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Greg

Hi Jamdan

Dogs are not permitted in National or Nature Parks, and caravan parks vary. Most free camps such as roadside rest areas have no restrictions. Publications such as Camps Australia Wide mark pet friendly places, and on line caravan park resource Badger's also shows this where known (reports come from contributors who may not always notice unless they have a dog).Gary Stratton's Caravan Park listing has an emphasis on dog friendly caravan parks. Many travellers have dogs, and kennels or sharing dog sittig dutieswith others in camp grounds can be considered so you can visit some key National Parks.

We choose to leave our dog at home, but this is possible and the best for her as she is a farm dog. We also like getting out into National and Nature Parks.

Motherhen

Hi jamdan,

There was a similar question posed a while ago that we replied to.

Without really saying that we were smacked down by a plant grower in the US.

We were smacked down by a plant grower in the US, who was very pointed in their opinion that "responsible dog owners" can take their dogs ANYHERE!

Further to that, we were (and our club) labled as dog "Haters" by the same person.

As an example;

There are NO dogs allowed into the Nambung (Pinnacles) National Park.

There are signs stating that "No Dogs Are Allowed"

"Do not enter if you have a dog in your vehicle",

"Turn around and leave now"

One of our club members was a little taken back when a small dog person left their vehicle to have a wee moment on our club member's wheel.

The Ranger was aware of the incident and looking for the people involved.

Further to this, we have not witnessed an actual poisoning, though we do understand from other people that the poisoning of the animal is extremely distressing!!

As others have indicated, please leave the dog with other people, or at home, as it will limit the places you can legally access.


Regards,
Wayne & Sally.

We travel with our Jack Russell and we enjoy her company, the walks and the people we meet through her. However travelling with a dog does mean you have to take good care of the animal, especially in areas which may be baited (a leash and a muzzle) or have paralysis ticks. You need to keep the dog with you eg you can't just go out all day and leave a dog unattended and tied up! Also you need to stop driving to give the dog a break but this is good for you too. We find that she starts "Are we there yet?" if the day gets too long but then we don't like continuous long days of driving either! We certainly don't want a car sick dog!
However we have found that there are often kennels or vets or others who offer puppy day care or boarding close to major parks and other attractions eg at the Pinnacles the ranger station had (free) kennels where we could leave her safely for a few hours. At Katherine in the NT the local vet offered day care at a very reasonable rate. In Darwin (a very dog unfriendly town, as well as Kakadu NP), our dog spent a week in an excellent kennel recommended by a local vet. In the end it comes down to how much you enjoy your dog's company and whether or not you want to stay mostly in National Parks. We have never had difficulty finding good places to camp or appropriate caravan parks and campgrouns but sometimes we have had to look around. Lynne

Hi,
The 3 of us (my hubby, our ridgeback and me) have been on the road for about 14months now.
Having our dog was the best decision for us. I couldn't bare the thought of giving her away.
It has been so great having her as a companion, a conversation starter with so many people and a bit of security.
We have had to avoid staying in national parks but we haven't missed anything we wanted to see (we either leave her at the campsite or in the car if it's a quick stop)
Having a dog with you just means you need to plan where ur going to camp.
We do have problems around capital cities.

We are in our late 20's and we've said when we're older and do the trip again, we will prob do it without a dog so we can visit places we've missed but I haven't regretted for a second having her on this trip.

Check out where we've been/ camped etc on our website: www.myaussieadventure.com

Such an amazing country out here :)
You'll love it either way!