Holidaying with Dogs

Rowena replied on 28/07/2022 11:15

Rowena

Posted on 28/07/2022 11:15

Caravanning, Motorhoming and Camping are wonderful ways to take our dogs on holiday with us. This discussion is a place to share advice about holidaying with your dogs.

Please note, this is not a place to complain about dogs on campsites. We do fully understand that there can be issues and we would request that you please report these to us via our complaints and compliments for Club Campsites (link below) and please do not misuse Club Together as a channel for complaint. By sending via the appropriate channels your complaint will be logged and dealt with appropriately.

If you do post a complaint we will remove it and ask that people do not respond but report to us. Many thanks.

Report a complaint about dogs HERE (please don't post on Club Together).

Thank you everyone and happy touring!

*This thread has now been locked due to continued off-topic comments

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DSB replied on 29/06/2023 16:36

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DSB

Caravanner from Staffordshire

Posted on 29/06/2023 16:20 by Rocky 2 buckets

I too left CAMC recently but continue to post. I hold a few people on here in my heart & also have a soft spot for CAMC. In the not too distant future I have young folk just coming up to double figures who love the outdoors(mainly woods & forestry) & I will be rejoining to open the CAMC network to mainly 3 of us but occasionally 4. A new chapter beckons👍🏻🙂

Posted on 29/06/2023 16:36

It'll be good to welcome you back, Rocky.

David

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DSB replied on 29/06/2023 16:44

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DSB

Caravanner from Staffordshire

Posted on 29/06/2023 16:44

Hi folks. Please remember to respect other folks opinion, and should you experience a problem on site with dogs, please contact Ro directly by using the following link:

https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/contact/compliments-and-complaints/

David

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Rocky 2 buckets replied on 29/06/2023 16:54

Rocky 2 buckets

Posted on 29/06/2023 16:36 by DSB

It'll be good to welcome you back, Rocky.

David

Posted on 29/06/2023 16:54

Thank you D. It was always going that way. Right now I’m more into my solo trips & forestry. If it goes to plan it’ll be back end😊

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DSB replied on 29/06/2023 17:06

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DSB

Caravanner from Staffordshire

Posted on 29/06/2023 17:06

Lizzie, our Cavalier King Charles, still enjoys coming out it the caravan with us and is absolutley no bother to anyone.... especially as she is now 12, and spends most of her time sleeping...

She's found a spot in our new van. . 🤣🤣

David

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Tinwheeler replied on 29/06/2023 17:33

Tinwheeler

Campervanner from Cornwall

Posted on 29/06/2023 17:06 by DSB

Lizzie, our Cavalier King Charles, still enjoys coming out it the caravan with us and is absolutley no bother to anyone.... especially as she is now 12, and spends most of her time sleeping...

She's found a spot in our new van. . 🤣🤣

David

Posted on 29/06/2023 17:33

Lizzie looks happy in her new spot, David.

Our Boy used to love lying outside with his bed, although not necessarily in his bed😀.
NB it’s not a CAMC site in case somebody picks up on the absence of a lead.

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moulesy replied on 29/06/2023 17:47

moulesy

Caravanner from Wiltshire

Posted on 29/06/2023 17:47

Dogs do have an amazing capacity for finding the most comfortable spots in the caravan, don't they - although, in Lady's case, not always the most dignified position!

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Rocky 2 buckets replied on 29/06/2023 18:11

Rocky 2 buckets

Posted on 29/06/2023 17:47 by moulesy

Dogs do have an amazing capacity for finding the most comfortable spots in the caravan, don't they - although, in Lady's case, not always the most dignified position!

Posted on 29/06/2023 18:11

Lady?, mmm a bit of a misnomer there M😂

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Takethedogalong replied on 29/06/2023 21:41

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Takethedogalong

Posted on 29/06/2023 21:41

Every holiday customer deserves to have a good holiday, free from things that cause stress and spoil a happy time. Like others we have heard the odd barking dog from time to time, but understand that it will be something lacking in terms of how the dog has been trained or cared for, and it can be frustrating if the owner is tone deaf to what is going on. In this situation, all you can do is either confront the owner, not always a good idea, or contact site staff, and ask them to deal with the situation. If it was behaviour that was constantly impacting on my stay, I would not be happy if it wasn’t investigated properly.

I have said it many times before, it isn’t the number of dogs folks take with them, it’s how well behaved and trained the dogs are. One badly looked after dog can be a nightmare. Multiple dogs, well trained and supervised, won’t be. I know in the eyes and opinions of some, the fact that at times we have taken three, two dogs with us makes us some sort of pariah. But in nearly 40 years of using all kinds of sites, no one has ever had reason to complain about our dogs in any way, and we have never had any site staff or owner tell us that anyone has. I find being judged negatively because we (have) own(ed) more than one dog rather upsetting to be honest. ☹️

Quiet, well supervised, and exercised so much they are too tired to be a nuisance.