Posted 2012-04-10 3:16 PM (#142980) Subject: If you leave your dogs inside your trailer. . .
Veteran
Posts: 233 Location: Tennessee
I now travel with my inside dog. I worry that while I am out riding in extreme temperatures the air conditioner will stop working in the trailer where my dog stays while I am gone. I have seen some sensors on Camping World that will call your phone if there is a break in or if it gets too cold. What I would like is one that tells me if it has gotten too hot and I need to hurry back.
Posted 2012-04-10 5:58 PM (#142981 - in reply to #142980) Subject: RE: If you leave your dogs inside your trailer. . .
Elite Veteran
Posts: 781 Location: La Cygne, KS
Not sure where you ride, but you might not have cell phone coverage to get the alert.
I worry about this also, so I try to park where this is some shade. Most of the time the trailer will not heat up until mid-afternoon and we are usually back from our ride if we are parked in the open. I used one of those clip on water bowls for the crate when he was a pup. He now has full range of the trailer, so I just make sure there is plenty of water.
Most folks in horse camps are friendly enough to look after a pet - usually a non-horse husband or wife. :) You can hide a key and let them know where it is if you lock your trailer.
Posted 2012-04-10 7:53 PM (#142982 - in reply to #142980) Subject: RE: If you leave your dogs inside your trailer. . .
Elite Veteran
Posts: 792 Location: East Tennessee, USA, Planet Earth
Do you always camp where you can hook up for AC? How about placing your dog in a wire crate and leaving the crate in the back of your trailer? Or in the living area with all the window open and a screen door?
I haul with an RV...and only leave the AC running when I am plugged in. Otherwise, my dogs stay in the RV...with all the windows open and the screen door. I put a baby gate in front of the screen door to make sure they do not open the door.
Posted 2012-05-07 2:18 PM (#143772 - in reply to #142980) Subject: RE: If you leave your dogs inside your trailer. . .
Regular
Posts: 96 Location: Grapeland, Texas
I got a decent sized fan at Wal-Mart, I think, that can run off of electric or batteries. I will use it when it's hot and I am not sure if the power will stay on. I always turn it to the battery power and leave windows open.
If you leave your dogs inside your trailer. . .
