rv living with pets can either be very difficult for both you and your furry friends or it can be
the best thing ever it all depends upon how you prepare and what products you bring along to help
making rv living with pets easier in this video we're gonna talk about traveling with pets and
how to make it all work so stay tuned welcome to the channel if you are new and if you're a regular
well welcome back we've been traveling in our rv for four years now and for the first few years
of travel we did not travel with our pets we chose to have a pet sitter during our travels that would
stay at our animals with our home base but when we started traveling on a full-time basis that was
no longer an option now we have a home base again but since we've learned how to make travel with
the pets easy well we actually find it's easier to bring them with us than to try to have a pet
sitter plus since we do use our home base as a vacation rental when we travel on an extended
basis the pets have to come with us anyway so we had to figure out how to make it work to travel
with our pets and not lose our minds so in this video we're going to share our top 10 tips and
a few products that we've found make RV living and travel with pets possible we also have all of this
information on our blog about travel with pets and there'll be a link for that blog post below
or you can go to gratefulglamper.com and click the blog we have a large great pyrenees dog also known
as Alaska and two cats now Alaska is not exactly your typical RV size dog so we frequently step
over him to get to the bathroom at night but we love having him with us he's also a great
companion for our son who really needs something consistent when we travel since things are always
changing but having Alaska along helps him to always have that same friend day in and day out
tip number one pet friendly stops rest areas with a pet walking area or a grassy area are a
great place to be able to just take a quick break and let your furry friend have a little break as
well most of the truck stops that we stop at to get fueled don't have the most pet friendly areas
so we tend to use rest stops because we have found that they most always have some sort of pet walk
and just a great area to stretch our legs and also let Alaska stretch his legs so you'll have
to let us know in the comments below if you found some great pet friendly stops for those
travel days because other than rest areas we've
kind of had to improvise so let us know what you have found out there on the road
number two make sure that you check the campground's pet policy before making a
reservation now we've not run across a campground yet that doesn't allow pets but there are some
that are out there so make sure there are no pet restrictions such as size and breed before that
you book that reservation it's also a good idea to keep a vaccination record on hand in case you need
it not that all campgrounds or any campgrounds would require it but it's good to have on hand
and if you would need emergency vet care the vet would want a copy of those records
number three use a pet monitor now we have found a few ways to monitor the temperature of our RV
but we have found the pet monitor from mywaggle.com does a fantastic job here is how
it works the waggle RV pet temperature monitor works via built-in Verizon 4g cellular data to
monitor the temperature and then alert you via the app text and email about any potentially unsafe
conditions for your pet in an rv car or even your home and no wi-fi is needed because it's using 4g
cellular data now i can check the temperature of the rv at any time but i don't have to worry about
constantly checking in because mywaggle will send me an alert if the temperature is out of range
it also sends an alert if the humidity is out of range and it sends an alert if the rv loses power
since we can't take alaska with us everywhere we go and for sure the cats are not coming along when
we go exploring the my waggle provides peace of mind that the environment in our rv is comfortable
for all of our furry friends so the waggle sits right up here and i can see on my phone real time
what is going on in the rv so currently it's a little warm in here because we turned off the
air conditioner to film this video for you all so 81 degrees inside of here right now which isn't
horrible but that's actually out of the range that i have set on here for our preferences so
during this time that we're filming i'm constantly getting alerts right now on the weigl app letting
me know that it's over temp so if we were away from the rv i would know that we've got something
going on where things aren't quite right and we need to get back asap to make sure that alaska
is okay and we also want to say a big thank you to waggle for being a co-sponsor of today's video
you'll find a link in the description below to get started with the my waggle pet monitor
number four a foldable or collapsible kennel now alaska is an opportunist so when we leave the rv
for more than a few hours we do use a crate for him he tends to do things like eat the trash or
if there's something that is accessible you just might find it gone by the time that you get back
so since he's a very low energy dog and tends to sleep most of the day anyway even when we are
around having a crate that can fold up and be out of the way when we're not using it is perfect for
rv living and i'll put a link in the description below for the crate that we use for him on amazon
number five a pet fence now speaking of alaska funny story when we were camping in northern
wisconsin this summer one day early in the morning alaska needed to go out after being inside with us
