Bev - Captain the Doberman raised Tegan the Corgi so he's in charge of some things (like stuffed toys), but she's in charge of other things (the ball). It's pretty give and take with those two.
Elizabeth, Luna will probably love it. I have found that all my corgis have known how to swim but some like it better than others. At first they have a preference for wading. Life jacket is needed if you will be in deep water. Unless you have a superior recall, keep her leashed (no telling what dangers she could encounter) and don't let her bark too much to bother other campers. Bring some gauze and athletic tape in case of injury (I always bring a collapsible water bowl and a muzzle too).And make sure that you are up to date on flea and tick preventative. Have fun!
I have something I do with our dogs that works well for all concerned when they have to be leashed at a campsite and I don't want to deal with bringing an ex-pen. I find a couple of trees around our campsite (close enough to interact with, far enough away not to be underfoot while we are cooking) and tie a clothesline or other handy rope between the two trees, and through the handle of the flexi. Now you have a retractable leash that can zip along between the two trees, giving your dog plenty of room, but avoiding the hazard of getting tangled up that other forms of tie-out can create.
I love this method and so do the dogs. I put their mat down (we use bathmats as an "instant place") and water and they are good while we cook, clean, pitch tent, etc. around the campsite. With two dogs we pick two sets of trees that are far enough apart so they can touch noses, but won't get tangled in each other's line. If you pick your trees well, the dogs will seldom wind themselves around one of their trees, but you have to keep an eye on them - you can't leave them unattended.
Find the corgi in this picture (not in the tent). Hint: it's hot, for the Washington Cascades, a blistering 75° F in the sun, and Gwynnie isn't wearing her Chillybuddy cooling vest. This is quite close to Seattle but also quite remote; nobody goes here but climbers. It's even hard for the bugs to get here. Gwynnie did amazingly well on the bushwhack (crawls under the brush), but she needed many Corgi-Tosses on the long steep rockpile, not corgi-friendly terrain. Ice in the lake still, so not much swimming. The tent is just to keep the bugs away. We're both getting old; we weenied, skipped the summit, and lounged by the lake in the silence, watching the ice melt.
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Getting ready to head out camping Sunday.Heading to Our favorite site of Gualala in the redwoods,then up to the Shasta mtn area for a few days.Just Hubby and the corgis this trip :).All Our grown kids are working,going to school,teaching school or working on His Masters in middle school admin.Busy lives!!Glad We're at the stage to start slowing down the work and enjoying the outdoors-and each other.
State park= Dirt, beautiful forest, beach, noise, no water or sewer and did I say DIRT!
Private campground=Grass, pretty landscaping, quiet, water and sewer, clubhouse,mini golf, pool, etc and did I say NO DIRT!!
I am officially getting old, I guess...loved the Private park. With 3 dogs dirt really gets old. Our next trip is to another beautiful State park and I am dreading the Dirt!
Emma and the family (my long-time boyfriend, Kenneth, our shih-tzu/terrier mix and myself) all worked at YMCA Camp Shaver in Jemez Springs, NM last summer! They both enjoyed being camp dogs!
We are home from our Labor Day trip. It is amazing how fast this summer went! We went to Harrisville State park (Michigan) for their annual Harmony (Sweet Adelines and Barbershop) and Art Fair weekend. It was lots of fun although we got the gigantic, noisy family next to us so it wasn't too peaceful. At one point they tied one of their dogs on such a long lead that it came over to our campsite and tried to attack Izzy! Fortunately I was able to get him away before any damage was done . Strangely they weren't very nice about it either..oh well most of the weekend was fun. I had one scary moment when Misty caught an unleashed, tiny Yorkie but she dropped it when I yelled at her. The owner wasn't too happy but the pup appeared to be fine. I am glad there wasn't a car because it shot across the road to get to us. Holiday weekends are awfully crowded at state parks! We only go because our friend sings and we do enjoy that part. Anyway we are all home and hope to fit one more calmer camping trip in before winter.
