RV Travel with a Dog in 2021: Must-know tips

In this episode #358 of the RV Podcast we talk about RV Travel with a dog, offering up important tips on how to make your pet enjoy the RV Lifestyle as much as you do.

There's no doubt, a dog can bring a lot of joy to your RV travels. But they also present a lot of challenges.

But blame COVID for making those challenges worse.

After more than 18 months of COVID-related restrictions and working from home, dog trainers and boarding facilities are noticing a huge spike in separation anxiety issues experienced by pets being left alone or in the care of others.

We love RV Travel with a Dog and our Bo is one Happy Camper

For RVers, who are taking their pets to new locations, those behavioral issues can be even more severe.

In this episode, we introduce you to Soriya Koy, a Nashville dog trainer, and sitter with who we recently left Bo for a couple of nights.

She offers tips on how to choose a pet sitter and how to handle separation anxiety for your dog.

RV News, Q&A;, Campground Tips and Travel Reports plus our Tips on RV Travel with a Dog

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Below is a table of contents for each of the various topics we discuss in this episode of the Podcast. Just move the player slider to the corresponding time for the section you want to listen to, in either the video or audio versions.

* 1:30 Watching Tropical Storm Fred’s approaching landfall* 4:00 Update on our Sweepstakes pet monitor giveaway prizes* 6:19 “Chopper Toad” photo – RV towing helicopter* 7:05 “Two Story Toad”- RV towing car and pontoon boat* 8:10 Taylor Rae “Home on the Road” song* 13:05 Airstream considers dropping Sprinter for Class B Interstate* 16:40 Hikers and dog attacked by Grizzly in Montana* 18:37 Three-year-old bitten by coyote on Cape Cod* 20:16 Indiana Dunes National Park eyes a bunch of new fees* 22:20 Three suffer electric shock in Maine campground pool* 27:55 Question: Can you run your RV generator while driving down the road?* 30:45 Question: What are the pros and cons for RVers traveling with dogs?* 40:40 Soriya Koy of Rover.com shares tips about finding a pet sitter* 54:00 Hidden Campground Gems https://campgroundviews.com/RVL7* 57:49 Off The Beaten Path – Wood County, Ohio

RV Travel with a Dog Interview with Soriya Koy

Mike Wendland: So here we are picking up Bo and this is Soriya. We found Soriya through Rover.com which we use all of the time. And while we were in Nashville, Bo had a great time here.

Soriya Koy: Oh, you're so very welcome. I'm so glad he had a great time.

Jennifer Wendland: We felt very comfortable leaving him. And I can tell, I could tell from the pictures that he was having fun. We just came to him. And I'm not sure he wants to leave.

Soriya Koy: Know what, that's typically how it is when they're here.