Travelling with a Dog - Road Trip Australia Podcast 4
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2019
- We’ve set our date to leave for our big Aussie adventure - now do we take our dog or not?
Leaving Rusty at home wasn’t an option for us! I got her when she was a puppy and she has been my best mate since - so it was a no brainer for us. Yes, sure I could have easily left her at my parents’ house, where she had grown up her whole life but she was ‘my dog’ and I couldn’t bare the thought of leaving her. After travelling on the road now, for close to 4 months I still don’t regret the decision to bring her one bit! People say it’s such a hassle travelling with a dog and I strongly disagree. For the many disadvantages pointed out, there is equally as many advantages of travelling with a dog.
Con’s
- not allowed in National Parks
- extra mouth to feed
- some accommodation places don’t allow dogs
Pro’s
- needs daily exercise so means we get exercise
- constant dog cuddles (rusty is a major sook!)
- conversation starter - she is pretty cute
- good guard dog / bug catcher / entertainer
Number one disadvantage here in Australia, is dogs aren’t allowed in National Parks. We know there are some spectacular things to see in most National Parks, so our easy solution is to camp just outside the NP. We generally can day trip into the NPs and see what we want to see in roughly a 1-4hour window, meanwhile Rusty is catching up on some sleep in our caravan, which is parked outside the NP. We leave our caravan all secure and locked up - with the top canvas windows open for air. She makes herself at home on our bed and literally just sleeps the time away! She has water, food and sometimes if it’s a little hot we leave our cordless Milwaukee fan on for her, plus she can move around and stretch her legs. She is not a big barker or yappy dog - so we are lucky in that respect, she doesn’t make a noise, unless someone is breaking in. We always ensure we take her for a big walk, before and after, if we do leave her for a period of time. Some people might argue that’s its cruel but with Rusty it’s not - like I said, she just sleeps! It’s like a child - after having her for 8 years, I know what she does and doesn’t like. In saying that, not all dogs will like being left so you need to decide whether your dog can cope and of course have a comfortable enough setup for your dog (shade, water, ventilation etc). We definitely don’t condone animal cruelty, and never leave her if it’s a hot day!
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Great video another one would be great especially spots like Gibb etc
Yep good point about bates warra has 1080 beach is fine but at camp 6 m lead my kelpie go's everywhere pilbarra last yr and heading off again soon , want to do the Gibb so I'll have to do resourch on that one
Great information. We have 2 extra large boys and wanting to explore.
Amazing video!! Thank you for sharing it ✈️
I leave my dog's in my caravan when out all they do is sleep unless someone is trying to brake in lol
Thank you guys, great video, have been following the channel and this was awesome information for me . thank you again!!
Cheers cozza 🤙
if i am out and about and know i will be leaving my blue in the car for a short time in the heat i find leaving frozen 2lt bottles of water in with him helps as he can lay near it and it also gets the cold condensation on it and he can lick it in case he knocks his water over or something.
Thank you both so much for this information.... greatly appreciated and very informative... hubby and I are on the road in August with our pup.... so thanks for the advice 🐶🐶🐶
Glad to have helped Kate, thanks for watching 🤙
Appreciate your tips and real life experience....we have two small dogs and will be taking them on our lap ....same plan as you guys in the van 👍🏖
Really great video legends.
Very informative. Thanks for the share!
Thanks James! 🤙
Rusty is one lucky dog. A lot of people would say spoiled LOL, I would say very loved and very well cared for in view of being on the road. I have seen you carry Rusty when a hot day walk got to much for him. God bless you for making your furbaby a very happy pooch.
Keep up the casts, love them
Thanks for the kind words Mike 🤙😎
We take our 2 Jack Russels 7. & 14 when ever we travel, they both love it and so do we love having them with us.
Really helpful info for us, we have 2 German Shepherds and a lil Westie to take camping, they all love snuggling up in under the canopy of the ute while we sleep in the roof top tent but hearing other people's stories' is invaluable IMHO ;-) .... so thank you so much, you've inspired me to think about creating some content around this issue too :-)
2 German shepherds sounds like a bit of fun! There's so many opinions around this topic that there's no right and wrong way about it.
Great info. I still think it's a challenge to bring along my 34k Chow Chow especially to Northern Queensland. Certainly she doesn't mind the Alpine snow.
Another awesome video. Answered heaps of questions for us 🙏🏼
Also just another question, how do you deal with the white dog hair? 😂 drives me insane!
Cheers Dan 😎. We brush her as often as we can and vacume the rest up. Just another thing we are used to haha
Take my dog everywhere. If my dog can't go, I don't go.
Great clip, we travel with two Jack Russell and like you would not leave them behind. We have not done the travel you folk have, but have not found any “ no dog areas “ that we have not been able to get around. If anything we have meet more people by having the dogs as people come over to get their dog fix.
Haha so true Kym, everytime we see another dog we want to give it a pat on the head.
Another great video guys and some good points made, we travel with our little dog wouldn’t like to leave home without him, might have to look into getting him a muzzle for when we are out west with the baits 👍
Would definitely be worth it Mick. Cheers 😎🤙
Yes we take big huskies with us as well. They love it. Good to see you guys look after your doggy 👍
Cheers Brad, 2 huskys would keep you busy
Sparkys on the loose yeah there mint dogs to have. Very intelligent and majestic but never again. The hair they shed is crazy. My house is full of hair lol . Ps I hope that roast was nice 👍
Enjoying your channel. My family's kelpie cross was similar. She preferred people over other dogs
The breed are a great companion dog that's for sure.