We got back from Our "Winter Trip" on 1/9/12.Spent 2 weeks near Santa Barbara,San Diego and of course to Anaheim(Disney).Never felt like Winter once!!Temps got up to 85 some days and no rain.Weirdest Winter in a long time.Ready to head back up to real camping,but most of Our favorite spots are closed for Winter.Redwoods are calling Us :)
Heading out for a 3-day camping trip this weekend.RV here at the house getting packed.Keri girl went charging up the steps and tried to get in when I was herding them into the truck to go for a walk at Our off leash park.She wanted to go NOW!!NONE OF THIS WAITTING FOR A FEW DAYS.Silly dog :).
Just over to the coast near Us here.We've had a super mild Winter so it's warm enough to head out to play.Supposed to have a little rain,but no biggy with corgis :).
We have our camping reservations made through the end of July. I can not wait and am very envious of you, Judy and Alan! Our first trip won't be until the 1st weekend in May since even though our Michigan winter is mild it is still a high of 38
Lol to Elizabeth :).Bev,hope all is getting better with poor Sparty.Corgis are never good with bandages on their feet.Had to add another friend's pet to My prayer list.They have 2 sister Westies and 1 now has cancer in her mouth.She's only 51/2.They've decided to follow up with radiation.Not good.Hang is there,and hope Spring comes early to Your area!!
We had a great weekend trip camping at the end of January. Scout (pup) was a real trooper and did very well hiking. Daisy was on guard all night in the tent and I don't think she slept a wink. When we got home Sunday night she went straight to bed and did not even get up for dinner. That was one tired corgi! Even though it was January we saw a snake and came home with a few ticks! We also got to see many deer and a rowdy bunch of raccoons! We had a great time!
Al's second campfire, end of Day 7. With far betting clothing than wool, pile, and goretex, Al seemed uninterested in the fire's warmth, and curled up at a distance:
Cold, damp, dark, gloomy, in the middle of Nowhere, beside a loud stream on an abandoned trail, Glacier Peak Wilderness. Beside the dying fire, after I'd hoisted the food in the bear-hang, Al stared out into the dark silent night and made one loud, sharp BARK!, the only sound he made in 9 days. That got my attention. What was that about?
You only need 1 corgi on a 3-dog-night because it fits inside your wet sleeping bag:
Late afternoon, Day 8, back to Civilization! The Pacific Crest Trail looks like a freeway after an afternoon trying to follow a forgotten trail through the Cascade jungle, and very nearly getting lost. Photo taken by the first person we've seen in 3 days. It's Easy Street from here on out. One more night. Al thinks this is normal.... so I've changed my password so Al can't see Bev's RV...
Just got back from camping at Table Rock State Park. Great Weather! We're somewhere between Bev and John....just a tent trailer, so good weather is a help. The corgi girls had a great time wading in the lake.
Kinda haven't commented on the camping site for awhile,but We have still gone out at least once a month thru Winter.Our favorite place up in the redwoods opens up this Monday,so We're headed up there real soon.Got exciting news from the powers that be,that My Hubby is going to be able to retire in August!!We were all set in 2010 when all heck broke loose and had to postpone.So,91 days until We can take much longer RVtrips.Gonna be hard to wait.
Finally! Our first camping trip of the season. At Frankenmuth, Michigan for a weekend of Dog Bowl, Hot Air Balloons and shopping. Usually we are out earlier but due to family things we weren't able to until now. Hope the weather holds out for us!
Yay,Bev!Glad You're headed out.We went last weekend,got home Wed.Our favorite park closes from Oct - May due to the river flooding in there every winter.Beautiful foliage comes from all the water and replenishes the soils.We'll have pics when Hubby gets time to download them.Hope Your fur babies are all doing well.Have a great time :)!!
Looking forward to photos! I love this park in Frankenmuth during the Dog Bowl weekend because it is the only time we aren't the only crazy dog people in the park.
@Bev L:Funny You said that about the dog bowl weekend.Our corgis were the only dogs in the redwood park last visit.That is until a Jr Hi group showed up with an unneutered male pit bull,which ran around off lead.Love pittie,My sister has one,but come on.Marking everywhere!!Oh well,corgis had a blast chasing ground squirrels and bluejays.Hope Your weekend is going great :).
