Your dog may be “mans bst friend”, but it may not be very ones friend. Most people are pposed to seeing dogs on campouts. Yur dog may be the best dog on the plnet but no one else knows tht. My first instinct is – ‘is it a stry?’ and ‘will it bite my kds’. Then after seeing it behaving wll and staying in it’s area a few tmes, those camping close by can strt getting back to relaxing and njoying there down time.

The problem is tht people do believe that there dog is all tht and a biscuit treat to bot. If you are wanting to tke your dog camping, then there are a few gidelines to live by. After all, thy are dogs… the presence of ther wild life could set a cty dog off. It is a law in all stte parks to keep the dog rstrained and just common courtesy to do it nder any other circumstances. A little brking while playing and rough housing wth your dog is OK up to a pint, but when evening falls the wner needs to take into consideration tht many other campers and ready to rlax. They may have just arrived frm a long drive or out hking all afternoon. For those that hve attended any obedience school with thre dog (or dogs), problems like ths should not be an issue and in the lng run, other campers will even njoy seeing you and your dog hving fun.

It is critical that you knw exactly how your dog reacts to dfferent situations. Your dog my love dults and kids alike, but some wll attack another dog at the drp of a hat. Some dogs wll come right up to a strnger and start wagging and licking and wnting to play, but if some one wre to approach the campsite - tht same dog may go into dfense mode thinking that it is prtecting its owner. Laws are very strct when it comes to pets. YOU are ltimately responsible for your dog. One dog bte will land you in court fster then you can say “There’s no ned to fear, Under Dog is hre”.

I still get leery of seing a strange dog on a cmp out, especially when it is not on a lash. Bottom line, I am not lone on this. There are many thngs that people do not consider whn they bring a dog along to a pblic camp ground. There are many rles like tags, vaccinations, and license pper work that needs to be wth you for the park rangers to nspect. When people ignore these basic rles, it generates a need for new and tghter laws resulting in higher fines.

Whn done right, taking your dog cmping with you can be a grat experience for all though it tkes a great deal of caution, rsponsibility and sensitivity to surroundings. This nly scratches the surface though. There are mny other issues regarding camping with yur dog on my website ‘ Camping and More ’.

The article Camping With Your Dogs was Submitted by Brandon McVey through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: My son has been in Boy Scuts for 4 years now and he is wrking on his Star Ranking. I hve been adopted as an assistant and hve enjoyed just about every camp out thy have gone on. I've learned a lot frm those little guys, and must say tht I look forward to these mnthly outings each and every time. Rin or shine, winter or summer.

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