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JulianneJ · 09-20-2010, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Smartstream

So sorry to hear about Hanna. Our prayers and thoughts are with you. It is so hard to loose a family member. Dan

Thank you Dan. After 11 years I'm still getting use to not having her around.
~Julianne

Smartstream · 09-20-2010, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JulianneJ

Thank you Dan. After 11 years I'm still getting use to not having her around.
~Julianne

When we lost Gus we spent 6 months trying to get use to not having him around. Then we finally found the cure, Hagar. It's really the only solution.

Cheers, Dan

cathshaffer · 09-07-2011, 01:08 AM

We took a 3.5 week trip with two mastiffs and four humans in our 27 foot Overlander. The size was not really a problem. It was hard on the dogs' nerves at times, and they don't do well at all at high altitudes. But they came through fine and we had a great time.

Catherine

SeeMore · 09-07-2011, 02:21 AM

We just finished a 4.5 week, 6,000+ mile loop of the continent in our 28' SO with two male Great Danes, 160 & 150 lbs, who absolutely loved meeting other streamers and romping in the snow of the Montana Rockies during August.

Frank's Trailer Works · 09-07-2011, 03:25 AM

Every time I sit in my trailer I try and imagine Nicki, Shawn, the kids, and a horse in my trailer. I just do not know how you people do it.

rebelstand · 09-07-2011, 08:12 PM

Well here are some photos to aid in your visualization.

rebelstand · 09-07-2011, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 62overlander

Every time I sit in my trailer I try and imagine Nicki, Shawn, the kids, and a horse in my trailer. I just do not know how you people do it.

It's a daily dance. People must awake at a certain time. Beds must be made in a certain order. Dogs must be moved from front to back. The whole dance is done in reverse every night.

It's not in the trailer that's bothersome... it's having to unhitch every 3-4 hours to let them out to stretch their legs and potty. Gives a 10 hour driving day a whole new complexity!

yes, I'd love to have a new excursion.. problem is they don't make them anymore

SteSpot · 09-07-2011, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by rebelstand

It's a daily dance. People must awake at a certain time. Beds must be made in a certain order. Dogs must be moved from front to back. The whole dance is done in reverse every night.

It's not in the trailer that's bothersome... it's having to unhitch every 3-4 hours to let them out to stretch their legs and potty. Gives a 10 hour driving day a whole new complexity!

yes, I'd love to have a new excursion.. problem is they don't make them anymore

You have to unhitch to let them out to stretch their legs???????????yikes...

We found that most KOAs have a Bark Park.....that was huge after a long day for Bandit....like almost better than full hookups.....paula

ROBERTSUNRUS · 09-07-2011, 11:52 PM

Hi, sad but true, some camp grounds/RV parks, limit dogs to 20 lbs or less. Although we have never been asked, even little Dusty [Boo-Boo] is 2 lbs over the limit.

Keyair · 09-08-2011, 01:05 AM

Question:
Where does your 160lb Great Dane sleep in the Camper?

Answer:
Anywhere he dang well likes!

cathshaffer · 09-08-2011, 05:55 AM

You have to unhitch to let them out? Can you not open the back of your tow vehicle while hitched? We are able to get our mastiffs in and out hitched up. They weigh 160-170 pounds each. One of them has no problem jumping in and out. The other one needs a boost to get in, but I (a small woman) can do it on my own. I think I would go crazy if we had to unhitch every time. (Although part of the reason for that is that rehitching seems to involve a Minor Marital Conflict every time.)

Our mastiffs sleep on the floor of the 27 foot trailer. Chewie likes to sleep in the bedroom area where there's cool, hard flooring. Courage sleeps in the carpet area, and tries to sneak into the folded out There's a lot of stepping around and over, but it's not quite as inconvenient as you might imagine. We have an Xpen (actually made of two) that we set up outdoors. In the morning, we walk the dogs and throw them in the Xpen for breakfast while everyone else gets dressed and has breakfast. Courage likes to stay in the Xpen all day. Chewie wants to be inside the trailer if that's where we are.

Catherine

Carmilla · 09-08-2011, 06:11 AM

We don't unhitch- but we do plan our travels with a 1 hour lunch break at a dog park every day. Long hike in the morning, 1 hour lunch break, and then long walk/playtime in the evening.

I think it's actually made us slow down and enjoy out travels more, rather than the "hurry up and get there" attitude.

rebelstand · 09-08-2011, 09:17 AM

Yes, we have to unhitch to let them out. Our tailgate comes down on the electric tongue jack which does not allow the dogs to get out without unhitching. I think shawn said our trailer tongue was shorter than the new ones. We typically schedule our travel so that we only have one unhitching stop a travel day. We also try to schedule the unhitching with gas stops. This way Shawn can get to the pumps without the trailer ....

Drake the Dane sleeps in front of the gaucho couch at night. He is the first thing one would see when trying to get into the trailer. As a matter of fact, if you look at the first picture that's pretty much where both dogs sleep... except the little one has her own bed.

During the day both dogs are moved to the back "bedroom" in the hallway. Since both dogs sleep most of the day (Sasha is old and Drake is a couch potato), this moves them out of the way except for those traveling to the bathroom. Funny thing is both dogs are what one could call velcro dogs... so it's honestly not much different from when we had a house.