First time camping with my pup - help me get prepared!

[PennyK]

We have rented a trailer in July for a week of Holidays ...and dogs are allowed!!  I'm pretty excited - it should be a lot of fun!

How can I best prepare Teddy for a week of new surroundings, patterns, and sleeping arrangements?

(I'm calling today to find out if he can actually come into the trailer - I didn't think of that before today!  Eeek!)

He doesn't have accidents in the house anymore while we are home.  He currently sleeps in a room downstairs where he occasionally goes on the floor (which was acceptable when he was little - poor training on my part).  We don't let him sleep upstairs or loose because he's a puppy - he chews everything!

Any and all suggestions are welcome!!  Thanks!!!

[k2campbell]

How exciting for Teddy, his 1st camping trip!

As long as Teddy's up-to-date on shots, I don't think there's too much more preparation you can do.  If he's anything like Kate camping, he'll be so tired at night time from a full day of fresh air, walks and swims I'm guessing he'll sleep thru the night with no interruptions!

We aren't at the point yet that we "completely" trust Kate off a lead camping (while we're just sitting around the site).  We usually hold on to her leash, but when we need a break - we tie a line between two trees, and then hook her 8 ft leash onto that.  Works great for us

Wish you the best of luck, I'm sure Teddy will have a BLAST, and we better see lots of pictures after the trip!!!  

[GR8DAME]

I love camping with the crew!
I always make sure they are well protected from fleas and ticks (normally not an issue in my suburbs), and I also bring plenty of drinking water for mine from home. Merlin has a tendency to have blow-outs from drinking well or unfamilar water. We have stakes and 30 foot tie-outs to keep them on site. I bring a dog blanket for each of them, and lay them out on the ground so they have a place to go that they know is theirs.
PM me if you have any questions, and most of all...Have a GREAT time!
Stella

[PennyK]

Great suggestions - THANKS!!!  Keep 'em comin'!!

I just got off the phone with the camp owner (My Hubby's aunt) and she is setting us up with a trailer we can take the dog into!  Yay!! 

Crazier news yet - they just got a Saint puppy!!!  He is 3 weeks younger than Teddy and they have built a 30'x20' dog run that we can use all week!  Teddy will have a big paw playmate for the entire week!!!  Now I'm really excited!!

[Winslow 151]

Hi,

Winslow loves camping  Definatly bring an extra leash and collar. I had a 20ft lead that i used to wrap around a tree so I could set up the camper. Well Winslow chewed through the lead in like 3 minutes and came and sat at the camper door. Silly boy doesn't like to be away from Dad.

By the time I finished my First adult beverage every kid in the campground came by to see the BIG DOG. I even had kids fighting to take him for walks!!  Wait and see your Pup will be the ambassador of the camp.

Oh plenty of poop bags will come in handy too.  One more thing that i forgot bring a copy of Teddy's shot record and license info. Some campgrounds require them before they will let the dog stay, it is basically a security policy for the camp in case of a bite or accident with Teddy.

Rich