Full Time RVing with Dogs

First, let me introduce our pups. This is Remus. He is our almost 6 year old Boston Terrier. He loves nothing more than sunbathing and eating. 

He usually has this Grumpy face all the time too

This is Samson. He is our feisty rescue pup who loves nothing more than playing ball. He will chase that thing all day if you let him. He will also try and bite you if you take his ball away. Yeah... we are working on it.

When we decided to hit the road we of course had to stop and think how it would affect our spoiled pups. Part of the reason we chose a motorhome over a fifth wheel was because Remus hates riding in the car. We thought he might adjust to all the time in the car better if he could lay in his bed comfortably. It ended up being the right decision. 

They just sleep in their bed between our seats as we travel.

Samson and Remus tend to go to the vet more than we go to the doctor. When we first got Remus we found out he had a heart problem and a joint problem. He was only a couple weeks old. Then, with Samson we found out after we rescued him that he had heartworms.

This is what it feels like sometimes

We have had to take the dogs to the vet in quite a lot of places as we have traveled. Samson got poison oak while we were in New Market, VA and had a stomach problem in Springfield, MO. Remus has also had his fair share of rashes and stomach infections. We also took them to the vet or to get annual shots in Santa Fe, NM, Kerrville, TX and Houston, TX. We normally just do google searches for vets in the area and look at Yelp.  Every place we have gone so far has been great.

Samson's poison oak

As far as getting their food, treats and etc. while travelling we normally order everything from Amazon (helps when you are moving slow) or find a Petco or Petsmart in the area. We keep their food in a large 25 lb. pet food container and some of their treats in mason jars.

A lot of the places we have stayed in the past year have had dog parks or dog runs. I think our dogs get out more than they did before when we lived in an apartment.

Our first stop when leaving Houston was Kinder, LA and they had an awesome dog park.

Chillaxin outside

Life is rough for an RV pup

We have had some issues with parks not having great designated areas to walk your dog to relieve themselves like the one in New Market, VA where Samson got poison oak. Or some don't have good lighting at night which sucks. But for the most part we haven't had too many issues.

We don't do much boon docking (no hook ups) so that might make it harder and normally when we leave to go on hikes we keep them at home. They are very quiet while we are not there so we haven't had any complaints about them barking. Then, we always get to come home to our adorable welcoming committee.

We haven't had any issues finding RV parks with our pups because they are under 25 lbs and are not restricted breeds but sadly if you have a large dog or certain breeds you may have issues.

Do you travel with animals? If so how has it been? Any questions let us know below.

Thanks for following along on our journey!

RV Park Review- Shadrack Campground- Bristol, TN

Check-in Date: 07/17/16 

Check- out Date: 07/23/16

Type of Accommodation: Full hook up back-in

Price: $126 for the week with Passport America (half off for entire week with PA)

Amenities: This is a no bells and whistles kind of RV Park. It had all we needed which was a spot to park the RV. There is no pool. They have a place to do laundry and a bath house but we didn't use either of those. The office has a nice little store in it with RV supplies.

Every spot had a paved area to park the RV and then a grass area next to it. They dogs enjoyed having their own spot to lay in.

Samson enjoying having a "yard" for the week

Wifi/Cell Reception: The wifi and cell reception were great. The wifi was so good we kind of spent our nights binge watching Game of Thrones. When we find a park with good enough wifi to stream you better believe we are going to use it! 

Our favorite thing to do in the area: 

Twin City Drive- In Theatre is right across the street. It was only $7 per adult for a double feature.  We brought our own snacks and drinks but they also have a nice little concession stand and restrooms inside.

Downtown Bristol. There are a lot of restaurants and shops. One side of the street is Bristol Tennessee and the other is Bristol Virginia. 

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Steele Creek Park was a really nice place to go hike some trails. We saw a lot of butterflies, greenery and wild flowers. 

Favorite places to eat:  Mad Greek Restaurant which is less than a mile away. It had great food and service for a decent price. 

Mad Greek Restaurant

Half veggie & half greek- delicious

Reese pie- chocolate peanut butter- yum

Grocery stores:  There is a Wal-Mart less than a mile away. We try to avoid Wal-Mart so we found a Food City which was about 4 miles away.

Recommended: Yeah. I thought it was nice little campground for a decent price. I feel I should also mention it is right next to Bristol Speedway. I don't think you can get the Passport America discount when they are having races but it would be a nice close place to stay if you were going to the races.

*You can see all of Shadrack Campgrounds amenities, pricing and other information on their website.