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I don't want to bring anyones mood down so I apologize in advance. I had to put my kitty cat down yesterday because her terminal cancer had finally got up with her. I was able to take her on one single camping trip back in November, mostly thanks to watching you guys with Dexter. Please give Dexter a big hug for me.

Ours knows when we’re prepping to take our RV trip. She’s right there with us making sure we don’t leave her behind. 😅

As an RV tech my biggest pet tip would be to lock your pet in a separate room when you have a tech coming. Or have someone take Fido on a walk during the call. 1. This is going to make your call go smoother and faster. Most techs charge by the hour so this will save you money. But also help with Fido’s safety. I’ve had dogs trying to shove their noses into live power in working on. 2. This will decrease the chance of your pet getting out when they’re not supposed to. As a tech I have to walk in and out of the door multiple times to get things from my truck. I’ve had calls where every time I do that an animal is trying to escape. 3. It’s just a polite thing to do for this person who is coming into your home to help you. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve shown up to an RV and had a MASSIVE dog run out and jump on me only for the owner to be like “you’re okay with dogs right?”…

You forgot to mention your best pet tip! We learned from you to always have emergency info on a wipe off board on the fridge at all times! Having Veterinarian ER ( and human ER) info handy and right in front of you has been the best advice we have got from you! Thank you for that tip!🙏🏼🩷

We took our 4-legged canine family on as many of our travels as possible before we bought our RV (tent camping & hotels). We've been RVing with dogs for almost 10 years, and have yet to need their vax records. Picked up our current pups when they were 6 weeks old (now 3 & 5 years old) as we headed out to travel, so they both spent their first several months on the road. They LOVE traveling, probly because they get lots of walks, hikes, beach runs, and love from other dog owners. If we want to go somewhere they can't when it's hot, we go early and keep trips short. When it's too hot, we find something else to do. It definitely takes some planning and an occasional sacrifice. The hardest part is getting veterinary care. These days, vets all over the country are booked solid. We've needed vet care 3 times in the past 4 years, and each was difficult. Once, driving an hour away & spending most of the day waiting at an emergency clinic when our youngest pup got a UTI. Thanks for your fun & informative vids! We look forward to them every week.

Excellent advice. Fur babies aren't like family, they ARE FAMILY. Thanks for great awareness tips. 😊

We love Waggle! It monitors temperature, power failures, humidity, etc. Ours doesn't adjust our AC/HVAC, but that is on the thermostat and comes on as needed unless there is a power failure. Our waggle is on and still notifies us while in storage, which is really nice in potentially freezing weather. We have used them for 3 years, and have never had a problem. We are not full-time, so we have suspended service twice when we knew we wouldn't be traveling. We get updates while traveling in the 100+ degree days in Texas. It is perfect for us and has worked everywhere we have ever gone. We travel with 3 dogs; 2 Labradoodles and a Yorkie. I confess we only report the two doodles The Yorkie isn't social and doesn't like change. She darts out takes care of business, then right back in, all within about 30 seconds. She enjoys traveling, but she likes to stay inside where it is safe. The other two are social, love to walk, and definitely attract a lot of attention! We are known as "the people that have two solid black dogs that look just alike" wherever we go! We were recently on a two-month trip and they are just not that much problem. We do have to take them to the dog park to run and take care of business regardless of the weather! I honestly can't imagine going without them. I love your Dexter. Can I say "he" is beautiful? He is more than handsome! Oh, and on vaccine records, we carry them but have never had anyone ask for them even though they say they are required. Great video!🐕🦮🐶🐈😺:chillwcat:

We travel with our 105lb Yellow Lab. We will alternate daily activity where we’ll take our dog on hikes and other fun dog activities. The next day he is wiped out and will chill in our 5th wheel napping all day! We try to stay at state parks a lot because they usually allow dogs on the hiking trails where the majority of National Parks do not.

I have literally nothing to do with weathetech, but we purchased a dog ramp that they make and it's been a game changer for our dogs who hate our toyhauler steps!

In case of emergency the park must know how many are in your party. In case you go out for the day and don't return or fires ect.

