We have just joined GN website and it was suggested we add the "suggestion/question" below to the Travelling with Pets Forum to see if someone has any recommendations??
We have a small dog and really considering taking her again. The only hiccup is that we cannot go to National Parks. I often wonder if some of the caravan parks or someone else has considered offering a dog minding service in areas close to the NPs. We have noticed how many fellow Nomads take their precious pets.
Any ideas out there???
David and Sheryl
almostthere said
03:58 PM Mar 22, 2017
We are setting off late next month and will be travelling for 3 or 4 months with our dog and I am aware that we won't be able to go to National Parks. But it's the price that we pay for travelling with a dog and for me I prefer to take her with us rather than leave her behind. I was reading a travel journal online of a couple who were travelling with 2 Kelpies and they got friendly with another couple at a free campsite and they both looked after each others caravan for a day whilst they visited a Nat Park, but in their case they babysat their 2 dogs too. I thought what a great idea and I would certainly offer to babysit someone's dog if it fitted in with what we were doing. I also seem to recall that there is a caravan park that actually does offer dog sitting, but I can't remember which state it was in as we stay in WA and travel the north of this state so I dismissed it. So maybe keep that in mind that if you see someone else travelling with their pets you could offer to dog sit for them and they do the same for you.
Happy travels
Pauline
David Sheryl said
07:17 PM Mar 22, 2017
Thank you Pauline for your comments. I did also read that someone left their pets with a local vet. So maybe have to be a bit creative. We are like you and couldn't leave our little one at home so she is coming with us.. Happy travels Sheryl
hokianga said
10:12 PM Mar 22, 2017
We offer doggy daycare at our caravan park, and there are other parks also that offer doggy minding, also, some pet groomers will mind your dog. the pleasure of having your dog with you in my opinion far outweighs the things you may miss out on.
madaboutled said
10:00 AM Mar 23, 2017
hokianga wrote:
We offer doggy daycare at our caravan park, and there are other parks also that offer doggy minding, also, some pet groomers will mind your dog. the pleasure of having your dog with you in my opinion far outweighs the things you may miss out on.
I only wish your positive attitude in operating a truly pet friendly caravan park was highly contagious. Keep up the great and much appreciated work.
msg said
10:50 AM Mar 23, 2017
If you stay at Mt Bundy Station they will mind your pet for a day trip to Litchfield.
Happywanderer said
01:41 PM Mar 23, 2017
Perhaps dog minding details could be put in a sticky at the top of this section.
I can never find what I'm looking for when I get to an area and want to go somewhere I can't take Daisy.
What do you think Cindy???
madaboutled said
04:25 PM Mar 23, 2017
Happywanderer wrote:
Perhaps dog minding details could be put in a sticky at the top of this section. I can never find what I'm looking for when I get to an area and want to go somewhere I can't take Daisy. What do you think Cindy???
Or a category of its own in the Recomendations section???
Happywanderer said
05:02 PM Mar 23, 2017
madaboutled wrote:
Happywanderer wrote:
Perhaps dog minding details could be put in a sticky at the top of this section. I can never find what I'm looking for when I get to an area and want to go somewhere I can't take Daisy. What do you think Cindy???
Or a category of its own in the Recomendations section???
Great idea.
David Sheryl said
07:26 PM Mar 23, 2017
Yes a good idea to have an area with this information for pet travellers. Not sure how to do this as new to this web site David and Sheryl
RosieW said
03:27 PM Jun 4, 2017
Look on Madpaws & Pawshake for sitters. We have used people from both sites, and never had a problem.
toglhot said
01:40 PM Sep 11, 2017
We simply don't go to NPs, if the dogs not good enough then neither are the NPs and their fees! Same with non dog friendly CPs. Whether we have our girl with us or not, if they won't take dogs, then we won't encourage them.
-- Edited by toglhot on Monday 11th of September 2017 01:40:55 PM
-- Edited by toglhot on Monday 11th of September 2017 01:42:06 PM
Blues Man said
08:51 AM Sep 12, 2017
We also don't go anywhere where they don't accept dogs .
If it's not good enough for the dog ,it's not good enough for us
I reckon CP's and NP's who don't accept pets are losing a lot of business i reckon.
Spook said
08:06 AM Sep 17, 2017
Blues Man wrote:
We also don't go anywhere where they don't accept dogs .
If it's not good enough for the dog ,it's not good enough for us
I reckon CP's and NP's who don't accept pets are losing a lot of business i reckon.
I'm planning a long trip for next year and am investigating kennels and vets in the areas I'm travelling to. Locals who travel without their dogs must leave them somewhere... but I haven't found too many kennels yet. Maybe I need to look harder.
We have just joined GN website and it was suggested we add the "suggestion/question" below to the Travelling with Pets Forum to see if someone has any recommendations??
We have a small dog and really considering taking her again. The only hiccup is that we cannot go to National Parks. I often wonder if some of the caravan parks or someone else has considered offering a dog minding service in areas close to the NPs. We have noticed how many fellow Nomads take their precious pets.
Any ideas out there???
David and Sheryl
Happy travels
Pauline
Thank you Pauline for your comments. I did also read that someone left their pets with a local vet. So maybe have to be a bit creative. We are like you and couldn't leave our little one at home so she is coming with us.. Happy travels Sheryl
I only wish your positive attitude in operating a truly pet friendly caravan park was highly contagious. Keep up the great and much appreciated work.
I can never find what I'm looking for when I get to an area and want to go somewhere I can't take Daisy.
What do you think Cindy???
Or a category of its own in the Recomendations section???
Great idea.
We simply don't go to NPs, if the dogs not good enough then neither are the NPs and their fees! Same with non dog friendly CPs. Whether we have our girl with us or not, if they won't take dogs, then we won't encourage them.
-- Edited by toglhot on Monday 11th of September 2017 01:40:55 PM
-- Edited by toglhot on Monday 11th of September 2017 01:42:06 PM
We also don't go anywhere where they don't accept dogs .
If it's not good enough for the dog ,it's not good enough for us
I reckon CP's and NP's who don't accept pets are losing a lot of business i reckon.