Pet Peeve - pun intended

One of the things that drew us to RV-ing was the opportunity to take the Campin' Cocker Spaniels with

I got a good chuckle out of that mental image - the dog with front paws on the horn, barking and blowing the horn with every bounce.

We use an ex-pen to keep our dogs next to our rpod.  It takes a little bit to set-up and take down, but gives them the freedom to roam around.  It has taken a couple of tries to get it to the point where the dogs can not escape(my little one is an escape artist, I even had to made mods to the tent end of my camper to keep her in).  I will still be modifying my set-up to make sure they stay in.  When we leave, they either go with us or in the camper.  The longest they are in the camper by themselves is when we go to dinner.

I have seen dogs that can reach as far as 1/2 way across the road.  These are the type of people that was mentioned above.  The rules are for "those stupid people, not me". 

Then there are the people that leave Precious in their RV for the day while they go running around.  So the dog starts barking and never stops.  Both of these situations can just plain kill a good weekend.

Terry

We also restrain our dog in a similar manner and do not leave her tied out unattended at all.   I have not had problems with her in a camping situation but since she can be dog aggressive in some situations (when she feels threatened by other dogs in close proximity) it is always in my mind that she must be under my control at all times.   As she is a stafforshire bull terrier (but very petite at 45lbs) we have encountered parks that state "no aggressive breeds" and have elected to not test their rules.   It is unfortunate that others have caused them to need these rules.  My dog is extremely friendly and submissive to people and I try to keep her out of situations that she may feel threatened by other dogs as this has contributed to a well deserved fear on her part (she has been attacked previously).   We often like to hike with her and have never had problems on a trail with her with dogs passing us by (we always step off the trail and make her sit stay to allow others to pass) but have had problems with others with loose dogs that approach.    I have to say that it is often the dogs that owners cannot seem to control well either on or off lead that give us the most problems.  The dogs are in control/not the owners.   As a professional in the animal field, I recognize that we cannot predict our pet's behaviors in all situations and need to assure that everyone is going to be safe.   At one of our last parks, the park host seemed surprised that we picked up after her--so I guess that is unusual for the average pet owner.    I am not really surprised at this as people often have no control over their children much less their pets.     I still find that I like my dog better than most people that I have met.