Dog yard for the trailer

[kidsgone]

Drew05,
Just wonderin....with a lab, husky, pyrenees/lab mix in a 25' AS, where exactly do you sleep? Or is it their AS and you sleep in your tow vehicle?
Andi

[setblaster]

We have (5), yes five, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers 80-110 lbs each and all are trained with the wireless fence. We use it at home where we live on a couple of acres in a residential area. They never leave the yard, but they did lay just inside the perimeter all day and watch the workers build the house next door...I guess it made for great entertainment. Now we're going to be traveling and living full time in our 34' Airstream Limited and are anxious to test the wireless fence on the road. We are going to acclimate the dogs to the trailers in two's or three's...plus the Moluccan Cockatoo!

[setblaster]

Oh and I forgot...as far as it working on stubborn/hard to train,active dogs, you can't get more than a Chessie has to offer. My husband says,"You train a Lab...you negotiate with a Chessie!" One warning shock is all it ever took...they learned real quick where the perimeter was from the beeps!

[Stefrobrts]

Sounds like you may need a second 34 footer just for the dogs!

[bolerama]

He Stephanie,
We use the same pens as you. We have 2 of them for our Chesapeake Bay Retriever and Shih-Tzu. Neither of them tries to escape, so we never put anything under the steps to block them in. In fact, we just use the side of the trailer as one side of the perimeter and they don't crawl under the trailer to escape. Nevertheless, when my parents' poodle (a.k.a "Houdini") is in there, there is no keeping him in. He has learned to scale the fence! He should have been a circus dog.

Lisa

[Landshark]

We use the same portable fence, just two or three of them put together to make a larger area, and a taller version to give our Dobie some more room to move around.

I love the idea of the cut-off section going under the step: our present boy is the only Doberman of our 35 yrs of Dobes to enjoy crawling under things. (Although maybe "enjoy" is too strong: His mama used to chase him and he learned to crawl under the bed and out the other side to escape.)

So far, he has never tried to knock over or jump over the fence, but he certainly could. We never leave him unattended though, and his overriding preference seems to be just to be with us, so as long as we are there, he seems happy to stay in the fence.

I don't think the fenceless thing would work for him; Dobes are pretty strong-minded like the terriers and would be likely to just bull on through the shock and keep going, if they thought it important enough.

Your suggestions reminded me of the extra pipe insulation sitting in the basement: I'll pack it for the resto rally and put it on the upper edge of the fence as aluma-protection! Great idea! Thanks bunches!

[rettoc625]

You certainly put a lot of work into your fenced yard! We have something similar for our two goldens. We use two 48" tall expens that include a walk through gate making it easy for the two legged creatures. To secure the fencing so it won't fall over we have snow fencing posts with spikes at the bottom that we easily hammer to the ground. Then using small cable cuffs, we secure the expen to the posts. Pipe insulation is used on the fence ends near the AS to prevent scratches. Fortunately with big dogs things like coolers and bins will prevent them from scooting under the trailer. The pups love their fenced yard.

Mary in CT
Logan and Blaze

[Stefrobrts]

It worked really well for us at our campout last month. Of course this was in a primitive campground with only friendly neighbors around - I don't think it would be appropriate in all situations But the dogs (and us) loved being able to leave the door open and the dogs could enjoy the outdoors, even had enough room to run and play a bit.

[Lori]

Thanks for posting this, I have the same type of pen and wanted to find a way to have it as a yard for the pups when I have the trailer door open. I am going to get the hubby working on modifying ours too!

[palmtreegirl]

Hi, I'm new to the AS community - just purchased my first (1992 29' Excella Classic). I will be traveling with 3 Yorkies - they only weigh about 4 lbs each - I've yet to work out the details of having them in the trailer/dog pen (I just ordered 2 18" high exercise pens). I've been reading various threads and I love the idea of the folding dog crate (I actually purchased one at a garage sale for some odd reason) and did you see those awesome spiral stairs in another thread?

When I get myself sorted out, I'll share what I come up with - these three have never been away from their home so it should be interesting!