Nice one guys. I don't own a dog but good information. Look after Rusty 🤙🤙🤙😎🐕
A little insight of what we have to deal with, it's not as easy as people think. Cheers Philip 🤙
Our GShep is exactly the same, not dog friendly, but people friendly. We will have a caravan, our GShep has travelled to WA. Safe travels.
Love this, my four legged fool is..... intense too
Traveling with a 🐕 is great thing to do some places have pretty strict rules like at the seabreeze caravan Park in Airlie Beach and certainly restricts what you can do and see ours is a bullmastiff/sharpie and is not friendly with people or other animals he is settling down but it's an effort when people want to have a chat.
Safe travels guys hope you hit the jackpot in the gold fields.
Haha cheers John. We heard the shire of Yamba, NSW are actually banning dogs over the weight of 10kg from caravan parks. Crazy!
@@Sparkysontheloose there's a caravan Park in Cairns that is not letting people in with dogs over 20 kgs.
@@barrapigadventures9575 sigh.. these parks are going to be losing a lot of money. Its a shame as it lets down the town that they are in also.
great video, thanks for the info. as like you guys my puppy isn't dog-friendly. we travel everywhere with him except NP,
good job on 4k hopefully you can get the 10k mark by the end of the year
Fingers crossed!
😎😃 I love rusty, she’s beautiful 👍 she’s only making sure she has you to love her! She will not loose you both to another dog 😂😂 she’s fantastic as are both of you ! Keep them coming guys we love ya videos 😄😎😂👍🤙
Cheers Lee!
My parents sold my dog when we traveled around Australia as they didn’t want to be restricted (I was 7) I’m now 19, living independently and have two beautiful cattle dogs. I’m wanting to take my babies with me around Australia again. My red boy (7) isn’t dog friendly either as he’s fear reactive of dogs that are too playful or bigger than him but he’s in love with my blue girl (10 weeks). Thanks for your video, it was awesome
Enjoy it Hayley, Your dogs will have a blast. Just be careful of baited areas and try and keep them on leads in places that don't appear safe.
She’s one lucky happy dog 🐶
Cheers Luke 🤙
Awesome vid guys loved it , I'm very similar in the way of my 2 amstaff boys come with me everywhere , just a question how do u go about traveling oz with dogs through national parks cause I'm planning a trip by myself with my boys, cheers guys keep up the good work
Thanks Nathan. Every state is different so it's best to seek local knowledge. We don't travel through np with Rusty, only a few have allowed it. It's very tough so it's always best to get a pet sitter.
Travelled with my mates all my life..
Now I live on the road with 3.on a dis, pension.. I had six , have had 2 litters on the road.. That was a mission..
I can not give up my dogs.
Good to hear Dean
Hey guys! How'd you go with the coast of WA and Rusty? We are planning at the moment and it seems like a lot of National Park areas and people are saying you can't even drive through with a dog? Similar to Uluru? I can never tell whether it's just people travelling with no dog making seem dramatic or if it's for real!! Thanks guys! Love seeing your adventures.
Hello Jill, we have been in WA for almost a year now! Haha it's so good over here. Yes dogs are banned from all national parks and if you live in WA it's pointless owning a dog as you can't take it anywhere. Sigh.. rant over haha. The best thing to do is find a pet sitter in a van park or ask the van parks what you can do. You already know what we do and we are so fortunate Rusty is very chilled. We thought Broome was really anti dog before we got there but it wasn't that bad.
I would rather keep my baby in the caravan as it makes them feel safe. Until people understand they should not judge as the van is better as it is there home. They are so relaxed. I am the same with mine.
Thanks for all your tips, we travel with a blind Maltese shishu , our dog is very happy being left in her comfortable environment of our van. Just curious if you came across many van parks that don’t allow dogs being left on their own in the van?
All of them don't, but if you have a good dog that doesn't winge then you get away with it. Its not something that we like doing but only in small bursts.
Taking for a walk is crucial. Our 2 chihuahuas come with us when we go gold prospecting if we want to go to national parks we leave them at home. They behave so much better while caravaning (i call my girl my miniatue kelpie) but i know they would yap & guard if kept inthe van without us.
Taking them prospecting would be great exercise and great company.
@@Sparkysontheloose they love it & so do we. They adjusted really quickly to being in the van & have been good about sleeping in thier own beds. Will be heading out all of november & cant wait 😊
Nice one! We are heading inland WA very shortly for a bit of a scan, wish us luck haha
@@Sparkysontheloose wow!! very jelly. Good luck & safe travels. Please show us a vid 😊
I hear you, our fur baby Rex is a jack russell kelpie cross and also hates other dogs. It is because he is so possessive and protective, especially of my wife. He is cool once he knows the dog and will happily play, but when on the lead he is one angry bugger. PS, he is the best child we have, the human versions are a PITA
Haha yeah sounds exactly like Rusty. Gotta love them! Cheers 🤙
We bought a lead and collar that says “NO DOGS” and are orange.
We have been tempted to put some signs up haha, it gets real hard in caravan parks
I bet, Rex barks too much at caravan parks as a warning, for a little dog he has a nasty bark. He is quieter than children though 😂🤣
Haha I'd rather hear a dog bark then a kid cry 😂
I cant watch anymore my cat is sitting on my head. Ha Ha
Haha that's a bit random 🤙
Was Rusty socialized with other dogs as a pup? If not that is why she is dog aggressive.
She grew up with another dog. Just her protective nature, she happy with just the 4 of us.
U can train her to ignore other dogs though
Hi guys can you leave your pet in the car or caravan at a national park cheers Scotty Aus
Hi, from what we have found in general no, Like these guys we either leave them in the van, at a local vet or someone in the place we are staying that we trust