers are all over the parks and I know that if power was to go out in one of the pet loops that they would be right on it for the sake of the animals.

I have a sticker that I have placed onto our emergency window of our camper that states we have a dog inside so assist if needed...I got it from the Animal Sheltor so maybe your area carries the same thing so as to make people aware to flip your breaker. I only leave on the radio a fan and the air conditioner so that shouldn't cause the breaker to cut out by overloading it.

The only way you can tell if you really have a barker or not is to just put him/her in the camper and pretend to leave, that will tell you the tale...hopefully if you do have a barker animal lovers around you will understand...the camper a couple spaces up from us had a cute doggie that barked it's poor little head off the whole time his family was gone, it was quite as a mouse whenever they were there, we never said anything to them because I didn't want to spoil their time and I totally understood how you love a pet and want it with you, I couldn't rest if my pet was left at home because I haven't any pet loving friends that I could trust.

I have tryed to train my dog to look out the window and not bark at people and noises so hopefully this will pay off for me whenever we go back to disney we have a nice big window for him to look out of in the camper too.

 

[tungpo1]

I bring my three hounds, they love camping and golf cart rides!!!!

 

[ftwildernessguy]

Tungpo: I still think we need to get adjacent sites sometime for a nightly "hound serenade"

 

[clkelley]

The Wonder Beagle stays in daycare while we are gone during the day, and comes back to the Condo on Wheels for the night.

If I am there when Carol is down, I will be waiting for her to go for the day and turning Mickey loose in the Mouseket@b.

LOL!! That's what keys are for

Unfortunately, our trips never seem to cross :-(

 

[lucy_love]

Funny story....

One time our maltese locked us out of the RV!! She was stepping on the arm of the chair to look out at us and she slipped and hit the door locks

We had to get her really excited and after about an hour of sweet talking her, she stepped on it again and unlocked the doors

lesson learned: always keep a spare set of keys with us when outside

 

[4daubers]

We leave our pets in the RV. I like the idea of a sticker to notify emergency personnel that there are animals on board. We come back for afternoon rests so haven't had a problem.

My funny story. Our kids were 8 years old when we got our first RV. We were in Galveston, Texas and I made an off comment that I hoped the camper didn't catch on fire. We left for Moody Gardens and the whole time we were there, my son was ready to leave, anxious and not having a good time. He finally told us why. He heard my comment about the camper catching on fire and was worried about our dog Buster...so he opened the emergency window exit so Buster could leave in case of a fire...only to get to Moody Gardens and realize that Buster could get out and run away. He was thinkin' just not thinkin' all the way.

 

[tungpo1]

Tungpo: I still think we need to get adjacent sites sometime for a nightly "hound serenade"

LOL that would be great!!! how long do you think before they kick us out

 

[2goofycampers]

LOL that would be great!!! how long do you think before they kick us out

Just get the other GG people to loop around and toot their horns as a diversion.

 

[Shannone1]

Our dogs stay in a crate while we are away. We also have one of those "pets on board-please rescue" signs for the front window. Most of the time when we are camping we are around the campground. If we are going to be gone all day (like at Disney) then we make plans to come back in the afternoon for awhile so the dogs can eat/play outside for awhile.

Leaving our 3 yr old dog at home isn't an option for us. He has MAJOR anxiety issues and can't be left at a kennel or with someone else. He needs to be with us and familiar surroundings. He's part of the reason we got a motorhome. We've had two dog trainers and even a dog therapist and tried every kind of natural cure/training possible. Now he is on medication to try to help.

 

[2goofycampers]

Have you tried getting him a girlfriend?

 

[medic9016]

We leave our dog in the TT. She is my 75 lbs security system.

 

[Shannone1]

Have you tried getting him a girlfriend?

Actually, we did get a female puppy and she does help distract him and wear him out from playing all day. When we are at home that is. While on the road he is always "on guard".