Where does your dog sleep in your Motorhome?

Some don't like to be woken too early.

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Sam (large Goldie) sleeps on the floor by the sink. And, yes, he gets in the way!
 
User1 said:
Meg sleeps in the passenger front footwell. Fiat Cab. She is out of the way and has her own space. On the move she has her bed moved to the area behind the front seats and has a lead to stop her comming forward.

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Misty our 9 year old cross breed prefers the space in front of the passenger seat but we have to ensure that the cab vents are closed or it can get cold. She used to sleep on the foot of the bed but the present arrangment means we both sleep.
 
My dog nearly went out the window this morning after he stepped on my head for the third time :sleep-040:
So much so we have decided to try out new sleeping arrangements......he has been spoilt and we let him get away with murder so from now on he is staying on his bed on the floor next to my husband:)
 
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Higgy said:
Hagrid our 11 stone slobbering Newfie sleeps outside, he has done this from six months and prefers
it to being inside. He sleeps under the Caravanstore on his large mat.
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Great name for a Newfie.
 
Is it only just me who has to confess that my two Yorkshire Terriers sleep on the bed. Not only on the bed but they have the cheek to nick my pillow as well
 
Thanks for your great suggestions

I have a plan which involves the passenger footwell, used as additional larder space last year. We'll wait and see what the dog's plan is!
 
My dog bed

Hi, I have a rescue dog and she sleeps in a carp cradle, its used to lay carp on to unhook them(Im a carp angler so have an old one spare) on my swiveled front seats, A dog bed is the same thing really but the cradles are tough and waterproof.
She loves to sleep there and is not in the way in our VW T4, although the other one sleeps on the floor.
We swivel the seats to face each other and place her bed on them, she jumps up and goes straight to sleep click here to see
 
Tilly sleeps on the passenger seat. In fact she spends most of her time on it when stationery, looking out of the windows.
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Molly sleeps on the floor under the table (without the king size duvet).
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Before I bought my unconverted ex network rail high roof lwb transit, I looked at coachbuilts but decided a self build was best option for me as i wanted to be able to fit my dogs cage in it (it's big enough for a large collie sized dog plus a solid staffie) that I could incorporate the dogs' bedroom - a large cage which keeps them out of trouble when van door is open, or when they are wet and dirty after a walk, or safer when travelling in the event of an accident.

The dog food has to be kept in the cab inside a strong plastic bin. Although the staffie is able to get over the front seats into the cab. Git of a dog.

They would both like to be able to sleep on my bed at night but it's a narrow single bunk so it's just not conducive to a good nights sleep for me (the dogs sleep very well however). At night time, the cage door is open and sometimes one or both sleep in it or sometimes (usually when its cold), they snuggle up together on the floor right next to my bunk, so that I trip over them in the darkness when needing the loo in the middle of the night.

I moan and groan about them but I wouldn't be without them.

But interesting thread as this is exactly why I didn't go for a coach built.
 
silverweed said:
Is it only just me who has to confess that my two Yorkshire Terriers sleep on the bed. Not only on the bed but they have the cheek to nick my pillow as well
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You have my sympathy, I have a pillow pincher as well, and I get a growl if I try and pinch it back.:dog:
 
yorkslass said:
You have my sympathy, I have a pillow pincher as well, and I get a growl if I try and pinch it back.:dog:
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Does the dog win and get to keep the pillow :rolleyes2:

Reminds me of my step-father and his yorkie, IT ruled the house :scared:

I`m probably going to get some grief for this but here goes anyway ............................

If i had a dog and it growled at me when i tried to take something back it would get a clout :mad2:
 
Wooie1958 said:
Does the dog win and get to keep the pillow :rolleyes2:

Reminds me of my step-father and his yorkie, IT ruled the house :scared:

I`m probably going to get some grief for this but here goes anyway ............................

If i had a dog and it growled at me when i tried to take something back it would get a clout :mad2:
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Never had to clout mine for growling at me but what I have found is a scream and shout works a treat when she has misbehaved. She then hides and is subdued for 30 minutes.
To be honest if she did growl at me for anything I would clout her !
 
I give mine a mental clout in the form of a growl for a misdemeanour or an exaggerated gasp of horror followed by isolation (equivalent of naughty step) for something really bad. I find that it doesn't matter what words I say, it is the way I say them which has most impact, and so sometimes I just stand over them saying "Grumble grumble" in a grumbly voice and they know I'm not a happy alpha female.

Have never hit them, my punishments are effective and all my animals know that I control the food and the heater and the tennis balls, access to my bed etc etc

My dogs aren't perfect and it's so frustrating when on the fairly rare occasion that they don't come when they are called or suddenly develop selective hearing, there are always witnesses around and I am able to feel the waves of disapproval and condemnation. Of course the times that they turn on a sixpence and race straight back to me (90% of the time) go unseen by witnesses.
 
Wooie obanboy CLOUT!!!!! What !!! You reward the good behaviour but don't chastize the bad you just ignore or redirect bad behaviour or it becomes a game. My 3 sleep exactly where they want at home and in the van, on or in our bed.
 
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