Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Update

      We are almost at our 3 month mark in the RV, and we couldn't be happier. It has truly been a blast! We love our little town ( I will share more about this place once we are gone...safety first:) ), we've had our first visitor, I have fully mastered the RV kitchen, and life is so much better in the outdoors! 
      The pups are extremely spoiled, as they should be, but there have been some interesting habits being formed around the RV life, and some old habits that are hopefully behind us. One of our pups has a hard time being on his own, maybe separation anxiety or too spoiled, but whatever the reason, we have had to take our pups everywhere we go. Our biggest worry was that our RV would have been eaten from the inside out, if we left him alone in there. I absolutely love having our dogs with us at all times, but sometimes it's nice to go out on a doggyless date, or be able to run errands without having to worry about them every single second of everyday. This past weekend we had decided to attempt leaving them alone so we could enjoy a concert. We proofed the whole place, gave them bones, and prayed we would come back to an untouched RV. And guess what? It worked! There were a few things out of place, a treat bag was demolished, but nothing of value was damaged! Woohoo! We will definitely not push our luck all the time, but it's nice to know that it can be done! 
      The new habits that have been forming is protective aggressive behavior around the RV. I've been researching on the behavior and from what I read  I guess it's pretty common for dogs to do this in the new environment. For the sake of my heart and my neighbors this is something that needs to stop immediately...so dog training classes here we come!! This is also something that I had never heard about before when I was researching about being a full time RVer. I hope this really helps teach them and us how to properly handle our pups while on the road! Wish us luck:)












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