[rastapoodle]

We have found traveling w/our 3 Standard Poodles that there are size, weight, breed and number of dog limits in most campgrounds. We have not done a lot of boondocking but would love to as I will finally retire next spring.

We have one good dog and 2 "hunters" who will chase anything that moves. We generally tie them out but are always out w/them. Standard poodles only want to be w/their owners. We adopted each of them as grown dogs, so it's been interesting. They find some shade in the campsite and lay around, just like us.

[Stefrobrts]

Well, it's a couple years later, and we've had the dog yard out several times now. We've added an extra pen that has a little door built in which makes coming and going a lot easier, and it has not gotten any negative attention from the folks in charge. The dogs are never unattended in it. It sure has been nice to be able to let them out in the morning (or for one last potty break before bed) without getting the harnesses and leashes and going for a walk, and we've enjoyed peaceful afternoons when the dogs hung out in the yard and watched the campground activities go by. It's been very relaxing for everyone!

[slowmover]

Nice! And lots of good ideas in this thread. Thanks.

[SteveSueMac]

I'm glad for you and wicked jealous! Daisy can hop a 4' fence with ease so a fence for us is a 6' proposition. I've looked at some temporary setups but can't imagine sites would like that - can't imagine we would like that :-/

We got a corkscrew we can drive a foot in the ground and connect her leash. It's not ideal. But she's a bloodhound and totally driven by smells. Can't let her roam free, don't see electric fences working either (she's stubborn when a smelly rabbit is in the area). Worse, she's not a fan of campfires and I am...

So we'll use our imperfect solution for now until inspired with another solution. Wide open to suggestions!!

[Stefrobrts]

Just goes to show, it's best to know your own dog well - what works for one might not work well for another!

[Lily&Me]

This is not a fence, , but we picked up a couple of these (in red) for Lily, and they work much better for outside than the standard tieout as they retract.

Better for her and we humans. Amazon.com has them, we got ours at Petco or someplace like that.

"Coiled tieout."

Maggie

[MaryC]

We are waiting for our Airstream's interior remodel to be finished before we start taking our first trips with our dogs. One set up that I saw that really inspired me to do the same was while we were at a dog show. Some friends came down from Canada in a big motorhome and had the x-pen set up for their dogs. It had the section that ran along the motorhome cut lower like the OP did here and the rest of the fence was 4' high that went just about the length of the motorhome and out about 10-12 feet for a very roomy corral. Pretty much the area that their canopy covered.
The entire ground in the area was covered by a mat. They had a picnic table and chairs inside that area and their BBQ set up just outside of the fence. (for safety)
With the people there, their dogs never tried once to leave the area, but it seemed to take away the stress of constantly watching whether they were able to come in or out of the motorhome. I suspect being that we are also "dog show people" we might be a bit more eccentric about comfort for our dogs. I don't know.
I am going to set something like that up for our Airstream. Never trusting the dogs unattended outside, but at least they can walk around a bit and be with us when we sit outside.

[SilverGate]

Originally Posted by doug&maggie

This is not a fence, , but we picked up a couple of these (in red) for Lily, and they work much better for outside than the standard tieout as they retract.

Better for her and we humans. Amazon.com has them, we got ours at Petco or someplace like that.

"Coiled tieout."

Maggie

Looks good... but our dogs sometimes just like to lie out it the sun and relax without something pulling on their necks.

Read the reviews before buying this product:

Coiled Tie Out Cable - 16' at Amazon.com

[Stefrobrts]

Originally Posted by MaryC

It had the section that ran along the motorhome cut lower like the OP did here and the rest of the fence was 4' high that went just about the length of the motorhome and out about 10-12 feet for a very roomy corral. Pretty much the area that their canopy covered.
The entire ground in the area was covered by a mat. They had a picnic table and chairs inside that area and their BBQ set up just outside of the fence. (for safety)

That sounds very nice! I'm sure if they are doing dog shows that would be much more relaxing for everyone, and no one would give them any trouble about it. I wonder if a regular park would have issue with something that large? I can't imagine why if it matches the outline of your awning - that's all your space to do with as you please.

[Lori]

Stephanie,

Could you please tell me where you found the pen you added with the built in door? that would make our lives much easier!!