His first c/van trip

donnybabes · Veteran Member

His first c/van trip

Boroma577 · Guru

Eddie will probably take his lead from Jaqui, especially if she is calm and happy to be with you.

Take a leash with you also....just in case the pen does not work for him....other than that....RELAX and enjoy your weekend donnybabes.

Cheers B

Elle on Wheels · Guru

Hi DB it's good that you have an experienced travel dog and Jacqui will be a great calming influence on Eddie. He will be a cool dude for sure. I assume you will have the area underneath the van blocked off?

I am apprenhensive about travelling with my dogs. One is 11 yrs old and very placid, the other is a boisterous boy nearly 5yo and very intelligent. I am worried about how he will adapt to life on the road but he is gorgeous, not agressive at all and loves meeting new people and animals.

The largest pen I could find was 3 foot high so I hope that works.

Jack Russells are great dogs and very obedient. If you start out with short trips and quiet parks I'm sure Mr Eddie will adapt very quickly.

donnybabes · Veteran Member

I have the pet enclosure thats over 3 mtrs long and 80cm high I use it across my drive way and they have not jumped it "yet". I also have a skirt for the bottom of the van. I am getting dog training organised for him,in fact they are coming tommorrow to see him in the home enviroment. Then they decide what type of training to give him.

animalcarer · Senior Member

Where did you get your fence from for your kids, it looks like we will have to make our own out of fly screen doors. Hope the training goes well.

Elle on Wheels · Guru

I got my dog pen off ebay - I bought 3 of them so I can make a fairly big area for the dogs. They come in sets of 8 panels 60cm per panel wide so each pen is 4.8 linear metres. They interlock and fold up and don't weigh much. As I said the tallest I could get was 90cm so it should be ok. My dogs will never be out unsupervised. You can pick up the shorter pens for around $45 and I think they are a good investment - more convenient that mucking around with screen doors and very easy to fold away and set up.

Wow, a personal trainer for the dogs DB - when we meet up on the road I will expect to see two paragons of virtue.

Sheba · Guru

Has any-one thought about these ?

http://www.australianpetshop.com.au/shop/dog_tethering/tie-outs.php

Cheers,

Sheba.

Boroma577 · Guru

Sheba wrote:
Has any-one thought about these ?
http://www.australianpetshop.com.au/shop/dog_tethering/tie-outs.php
Cheers,
Sheba.

Good idea if your dog can be tethered without any issues Sheba. One of mine tethers ok but the other does not.

Sheba · Guru

Fair enough Boroma. Hadn't thought of that. Though it was just another option, as Pens take up space and add weight.

Cheers,

Sheba.

donnybabes · Veteran Member

RE:pens for kids

Sheba · Guru

RE: His first c/van trip

HeadnHome · Senior Member

I have a pen and think its the best thing I've got for the dogs, as felt safer that other dogs/kids just couldn't just go straight up to them and cause to much trouble, I'm never far away from them anyway but if I'm asleep in van they can sit outside and watch the world go by etc if they want, will try and put up a photo to give you basic idea of what mine looks like

Happywanderer · The Master

Honi, Can I ask again where did you get that entry tent. I know you have said in the past, Was it BCF or Rays Outdoors. And do you remember how much you paid for it.. Where do you store it in the van.
I'm thinking it may be a cheaper option for me. Thanks.

HeadnHome · Senior Member

Hi Marg, I brought that one at BCF, cost me about $170 this one just pops up like an umbrella, there is a cheaper one which is pretty good also, just takes a little longer (but still quick setup) for around $50 but not sure if they had the 3 sides, they roll up small and store it in the pvc pipe at the front. I have also seen something similar at raysoutdoors for about $80, I just liked this one as its just so easy, pull it out of the bag, and pop it up and jobs done basically.. it does have suction cups to stick to side of van but I've made a couple of tie down points as don't trust suction cups on windy day..3 sides roll up and down for privacy if needed. hope that helps..

