Tell us about yourself... how have you come to know so much about traveling with pets?"
We currently live and travel in a 35 foot motorhome, because we wanted to get out into the world and experience new places and meet interesting people. And, of course, we had to bring our two dogs.

Our knowledge of traveling and camping with dogs is derived from more than two decades of camping with our dogs, countless interviews with other pet-owning campers, as well as considerable research. Fortunately, as full-time RVers, we are able to continually experience and learn new things about the subject.

We write a blog on Camping and RVing with dogs (www.Rvingwithdogs.com) as well, so that keeps us in constant interaction with people who camp with their dogs.

How many people Camp and RV with their dogs each year??
Today, more than 30 million households go camping and RVing each year. Of that number, approximately 50-60 percent take their family pets with them.

Is it really that difficult to go camping with dogs?
Life on the road with pets is fundamentally different than life at home. If your dog gets sick or injured at home, you call your vet and bring them in. In contrast, locating a vet in a strange town while your dog is seriously injured is a whole different story.... more

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Golden Retriever is Guarding Food After New Puppy Arrives
3/20/2006

If your dog has suddenly become food protective (to the point of biting) then you may want to try a few things:

Rule out medical problems that could have possibly been low lying and the stress of the new puppy may have pushed to the fore front. Did you know that Dr. Dodds-the leading expert in auto immune disorders says that Golden Retrievers are the number one breed of dog presenting hypothyroidism? Hypothyroidism and aggression are very good friends.

I would suggest that you get a baseline basic blood panel looking for anything in the high or low range. If the thyroid is lowish, you may want to go further with a complete thyroid panel.

Dr. Dodds has much information on her web site www.hemopet.com. In a nutshell, you cannot train a sick dog.

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A few of my favorite news items since the last newsletter:

Dog hero honored for Katrina rescue Those of you who have read earlier newsletters know I'm a sucker for dog hero stories...

Here's George Jetson! the future is so now!

Chance Named Top Dog at Crufts a lucky dog named Chance...

Another professional-quality pic from the member gallery. Pretty dog, too! Check out the eyes... Catahoula Leopard Dogs are just cool.

Apparently 3:00pm is bath time for baby Arthur. A bubble bath no less! And it would seem that Arthur doesn't bathe alone...

Ok... so maybe I'm biased on this but... Jordan is the prettiest dog ever... ever!

Lots of Pug pics this month... If I've learned nothing else from running this site I've learned that Pug people 'out crazy' all of the other dog people. They are all totally nuts! I think the Pugs are very fortunate that such people exist because with a face like this...

Piggy & Puppy - hmmm... two childhood stuffed animals are kidnapped and taken cross-country having their pics taken with famous land marks which are mailed back to the owner... what else could you ask for?

Walking Teddy has been featured as a Cool Dog Site of the Day on numerous occasions. It's a great site!

News alert!! This just in! CNN.com has discovered that people like their pets. These guys are always first with the breaking news.

A friend of mine has a small dog that she says will NOT stop eating the mulch around her shrubs and trees. She is afraid that he will get choked on a piece of wood, or ingest something in the mulch that will harm him. She is looking for any advice on how to stop this behavior. I told her I would put out the question here and see if anyone else has had this problem, and what they did to correct it.

See you next time!