Getting Your Dog Used to Podding |
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Topic: Getting Your Dog Used to Podding Posted: 11 Dec 2017 at 3:10pm |
I have an English Bulldog, he is a little heavy. I have a small step that allows him easier access to bed, yes he can sleep on bed:)
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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Larry-D
Senior Member Joined: 12 Oct 2017 Location: Middle TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 109 |
Posted: 11 Dec 2017 at 2:52pm |
Carpet on the step(s) helped our dogs a lot.
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LvyaRain
Newbie Joined: 30 May 2017 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 10 |
Posted: 11 Dec 2017 at 2:48pm |
I have the same problem as shroomer, because my labradoodle does not like the bare metal steps...carpet or a roofing shingle would help him with more confident footing. Since he's getting on in years, I might even look into modifying with a double step...with secure carpet.
Otherwise, once he's in, he's super happy on his bed in front of the fridge of my cousin's 179, a perfect fit for him. |
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Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Ferris Bueller
Honda Ridgeline AWD Future: RainPod 179 or 182G |
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3ofUs
Groupie Joined: 12 Jul 2014 Location: TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 99 |
Posted: 17 Jul 2014 at 8:34am |
Our 17 pound Lab/Spitz travels with us and loves camping. In fact we put her on a leash outside when loading because she wants to follow in and out as we load the camper. My suggestion would be to personalize your camper with your dog's things, and by all means feed her inside to get her use to it. Because we kept kicking the water bowl, I finally came up with the idea of a small bowl of water placed into a large bowl of same design. Now if we bump it, the water will be contained in the larger bowl.
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Budward
Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2014 Location: SC/NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 438 |
Posted: 01 Jul 2014 at 1:47pm |
Made me laugh! I swear our Shepherd mix is always looking out the windshield, you can almost see her thinking "What's wrong with you? The cars are getting away! I need to herd them!" As for getting the dog in, I'd just really go low key, don't even try to get her in....spend time in the camper and I bet she'll come in eventually. Our dogs will do almost anything if chicken is involved.... Our Labradoodle gives me problems keeping him out. I'll be in there working and if I left the door open he'll blast in at full bore every few minutes, jump all over the furniture and try to give me a face lick if my hands are occupied then blast back out the door! Repeat every 5 minutes. |
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Towed by a 2015 Ford Transit Diesel Supervised by a German/Aussie mix and a Labradoodle! |
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shroomer
Senior Member Joined: 24 Aug 2013 Location: New Haven, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 236 |
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 at 11:08pm |
Our dog gave the steel step a funny look so we put a strip of carpet on it. She loves the pod. She feels like she's in her cage (dgohouse) and very secure. Also, she can come over and lick us anytime she wants when we're sleeping.
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Larry and Debbie w/Rosie the mutt. Old: '13 177, '06 Silverado V6
New: '15 Whitehawk 20MRB '14 Silverado V8 |
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rodroc
Newbie Joined: 28 Mar 2014 Location: Estados Unidos Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 at 5:50pm |
Could not have said it better |
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Outbound
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Online Status: Offline Posts: 767 |
Posted: 27 Aug 2013 at 10:20pm |
Just leave the door open and long-leash your dog up outside the r-pod with enough slack so that she can walk inside the r-pod. Then, don't make a big deal of it as you load things in the r-pod, or work inside it (even read a book at the dinette table for 20 minutes), or otherwise be in and out of the r-pod. Show your dog that not only do you have no fear of the trailer, but that you feel comfortable inside it. Your dog just has to get used to this new thing and see you moving in and out of it. Let her decide when to stick her nose in; don't coax her. It should take about 10-15 minutes before she sticks her nose in and another 10 before she joins you inside.
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Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150
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Keith-N-Dar
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 27 Aug 2013 at 9:37pm |
The only problem our dogs have with the pod is the male dog (Boris) keeps looking at it when we are towing. Its like "why is that white thing following us?"
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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 27 Aug 2013 at 9:26pm |
A pod is just a really big dog house...
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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