Hi guys

I thought it was about time you got to see pictures of our Dogs.

Below is the wonderful Albert. I just adore this boy and he knows it although mummy rules the house

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as you can see i am just a little bit in love

and this is our wonder girl Tilly we got her thinking she wouldn't have all that long, well we have been wonderfully surprised she is an energetic little wonder.





And a little one of them together wathcing us leave them home alone



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oh wow!! you take your dogs camping? we keep promising we'll take Brude camping

I love your Albert too he's such a cool dude!

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The pic above is them queing for breakfast while camping so rightly guessed.

Strix our dogs love camping because it involves lots of

this


and this


and even more of this


We have just upgraded our tent so they are even more comfortable this coming season lol. I love camping and it is brilliant with dogs

I only took my dogs camping once

I had Spottie and Jack at the time and we went to good old Skegness and we were having a lovely time until one of them let themselves out of the tent. We then spent the next hour chasing them around the campsite with on lookers tutting and the dogs not behaving

Was so embarrased it was almost on a parr with Spottie intiseing a guide dog to fight

So needless to say we have not been camping since.

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ooooo - I might have to ask you to start a thread for recommending campsites for us to try out!

Kay - you just need a bigger tent and a crate

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Nobody would go in a tent with DODGER - surely?????

enclosed space, no windows - phew

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He he we have just bought a new tent with sewn in rubber bath tub style ground sheet this means for us no escaping but only if they don't chew and scrabble. you see lots of people camping with crates though, is actually really nice to see. And it is really social for the dogs always lots about and generally with well behaved owners that know how to behave

I think we'd be tempted to take Brude's own tent - to put up inside our tent:
http://www.croftonline.co.uk/products.asp?partno=fk24

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Yep you see lots of people with these

Albert may well have broken free from the one we bought him, although crate trained and he has a usual crate he soon discovered the mesh was not as strong as bars . Now ours are used to the tent we have no problems at all, on very quiet sites well away from everything i have him loose he doesn't stray once he has marked the perimeter and established his territory and soon comes back when called (would never do this on the first day though, no one panic we are careful). I never imagined having a dog would lead me to do all these things, i don't imagine we ever would have started camping otherwise.

you only took up camping for your dogs?

I thought I was the only one who went looking for 'hobbies' for their dog

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yep you are not alone

Love your dogs

My tent used twice once by us, once by friends didn't have a dog at the time.

Would love to go with our new dog but feel he's too old at 7 months to crate train he's settling in nicely with his new routine (rain rescue)wouldn't want to upset him.

Any campsites for a newbie camper taking a dog, tips and advice welcome

No dog is ever too old to crate train and i think crates are marvellous - i really do.

they give a dog a feeling of security, and us humans a peace that the dog is where we expect it to be.

honest - xeon - lookinto it - treat the crate as a place of reward and fun - not punishment and exile
and you will be surprised

I have to add on here that grandad albert isn't feeling too well today

come on oh hairy one - get back on the road to recovery
xx

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Hi
I hope Albert gets better soon

Crate training I will find out more about it, could you please give me any pointers on the correct way to introduce a crate.


Cheers

there is lots of advice googleable, and www.croftonline.co.uk (who sell good quality crates) have a page of advice too I think

basically - open up the crate, place some comfy bedding inside, along with favourite toys and a snack, and let the dog explore at it's leisure

• if the dog is wary of the crate, place the dog's bowl near the crate for the time being, so the dog associates the crate with the good experience of feeding.
  
• gauge whether you can place the dog bowl in the back of the crate or if you should place it just inside the door for meal times, whilst the dog gets used to the crate, gradually moving the bowl further inside at successive meal times
  
• don't shut the door for the first few days
  
• the first time you shut the door, open it straight away again (and remember to talk to your dog to reasure )
  
• gradually lengthen the time the dog is enclosed in the crate

I have to admit to using the cold-turkey method for new fosters though, as I'm not geared up for leaving unknown dogs roaming round the house
Brude helps alot though, as he dives straight into any crate erected in this house to declare it his territory, so I have to persuade him out first
once he's been in, other dogs are usually curious, and already know the crate isn't a threat

cold turkey method (only for necessary rapid introductions):

• Introduce dog to room with crate and comfy bedding (remove beagle )
  
• lure or place dog in crate and issue instruction 'bed' (remove beagle )
  
• close door
  
• remain in room
  
• talk to dog, including word 'bed'
  
• ignore vocal protests
  
• reward calm, quiet behaviour by opening door
  
• if no suitable quiet break is forthcoming - cover crate with blanket
  
• remove blanket when quiet, but replace if noise starts again
  
  
• remember not to become agitated yourself, and make many calming and placating noises
  
• do not allow the dog to become unduly stressed (you can usually tell the difference between panic and protest)
  
• if panic occurs, talk to dog and approach crate door catch, ensuring you only release dog from crate when distracted and quiet - and give lots of calm fuss!

the important thing is to play each dog by ear, and to ensure you train the dog, not the dog train you - and I don't recommend the cold turkey method for normal introductions, but I've had foster dogs who are not safe with my own dog, so have absolutely no choice about how long crate introductions can take

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