all night now i'm still in my pajamas not wearing a bra no glasses no contacts and
i have distance vision issues so seeing you nice and close up front is no problem but
seeing out in the distance is a little bit tricky if i don't have some sort of vision correction
well i went to go let alaska outside and figured i would just let him ride outside of our rv so
i didn't grab the leash bad idea alaska saw some people sitting outside their camper way across the
campground and i do mean way across the campground he decided he wanted to say hi he literally bolted
for these folks that were enjoying their morning coffee now he would not come back when i called
him no why would he do that and so here i am running around barefoot blind in my pajamas no
brushed teeth chasing 105 pound white furball so because i do not relish a repeat experience
of that we now have a pet fence that we can set up around the rv he's not one of those dogs who tries
to break down a fence or any sort of barrier that serves as a deterrent so a huge thanks to
fxw fence for also co-sponsoring this video and sending us a fence so i don't have to worry about
chasing the dog around the campground in my pjs again there'll be a link in the description below
for the pet fence that we're now using so this particular fence setup is super super
easy it comes with 16 panels and then all of the poles to put the panels in place it's very easy
to figure out which direction the panels go they either line up one way or another and we literally
set this thing up in less than five minutes the poles that go through the panels actually have
kind of a semi-pointed end where you can then sink them down into the ground so the fence is
nice and sturdy if you've got a dog or a kiddo or something like that that's leaning against those
panels a little bit it's not going to cause the whole thing to collapse in itself this is perfect
to put either around the rv to just create an area within your campsite where you can have
your dogs just a little you know run around off leash it's also a great option if you have got
littles that you're traveling with and you want to just kind of create a little bit of a barrier
around your campsite for your littler ones so that they kind of have an area that they can
play and you don't have to worry about them kind of wandering off the campsite so super happy
with this fence from fxw huge thanks to them for co-sponsoring today's video
number six hands-free leash now i really enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning once i'm fully
dressed with my contacts in taking a walk around the campground and trying to carry my coffee and
have a leash in my hand means well i need a third hand if i need to pick up any poo or anything like
that having a hands-free leash helps with being able to enjoy my coffee while walking the dog
and still having a free hand for whatever i might need it for remember alaska can be an opportunist
i'll put a link in the description below for the hands-free leash that we use that we got on amazon
number seven a spill proof water bowl now we use this for both the cats and the dog they actually
share water unlike my children that would drink out of the same thing which
for whatever reason they can't do that but the animals they'll drink out of the same dish so
even on travel days this particular design keeps the water in the bowl and not all over the floor
which is obviously a plus when you're rv living
number eight a flea and tick collar now traveling from place to place means different
types of pesky critters that could be out there so a flea and tick collar helps us
to make sure that alaska's not bringing in any unwanted guests inside of the rv
plus it just helps keep him healthy as well so that is an absolute must-have especially when
you're traveling and i'll put a link in the description below for the flea collar we use
number nine make sure that you know who your closest emergency vet is so
you know where to get help if you need it vca is a great veterinary network that is
nationwide and has over 6 000 veterinarians and more than 600 board certified specialists
as well as a thousand plus animal hospitals located in 46 of the 48 states and
in some canadian provinces so i'll leave a link below where you can look at the vca
website and you can look and see if there's a vca near the areas that you plan to travel
number 10 know before you go many national parks only allow dogs in the visitor center or parking
lot areas but not on the trails so you can use the nps app to check rules at national parks for dogs
state parks or other areas can have similar rules so there's a great website called bring fido.com
and i'll link that in the description below that can help you find some of those dog-friendly
locations so you don't show up with your furry friend only to find out that they're not a lab
there are so many great benefits of traveling with pets they're a great conversation starter
we always get asked about alaska when we're out traveling and walking around the campground and
speaking of walking around the campground having a pet with you actually can help you get out and
move more you tend to move around more during those travel day stops and hey the
companionship well we think it's pretty awesome so even though it can take some extra effort
and some extra planning we totally think that it's worth it now actually traveling with our pets
versus without so don't forget to go check out the blog on the website where we have
all of this information and more also don't forget we now have merch where you can show
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