I have one of the most well behaved, gentle labs you could ever be around. The dog is walked on a leash and we try to be responsible dog owners. A few months ago we went on a "work the trails" weekend. Hubby, who is always in camp as he doesn't ride, got to go out on a truck and do some trail work. For the first time, Dusty got put in the rear of the horse trailer with food and water. It was Feb and a nice day. When we got back about four hours later, we were horrified to find out our perfect dog had turned into a monster. He tore the rubber off the wall of the trailer and the handles off of two hay bags. And he barked all the time we were gone. Needless to say, we felt bad.  Now, he is not allowed to go unless Hubby is going to be in camp.

This reminds me of a friend who used to tell me that her dog "knows to stay home and never leaves the place and doesn't get into trouble" even though he was never kept in a yard or on a line.  Came home one day to find him shot after he was getting into a neighbors yard doing mischief.  She was surprised to think that he was bad when she wasn't watching.  You never really know what they're up or what they are capable of when you aren't supervising.

Sadly it's the "bad parenting" of a few that allow pets (and children) to become nuisances for others.  Then they wonder why others harbor such resentment.  It's like the neighbor that has the dog that barks all night long (or the screaming kid in a public place).  The "owners" become immune to the bad behavior and it's the rest of us being driven crazy. 

We used to go riding at Bandera State park in south/central Tx and the park rangers would take any dog off leash.  The owners had to pay a fine to get them back.  If the owners wanted to stay at the park a few more days the dog had to remain in the parks kennels and the owners had to pay for that as well.  They watched the trails on dirt bikes with binos and would go get dogs that people let go out on the trail. 

My horses aren't afraid of dogs, we have 2 english mastiffs and had 2 muts who have since been put down due to old age and the horses just don't like them.  My 2yr old was attacked as a week old filly and since then none of my horses want dogs near them.  They will go out of their way to stomp any dog that gets in their pen/field.   If we come across a dog while riding if it gets close they will kick at them.  When ever I see a dog loose we will ride on the opposite side of the road from its home and if it crosses the road I will keep my horse moving forward but will not punish them if they kick the dog.  They are off their property. 

Sadly, we did not. It was totally our fault and luckily he forgave us for our stupidity. 

Placing a dog inside a kennel, within your trailer, will alleviate some of these problems. If a dog is kennel trained, he will be more secure in an unfamiliar situation and place.

We place our dog's pillow, blanket and toy in the kennel, and he is very content to sleep in there with the kennel door open all night. We often do this in hotel rooms when we travel by car.

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Not so much the thought of theft, but we worry about the loose dogs that roam about and even other owners walking their dogs on a long leash. We put the dogs in the LQ while we are at the classes. While we are at the trailer, the dogs are either tied outside or inside the LQ.

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And that's why we go through the efforts of bringing them with us when we travel.

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That's great, but what if you don't have someone at home to watch the dogs or someone where to leave them other than a kennel. My dog travels with me all year long and she is better behaved than most children.

I won't leave my dog tied to the trailer because I'm afraid of her getting tangled up and choking or something, but if I leave (to show or ride) she goes in the trailer or the tack stall.

We have very large dogs and don't usually take them when we travel.  My dogs are on a self feeder and waterer.  When we go out of town we simply make sure the feeder is full (we have 2 and they hold 50 lbs each and will last two weeks) and that the waterer is in good shape and working properly.  Of course they prefer to drink out of the horse water trough, but they have to watch for the horses.  They don't like sharing it. 

For the horses when we travel we put out a round bale of hay, make sure the float is working in the trough and they are good to go.  We have a neighbour that will look over the wall and check that everyone is up, accounted for and moving right.   

I haven't heard of any rules prohibiting pigs from a horse show.