We went on a walk through a local wildlife refuge yesterday. The pups absolutely loved it! They were so much more excited than on our usual walks. There were signs of wild hogs being nearby, but we were making too much noise to actually see any wildlife. I wish we could actually go camping in that area, but they close it off at sunset :( We're getting a late start on the year, but we are planing our first camping trip of the summer. It will be Dante's first vacation, so I'm excited!
@Ann B,Summer is a beautiful girl!Haven't seen her pic for awhile.Glad all is well with Your brood and camping :).We head out in a couple weeks for a road trip to the Sierras again,then mid coast and a few days at Disneyland.There is a great RV park close enough to keep an eye out on them every couple of hours,but have time in the parks too.By the time We get to Disney,they'll both be ready for r&r after hiking miles.Have a great Autumn!
Mt. Maude summit, 9000+', Washington Cascades. Note the cups filled with snow -- no water here, so we melt it on the stove. A clear night, but we awoke in a whiteout, robbed of our summit sunrise. Much more comfortable than it looks.
Just returned from another short weekend trip and we all had fun. Izzy and Misty got lots of attention at the beach. In 2 weeks we leave for a month long trip to northern Michigan and we can not wait!
Hi Bev! Where are you headed in Northern Michigan? I'm a proud Yooper and Nora & I just got back from a camping trip at FJ McLain State Park in the Keweenaw. Definitely recommend it! Truly beautiful up there!
We would love to try a UP trip maybe this summer. For July we are just going to the Petoskey area which is well located for Mackinaw Island and a few other areas we like. We are traveling in a big Rv so need places that can handle us. We don't rough it anymore :)
So glad to have found this group.... We took our babies ( 4 months old) camping a few weeks ago for the first time and OMG Did they love the water any kind of boat we had to put them in was so much fun for them. I just hope they continue to love it.
Here's our camp at 7500' on the summit of Mt. Hinman, central Washington Cascades. For climbers, this is a rather weenie ascent, but it does involve serious ice ax, crampon snow travel and dog belay. It took us over 10 hrs. to get here, and we go fast. July 20, perfect weather, but it was windy, and not tent or anything. Who needs a tent when you have a corgi inside your sleeping bag?
Bev Levy
Aug 4, 2011
Zanna Russell
Aug 5, 2011
Bev Levy
Aug 8, 2011
Elizabeth, Hermione and Luna
Aug 8, 2011
Zanna Russell
I love this method and so do the dogs. I put their mat down (we use bathmats as an "instant place") and water and they are good while we cook, clean, pitch tent, etc. around the campsite. With two dogs we pick two sets of trees that are far enough apart so they can touch noses, but won't get tangled in each other's line. If you pick your trees well, the dogs will seldom wind themselves around one of their trees, but you have to keep an eye on them - you can't leave them unattended.
Aug 9, 2011
John Wolff
Find the corgi in this picture (not in the tent). Hint: it's hot, for the Washington Cascades, a blistering 75° F in the sun, and Gwynnie isn't wearing her Chillybuddy cooling vest. This is quite close to Seattle but also quite remote; nobody goes here but climbers. It's even hard for the bugs to get here. Gwynnie did amazingly well on the bushwhack (crawls under the brush), but she needed many Corgi-Tosses on the long steep rockpile, not corgi-friendly terrain. Ice in the lake still, so not much swimming. The tent is just to keep the bugs away. We're both getting old; we weenied, skipped the summit, and lounged by the lake in the silence, watching the ice melt.
[this is an experiment, a 2MB file, seems to work, maybe the website automatically recduces it; click it to view full-size.]
Aug 10, 2011
Bev Levy
Aug 10, 2011
Brigitte Campanaro
Aug 10, 2011
Keri&Merlin(Judy&Alan's Pups)
Aug 12, 2011
Bev Levy
The tale of two camping trips:
State park= Dirt, beautiful forest, beach, noise, no water or sewer and did I say DIRT!
