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JPop & Taz 2 · 03-26-2008, 10:29 AM

Yep, we're taking the RV to Florida in a few weeks with the 5 babies!

To be honest, I'm really stressed about it. My crew is not the most well behaved bunch; they bark like crazy at strangers and other dogs. I can just picture our walks on the beach!

I'll have 2 ex-pens hooked together for them so they can be outside at times. Any advice on how to make them behave would be great! A little prayer would be nice too.

nikkinack · 03-26-2008, 10:32 AM

I cant really help but I will pray that all goes well and you all have fun.

Odie in London · 03-26-2008, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by JPop & Taz 2

Yep, we're taking the RV to Florida in a few weeks with the 5 babies!

To be honest, I'm really stressed about it. My crew is not the most well behaved bunch; they bark like crazy at strangers and other dogs. I can just picture our walks on the beach!

I'll have 2 ex-pens hooked together for them so they can be outside at times. Any advice on how to make them behave would be great! A little prayer would be nice too.

My prayers are with you.. I have 1 yorkie.. and he is sometimes a handful .. couldn't imagine 5

Sounds like fun though...

This should be a movie... giggles...

Sandysbabies · 03-26-2008, 10:56 AM

Your crew sounds like ours. We had company for 4 days through Easter. Bless their hearts they probably couldn't take anymore. Two barked almost constantly, and when they did get quite they barked if anyone even moved to go the the bathroom. The other one almost licked them to death. We just stay home. Vacation with my bunch would be a nightmare. Hope yours is fun. You are brave. I wouldn't go around the corner with all three of mine at the same time. lol!!!!

vanessa19 · 03-26-2008, 10:57 AM

ohh, I will def pray for you, but I don't really have any advise as Jasmine will bark at anything that walks by and could care less if i tell her to stop, she listens to well to me!!!! lol ( now when DH is there she will do anything for him! so not fair!!!) Good luck with your trip and I hope you have lots of fun, the weather is beautiful today here in Florida, I love this state!

donnarod · 03-26-2008, 11:30 AM

Excuse my language, HELL NO!!!! I would have a nervous breakdown. Good Luck to you!!!!

JPop & Taz 2 · 03-26-2008, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by donnarod

Excuse my language, HELL NO!!!! I would have a nervous breakdown. Good Luck to you!!!!

I can handle the barking, etc much better than DH, he's the one that will have a nervous breakdown; and I need him to drive!

This may be our one and only trip this summer!

ARCHIE · 03-26-2008, 11:49 AM

I would like to be a fly on the wall on this vacation.

I can't help you but want to wish you a great and safe vacation.

Take valium with you. Somehow I think you'll need it.

Gidget01 · 03-26-2008, 11:54 AM

WOW!! Good Luck!!!!!!!!!! I have 2 and am still trying to figure how I can take them on a vacation when we go or should I say if we go. One was hard enough.

EmrldShdwQueen · 03-26-2008, 11:57 AM

Yes, I have. It's a lot of work, but I wouldn't have it any other way...

Most of mine are pretty well behaved, except Maddie. She's a little brat because she was the first baby, and she knows it. She will bark at ANYTHING...lol

donnarod · 03-26-2008, 12:02 PM

I could not take a trip with the DH without valium, much less having Tricksie on board. Will stay home in sunny FL, by the pool.

bjh · 03-26-2008, 12:03 PM

When my husband and I first got into Yorkies we were doing trade shows and we spent a great deal of time in our 28' travel trailer. Sometimes we would be gone two weeks, come home a few days and then go out again. We sold small antiques and collectibles. We started with one Yorkie and by the time we quit going to the shows we had 7 Yorkies traveling with us. For the most part they were all really good but they did have their moments. You will probably find that they will get used to seeing people around and they will not much attention to them. You might want to take some old sheets along to hang on one side of the x-pens if they get stressed seeing too many people. Also take something to drape over the x-pen to keep them from getting to hot or sunburned. Just be very careful not to let any get out without being on a leash. Also, take water for them, a change in water could cause problems. I hope you have a wonderful vacation and take lots of pictures to share with us.

Yorkiedaze · 03-26-2008, 12:28 PM

My suggestion is to buy some Rescue Remedy for the dogs "and" for you.

(it's all natural and it DOES work)

Remember, what ever mood your in, the dogs will pick up on it. So stay calm, and have a great vacation!

tpaxton23 · 03-26-2008, 12:33 PM

I use a squirt bottle to discourage barking when walking the dogs. It works great on all of them except one. I guess Dylan doesn't mind getting squirted and would rather bark and suffer the consequences. LOL At least it quiets the other 3 down.

JPop & Taz 2 · 03-27-2008, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze

My suggestion is to buy some Rescue Remedy for the dogs "and" for you.

(it's all natural and it DOES work)

Remember, what ever mood your in, the dogs will pick up on it. So stay calm, and have a great vacation!

