![]() ![]() Carabiners(I use these to secure leashes to collars, harnesses to collars, x-pens closed, connecting leashes/long lines, etc).Dog booties(these can come in handy if your dogs damage or injure their paws, but are also great for abrasive terrain).Basket-style Muzzle – properly fitted for panting(if your dog needs it, if not, it is always a great idea to have muzzles in your first aid kit, just in case!).First aid kit(including dog-safe items).Dog food/treats in a SEALED container so as not to attract wildlife.Many of the water sources in the wild can often actually carry parasites and diseases that aren’t great for our dogs either – Giardia isn’t fun to deal with! Clean water(I always fill their auto-water bowl, tip the jug upside down and cover the hole with a freezer bag, and cart it along with us).X-pens(I LOVE x-pens because they are handy for a massive variety of reasons, including creating fences, visual barriers, and can be used as an alternative to tethering your pup).Towels for drying off, especially if you have a water-lover. ![]() Collars with ID tags(just in case), and harnesses(particularly useful for dogs who might lunge, so they don’t do any damage to their neck).Long lines(these are great for tethering your dog, and are a much safer alternative to giving your pup fomr freedom, to the flexi) and regular leashes.I like to avoid campgrounds that get super packed with people, and I like campgrounds with a lot of trees and foliage for privacy.Ĭamping List Essentials for the Reactive Dog: You can see how the privacy is between sites, and best situate yourselves if you know what you have to work with. I highly recommend, especially with reactive dogs, to research the campground you intend to go to, and if you have the opportunity, go check it out prior to deciding to camp there. So how do you deal with that and combat it to set your dog up for success? And what are some camping list essentials for the pups? Heck, maybe they LOVE being outside, but being in a campground can be hard – you’re still bound to see people and dogs. But when we think about camping, we don’t often like to think of how our best friends might struggle with it. Maybe you’re looking for the luxurious escape and quiet that nature brings, maybe you want to go roast some hot dogs and marshmallows on a fire in the middle of the forest, or maybe there are other reasons. When you go camping, you’re doing so for what is, likely a variety of reasons. He has come a long way through behavior modification, but that is another post in it’s own right. His reactions are anywhere from a freeze and growl, to lunging, snapping and barking depending on his level of fear. Boone is generally afraid of strangers, most typically men(fine with most women and children), other dogs, and anything else he may perceive as scary. ![]() He had a lot of odds stacked against him from the get go, from being a bottle baby because his mom rejected him at birth, to lack of socialization with his litter-mates, and genetic predisposition(his mom was very reactive as well). Santeria is generally a very neutral dog, and usually my go to when working with on leash reactive dogs because she can keep her cool at a distance, but she will excitedly bark at the people who are coming into camp because she is so happy to see them! Boone is my truly reactive dog. Anyone who knows the, “He’s friendly!” issue, knows why I don’t let Charlie be that dog. To give some insight: Charlie, my Beagle, barks at other dogs, though he just gets some barrier frustration and wants to go say hi to everyone and be friends with everyone. ![]() I did a post a while back about camping with reactive dogs, but I am making some revisions and going to go into further detail on how that looks for my household and our reactive dog/s. ![]()
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