Private campground=Grass, pretty landscaping, quiet, water and sewer, clubhouse,mini golf, pool, etc and did I say NO DIRT!!
I am officially getting old, I guess...loved the Private park. With 3 dogs dirt really gets old. Our next trip is to another beautiful State park and I am dreading the Dirt!
Aug 22, 2011
Jenni
Aug 31, 2011
Bev Levy
Sep 1, 2011
Bev Levy
Sep 7, 2011
Keri&Merlin(Judy&Alan's Pups)
We got back from Our "Winter Trip" on 1/9/12.Spent 2 weeks near Santa Barbara,San Diego and of course to Anaheim(Disney).Never felt like Winter once!!Temps got up to 85 some days and no rain.Weirdest Winter in a long time.Ready to head back up to real camping,but most of Our favorite spots are closed for Winter.Redwoods are calling Us :)
Jan 14, 2012
Keri&Merlin(Judy&Alan's Pups)
Heading out for a 3-day camping trip this weekend.RV here at the house getting packed.Keri girl went charging up the steps and tried to get in when I was herding them into the truck to go for a walk at Our off leash park.She wanted to go NOW!!NONE OF THIS WAITTING FOR A FEW DAYS.Silly dog :).
Feb 3, 2012
Elizabeth, Hermione and Luna
Feb 4, 2012
Keri&Merlin(Judy&Alan's Pups)
Just over to the coast near Us here.We've had a super mild Winter so it's warm enough to head out to play.Supposed to have a little rain,but no biggy with corgis :).
Feb 5, 2012
Elizabeth, Hermione and Luna
Feb 6, 2012
Bev Levy
We have our camping reservations made through the end of July. I can not wait and am very envious of you, Judy and Alan! Our first trip won't be until the 1st weekend in May since even though our Michigan winter is mild it is still a high of 38
Feb 6, 2012
Keri&Merlin(Judy&Alan's Pups)
Lol to Elizabeth :).Bev,hope all is getting better with poor Sparty.Corgis are never good with bandages on their feet.Had to add another friend's pet to My prayer list.They have 2 sister Westies and 1 now has cancer in her mouth.She's only 51/2.They've decided to follow up with radiation.Not good.Hang is there,and hope Spring comes early to Your area!!
Feb 8, 2012
Kara with Dasiy & Scout
Feb 21, 2012
John Wolff
Al's second campfire, end of Day 7. With far betting clothing than wool, pile, and goretex, Al seemed uninterested in the fire's warmth, and curled up at a distance:
Cold, damp, dark, gloomy, in the middle of Nowhere, beside a loud stream on an abandoned trail, Glacier Peak Wilderness. Beside the dying fire, after I'd hoisted the food in the bear-hang, Al stared out into the dark silent night and made one loud, sharp BARK!, the only sound he made in 9 days. That got my attention. What was that about?
You only need 1 corgi on a 3-dog-night because it fits inside your wet sleeping bag:
Late afternoon, Day 8, back to Civilization! The Pacific Crest Trail looks like a freeway after an afternoon trying to follow a forgotten trail through the Cascade jungle, and very nearly getting lost. Photo taken by the first person we've seen in 3 days. It's Easy Street from here on out. One more night. Al thinks this is normal.... so I've changed my password so Al can't see Bev's RV...
Feb 24, 2012
Ann B., Scout and Summer
Al is one tough corgi!
Feb 24, 2012
Bev Levy
You are hilarious John! Al probably feels the same way my gang does..anywhere we are they are happy to be. The creature comforts are for old me!
Feb 24, 2012
Elizabeth, Hermione and Luna
Just got back from camping at Table Rock State Park. Great Weather! We're somewhere between Bev and John....just a tent trailer, so good weather is a help. The corgi girls had a great time wading in the lake.
Mar 15, 2012
Bev Levy
I am envious of your camping trip...still a little too early for us here in Michigan. Soon though!
Mar 15, 2012
Keri&Merlin(Judy&Alan's Pups)
May 12, 2012
Sylvia & Timmy
Where are you going? We're up in Humboldt County.