I've never used Rescue Remedy....where can I find it? Is it just to calm them?

03-26-2008, 10:29 AM	#1
JPop & Taz 2 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: LA Posts: 989	Anybody been on vacation with 5 yorkies? Yep, we're taking the RV to Florida in a few weeks with the 5 babies! To be honest, I'm really stressed about it. My crew is not the most well behaved bunch; they bark like crazy at strangers and other dogs. I can just picture our walks on the beach! I'll have 2 ex-pens hooked together for them so they can be outside at times. Any advice on how to make them behave would be great! A little prayer would be nice too. __________________ Linda, owned by JPop, Taz, TJ, Halo, my "Lil Deuce Coupe", and my angel Tia

03-26-2008, 10:32 AM	#2
nikkinack YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mid Michigan Posts: 1,510	I cant really help but I will pray that all goes well and you all have fun. __________________ Member of Petite Pups United and Spoiled Rotten Club Proud member of the CrAzYcLuB

03-26-2008, 10:57 AM	#5
vanessa19 YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ft. Myers Florida Posts: 343	ohh, I will def pray for you, but I don't really have any advise as Jasmine will bark at anything that walks by and could care less if i tell her to stop, she listens to well to me!!!! lol ( now when DH is there she will do anything for him! so not fair!!!) Good luck with your trip and I hope you have lots of fun, the weather is beautiful today here in Florida, I love this state! __________________ Vanessa, Princess Jasmine and Princess BellaR.I.P. Nutmeg and Tinkerbell, you will always be loved and never forgottenl

03-26-2008, 11:30 AM	#6
donnarod "Owned" by Miss Tricksie Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Riverview, FL Posts: 3,737	Excuse my language, HELL NO!!!! I would have a nervous breakdown. Good Luck to you!!!! __________________ Donna, Tricksie and Peanut

03-26-2008, 12:02 PM	#11
donnarod "Owned" by Miss Tricksie Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Riverview, FL Posts: 3,737	I could not take a trip with the DH without valium, much less having Tricksie on board. Will stay home in sunny FL, by the pool. __________________ Donna, Tricksie and Peanut

03-26-2008, 10:56 AM	#4
Sandysbabies YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,234	Your crew sounds like ours. We had company for 4 days through Easter. Bless their hearts they probably couldn't take anymore. Two barked almost constantly, and when they did get quite they barked if anyone even moved to go the the bathroom. The other one almost licked them to death. We just stay home. Vacation with my bunch would be a nightmare. Hope yours is fun. You are brave. I wouldn't go around the corner with all three of mine at the same time. lol!!!!

03-26-2008, 11:49 AM	#8
ARCHIE No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 16,218	I would like to be a fly on the wall on this vacation. I can't help you but want to wish you a great and safe vacation. Take valium with you. Somehow I think you'll need it.

03-26-2008, 11:54 AM	#9
Gidget01 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yoakum, TX Posts: 104	WOW!! Good Luck!!!!!!!!!! I have 2 and am still trying to figure how I can take them on a vacation when we go or should I say if we go. One was hard enough.

03-26-2008, 11:57 AM	#10
EmrldShdwQueen No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,987	Yes, I have. It's a lot of work, but I wouldn't have it any other way... Most of mine are pretty well behaved, except Maddie. She's a little brat because she was the first baby, and she knows it. She will bark at ANYTHING...lol

03-26-2008, 12:03 PM	#12
bjh Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 7,959	When my husband and I first got into Yorkies we were doing trade shows and we spent a great deal of time in our 28' travel trailer. Sometimes we would be gone two weeks, come home a few days and then go out again. We sold small antiques and collectibles. We started with one Yorkie and by the time we quit going to the shows we had 7 Yorkies traveling with us. For the most part they were all really good but they did have their moments. You will probably find that they will get used to seeing people around and they will not much attention to them. You might want to take some old sheets along to hang on one side of the x-pens if they get stressed seeing too many people. Also take something to drape over the x-pen to keep them from getting to hot or sunburned. Just be very careful not to let any get out without being on a leash. Also, take water for them, a change in water could cause problems. I hope you have a wonderful vacation and take lots of pictures to share with us.

03-26-2008, 12:28 PM	#13
Yorkiedaze My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca. Posts: 12,228	My suggestion is to buy some Rescue Remedy for the dogs "and" for you. (it's all natural and it DOES work) Remember, what ever mood your in, the dogs will pick up on it. So stay calm, and have a great vacation!

03-26-2008, 12:33 PM	#14
tpaxton23 Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Flowery Branch, GA Posts: 867	I use a squirt bottle to discourage barking when walking the dogs. It works great on all of them except one. I guess Dylan doesn't mind getting squirted and would rather bark and suffer the consequences. LOL At least it quiets the other 3 down. __________________ Dylan's Dogster Diesel's Dogster Maddie's Dogster Jixer's Dogster