Travelling Pets - Who are they?

[Pete'sMH]

Originally Posted by 99dart

This is Tessa our 11 yr old silky Terrier. She got to enjoy our very first snowbird trip to Phoenix and Yuma this winter. She was killed by a pitbull mix while on a walk with my wife on 5/11/19. She was such a great pal! Always a happy dog, full of energy, ready to play anytime. As a young dog she started standing in our lap facing us putting her head on our head. We called it her "Yorkie mind meld". We miss her dearly! She really was our "spoiled only child"! Forgot to say, the bottom picture, one day after torn ACL surgery. She just had to be with me while I was working on something in the old motorhome. I put her up on the bed so she could be close & see me. You can see the shaved leg in the picture.

So sad! Our little Max got jumped by a pit bull mix recently on a walk. Had his head in his mouth. I whacked him VERY hard on the head with the hard plastic leash handle and he let go. Could have been as sad as your situation. After we lost our 17 y.o. Bichon we were sure we would not get another dog. But Max is a rescue and we could t resist. He’s even sweeter (as if that could be possible!) than the last one. It’s hard to lose one like you did.

[JJMON]

@99Dart

Sorry to hear about this unfortunate circumstance. 😢

[car2ner]

new to Thor. I think putting a cover over the interior stairs might be an excellent idea. We have 2 German Shepherd Dogs who have traveled with us in our Forest River travel trailer before our switch to the Axis.

[99dart]

Originally Posted by JJMON

@99Dart

Sorry to hear about this unfortunate circumstance. 😢

Originally Posted by Pete'sMH

So sad! Our little Max got jumped by a pit bull mix recently on a walk. Had his head in his mouth. I whacked him VERY hard on the head with the hard plastic leash handle and he let go. Could have been as sad as your situation. After we lost our 17 y.o. Bichon we were sure we would not get another dog. But Max is a rescue and we could t resist. He’s even sweeter (as if that could be possible!) than the last one. It’s hard to lose one like you did.Attachment 17831

Thanks Pete'sMH & JJMON! I hope posting our story of loss will help owners be more aware of what these types of dogs are capable of.

[car2ner]

We took our Axis out to dog training today. Naughty dogs. Looks like they want to hijack the beast for a joy ride.

[jeffpiercemagic]

Originally Posted by DocMike

All, this post will combine a simple mod and an idea for those traveling with pets.

For our last road trip I designed a simple modification that added almost 6 sq feet of floor space and gave us a nice place out of the way place to put the dog bed.

I cut a piece of 22" X 34 1/2"out of 5/8" plywood, painted with some black textured spray paint and then, once we were buttoned down and ready to drive put it over the step well and then placed the dog bed there. Later, once we were ready to call it a night, set it up again and the old lab had her bed over the steps and out of the walk way.

It stores behind the couch when not in use.

Doc

Great use of that dead space.

Jeff