May 12, 2012
Bev Levy
Finally! Our first camping trip of the season. At Frankenmuth, Michigan for a weekend of Dog Bowl, Hot Air Balloons and shopping. Usually we are out earlier but due to family things we weren't able to until now. Hope the weather holds out for us!
May 24, 2012
Keri&Merlin(Judy&Alan's Pups)
May 24, 2012
Bev Levy
Looking forward to photos! I love this park in Frankenmuth during the Dog Bowl weekend because it is the only time we aren't the only crazy dog people in the park.
May 25, 2012
Keri&Merlin(Judy&Alan's Pups)
May 26, 2012
Rachael McClanahan
We went on a walk through a local wildlife refuge yesterday. The pups absolutely loved it! They were so much more excited than on our usual walks. There were signs of wild hogs being nearby, but we were making too much noise to actually see any wildlife. I wish we could actually go camping in that area, but they close it off at sunset :( We're getting a late start on the year, but we are planing our first camping trip of the summer. It will be Dante's first vacation, so I'm excited!
May 27, 2012
Bev Levy
May 29, 2012
Keri&Merlin(Judy&Alan's Pups)
Jul 20, 2012
Keri&Merlin(Judy&Alan's Pups)
This is from our latest camping trip at Gualala River (Ca). Shallow river, so no life vest needed (we do have them).
Jul 20, 2012
Ann B., Scout and Summer
Summer (1 yr old last May) loved her first camping trip to Big Trinity Lake in S. Central Idaho.
Aug 9, 2012
Kristen & Nora
Just made arrangements for my 1st solo camping trip! Well, not necessarily solo, Nora will be coming too! But just us :)
Aug 30, 2012
Keri&Merlin(Judy&Alan's Pups)
Oct 18, 2012
Ann B., Scout and Summer
Thanks! Yes, Summer is pretty, and feminine-looking. She's on the small side, and I like that!
Oct 19, 2012
John Wolff
May 3, 2013
John Wolff
Mt. Maude summit, 9000+', Washington Cascades. Note the cups filled with snow -- no water here, so we melt it on the stove. A clear night, but we awoke in a whiteout, robbed of our summit sunrise. Much more comfortable than it looks.
May 3, 2013
John Wolff
Before you camp, make sure your dog can pass the Porcupine Test. Look, don't touch. Al got an A+.
May 3, 2013
John Wolff
I think this is the 13th highest peak in Washington. A calm, comfortable night, no tent, lightning far to the east made sleep uneasy.
May 3, 2013
Tiph, Jared & Cora the Corgi
May 24, 2013
Bev Levy
Just returned from another short weekend trip and we all had fun. Izzy and Misty got lots of attention at the beach. In 2 weeks we leave for a month long trip to northern Michigan and we can not wait!
Jun 17, 2013
Kristen & Nora
Hi Bev! Where are you headed in Northern Michigan? I'm a proud Yooper and Nora & I just got back from a camping trip at FJ McLain State Park in the Keweenaw. Definitely recommend it! Truly beautiful up there!
Jun 18, 2013
Bev Levy
We would love to try a UP trip maybe this summer. For July we are just going to the Petoskey area which is well located for Mackinaw Island and a few other areas we like. We are traveling in a big Rv so need places that can handle us. We don't rough it anymore :)
Jun 19, 2013
Renee Krajcar
So glad to have found this group.... We took our babies ( 4 months old) camping a few weeks ago for the first time and OMG Did they love the water any kind of boat we had to put them in was so much fun for them. I just hope they continue to love it.
Jun 25, 2013
John Wolff
Here's our camp at 7500' on the summit of Mt. Hinman, central Washington Cascades. For climbers, this is a rather weenie ascent, but it does involve serious ice ax, crampon snow travel and dog belay. It took us over 10 hrs. to get here, and we go fast. July 20, perfect weather, but it was windy, and not tent or anything. Who needs a tent when you have a corgi inside your sleeping bag?
Jul 22, 2013