HeadnHome · Senior Member

I've got one like this one as well Marg, but its not fully enclosed but so easy to put up as well and its great, only about $50

Happywanderer · The Master

Thanks so much for all that info Honi, I will write it all out so I have it with me when I next go over to Shepparton. Much appreciated.

Happywanderer · The Master

I like the one where you have the dogs in the picture better. It has a better look about it.

Elle on Wheels · Guru

That's a great set up Honi. How high is your pen? I'm a little worried mine might be too low (900cm) but it was the highest I could find and I can always combine with tethers if there is a concern. The main thing is to have a barrier as a deterrent and as you noted, especially for children as they need to learn about dog territory stuff. My dogs love kids but not all do.

Rip and Rosie · Guru

Hi Elle,
You and the babies will be fine as long as you relax, as they usually take their cue from you.
You have done all you need to and are well prepared- certainly you have all that we take along. Leads, pen, tie-out stuff.........all there. However, we also take "mr squirty" - plain old spray bottle filled with water- and a quck squirt stops excited behaviour !

Our pen came from deals direct, and as you see from the pic below, is enough for 2 poodles and the kid from the next van -lol. Has a gate and is high enough to stop jumping out.

Spook · Senior Member

We have two of these pens which join together and we erect them under our awning to create quite a large area for our four girls to camp in during the day. I use a piece of 500mm high plastic trellis mesh along the side of the van to stop them wandering under the van and pin it all together. I carry the pens on top of of the Cruiser.

Link for eBay

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/36-8-Panel-Pet-Dog-Puppy-Enclosure-Exercise-Play-Pen-/250932280874?pt=AU_Pet_Supplies&hash=item3a6cbabe2a

Spook · Senior Member

See if I can post a pic of the yard as on ebay

animalcarer · Senior Member

I think the playpen might be the go. I never thought of children coming up to the dogs etc durrrr, three of my girls like kids, but the tibetan spaniel cant stand little people. So back to the drawing board, the playpen looks good, and will get mouth guards for them as well, so they dont eat any nasty bait when we travel.

Elle on Wheels · Guru

Hey Spook welcome to the forum in case no one else has said so. Yep your play pen is what I bought and I got 3 of them and will take on board your idea of plastic mesh along the van.

Lynette mate you have had a new hairdo and are looking very snazzy.

Rosie, my boofy boy is a Portuguese water dog and loves squirts so I will just have to practice my very stern growly voice.

Spook, tell us a bit about yourself and what your plans are and most importantly, your 4 girls.

Allara · Senior Member

Have a look at dogzonline, they have links to many doggy shops. I have just travelled 14000kms with my kids and have had a ball.

Cheers
Allara

Elle on Wheels · Guru

Yes I admire you Allara - 4 largish dogs are a handful but I bet you had them trained really well. Mine are excellently behaved by themselves but put the two together and they turn into hoons but I am slowly erradicating that. One of them is getting too old in anycase to be too naughty.

butch- n-shirl · Veteran Member

This is our fence that we used last trip, plastic garden trellis with electric fence posts ( no it's not electrified ). It worked fine & very light, cheap & easy to erect. It was a rush job & we will finetune it for next time but it was very good.

Spook · Senior Member

Hehe...I tried that method but I have one little bugger who is able to climb that stuff, hence the bought panels.

HeadnHome · Senior Member

looks like a good setup, but like spook I also have a pretty good escape artist, but your setup would be much lighter like you said, and definately more room ... I like it.

Rip and Rosie · Guru

Yeah, tried that. One could jump... maybe bigger than yours. ..... but I felt like I was in a cage too, kept visitors out and that wasn't what we wanted.

How did you block off under the van?

Rosie

Boroma577 · Guru

Rip and Rosie wrote:

How did you block off under the van?

Rosie

Rosie, I use the skirt from my annex to block off under the van