We had to give our dog Dramamine on travel days for the first few months. She was a rescue so may have endured some travel trauma in her past. After she realized how fun it was, she relaxed and has been a great traveler ever since.

We travel with our dog and yes, we had to show his vaccination records at 3 campgrounds! I had to "carpet" the rv stairs because our dog had a hard time climbing the stairs prior to the carpet cover. Also, we have "FI" which is a dog GPS in case he ever got lost. He is always with us, we go to dog friendly areas, so we never leave him alone in the RV.

I see how much you love that fur baby and his fur is all over your shirt😊

Yes, I have been waiting for an episode on pets. Thank you!

We travel with our small dog. She has traveled with us from day 1. It’s always good to be prepared in all circumstances for ourselves our pets.

The wife and I travel every year for our anniversary. Usually knock off for 3-4 weeks and see the country. We bring our 2 dogs, and 2 cats with us. Usually average about 3500-4500 miles per trip. On travel days, we take the dogs to the park to run them hard for an hour or so. The cats we antagonize with the laser pointer for a while. Same thing... no naps until we're hitched up, and on the road. Both the dogs and the cats roam the truck. I have a 2007.5 Dodge Ram 3500 DRW Megacab (6 speed G56 of course, for the cummins enthusiasts in the comment section) so they have plenty of space in the cab. Koa (the kitten) typically sits on my lap the whole time. Willow (the other cat) looks a lot like dexter. She's part siamese, and like dexter... meows constantly, but usually sits on the console next to the wife. Asher and timber (the dogs) just hang out the window and catch bugs on their Tongues. We love taking our pets with us. We're in our mid-late thirties with no kids. Having our animals just makes it that much better in my opinion. Keep up the good work and quality content.

Thank you for your video on pet care while RV’ing. We are part time RV’rs, but have done a few long trips (6-8 weeks) with our two small dogs. Safety for our pups was my first priority/concern. Because we knew that there would be short periods of time we would leave them in our trailer, we invested in a router and data plan to have good internet service. We also installed Blink cameras so that we could watch them while away. Plus the Blink system as well as the Govee temp monitor we installed, tracks temperature in the trailer and we can adjust temp remotely from our cell phones. As for traveling, I am a nut case for keeping pups safe in the truck. So we invested in harnesses for both dogs, seat belts and our most recent purchase was a “4 in 1 Convertible dog Car seat cover” for back seat of our truck. It kind of resembles a hammock. Protects the seats, cushions their ride, comes with seat belts, is waterproof, storage pockets for leashes and more, and it converts (zips open) to allow for passengers as well. We bought ours on Amazon, paid about $30 for it and it has been a game changer. It even has a screened section to block access to the front seat, but they can still see us. We highly recommend this product, just be mindful of the size. You can enter your car make and model to buy correct fit. We do admit, we do leave the pups in the trailer for short periods of time, but we feel we leave them safely and we monitor via the camera and never go very far. We will, for sure, look into a Doggy day care, if we plan to be away for an extended period. Oh and we also take them on ‘pet friendly’ hiking trails whenever possible. And important to note too that we ALWAYS clean up after them and never go anywhere without poopy bags. And also important to tell you…..that we love your suggestion to visit your Vet before a trip. We do this too, AND our Vet has put together a Dog First Aid kit for us to take on the road with us. Mainly because our pup, “Bear” seems to be sensitive to new areas and has gotten sick several times. We now carry meds for him and a general dog first aid kit whenever we travel. So important. We love all your videos, and have learned so much from your channel. Your information has been very valuable. Thank you for sharing about RV traveling with pets.

Dexter and I saw the corgi… Dante said thank you.. and every time there was a cat sound.. Dante would walk behind the tv to find him… made my day and safe travels to you.🙏❤️

We use a Marcell Pro (which is Verizon) and have SensorPush, TempStick, and our MicroAir EasyTouch monitoring the temperature over our permanent AT&T Hotspot. This gives us 4 ways to get temperature alerts for our pups, and power alerts. Also whenever we leave the RV, we leave both A/C units on as a redundancy and keep it a bit cooler than average. We can also run the A/C on solar and battery if we are at the RV.