Travelling with your dog

I should have my Kelpie pup by April.
Her home will be a wire dog crate when we cannot watch her.
She will be trained from week three in a crate and even with the door open it becomes a place of solitude.
And will obviously travel with us.

Qldcamper, I apologise if I misled you with regard to pets in The Simpson Desert National Park. The NPWS website does stipulate that you can transit National Parks with pets, but they must remain in the vehicle. This obviously means you cannot camp in a National Park with a pet (service dogs excepted).

In 2004, we travelled extensively in the Kimberley region, and while we did not have our dogs with us, we came across a lovely couple who were travelling with their small dog. Every time we came across them, they were very responsible with their dog, ensuring it did not bother other people.

As for us, we have travelled the Oodnadatta Track several times with our dogs without issue. In 2016, We went to Ullaru, Kings Canyon, Devils Marbles, back through Alice Springs, following the Old Ghan railway line to Finley, then through Abminga Ruins, Hamilton Station and on to the Oodnadatta.

Last year we travelled across the Nullarbor to Kalgoorlie. Then on to the Surveyor Generals Corner, then on to Giles, Docker River, Ullaru, then back down the Oodnadatta and Home to Melbourne. All these trips and others, we did with our dogs, a Rhodesian Ridgeback, a Labradoodle, & a Toy Poodle. The Ridgeback & Labradoodle belong to my brother-in-law in his car, & the our Toy Poodle in our car.

Maintaining control over you pets is extremely important, upsetting other travelers is a sure way of making things difficult for others who travel with their pets. We tend to bush camp, and only use caravan parks when we need a shower or wash clothes. There are many Caravan Parks that are pet friendly, it just takes a bit of research on the net to find them.

Macca.

Hello,

We travel with our Mini Foxy on most trips, left him at home when we did the Simpson but travelled with us on our Canning trip a few years ago.

One thing we did was put a muzzle on him so he didn't pick up any 1080 poison.
It was funny when people saw this little dog with a muzzle on, they wanted to know if he was dangerous. Lol.

We try to take him on as many trips as possible because it keeps the Little Princess happy.

I have never found that taking a dog that is well controlled a problem, it sometimes is a bit of a hassle if there is somewhere you can't take a dog when travelling but that's the decision we have made and if the place seems worth while we mark it down for a revisit later.

William.

I apologise for any spelling or grammar mistakes I may have made.
I have tried to make this forum post as error free as I can.

No one was hostile in the last post. Some a bit flippant but harmless and pointing out the obvious.
People seem use the "cry foul card" when they don't get favourable replies it seems.

Just don't do what some muppet in perth did recently kept his dog (bull mastif) inside his car for 1/2 hour whilst he filled in rental application.

Was only a 28 degree day but inside car was enough for poor dog to go into cardiac arrest - a trainee vet attempted to do CPR on it plus dose it down with running water from a tap - with no luck reviving the dog.

Hopefully RSPCA will be laying charges against owner - as weak as their laws are compared to human activities are concerned

Got to have a Red Dog.



He even has his own swag.

HI qldcamper

You can still get to see most of Australia where there are no National Parks.

Here some places where you can travel with your mate....legally.


Cheers


Stephen









I can go on, but just be a responsible dog own, as most people are and keep away from National Parks.

Take your best mate, not going to NPs is not that greater compromise,
in fact you may do better. by not going to them.
6 years of travel with him and don't think we have missed much