Overland and dogs.....
Posted by EchoVictor4me@reddit | overlanding | View on Reddit | 16 comments
Have a new to me GSD( 17 wks)
Any hints or suggestions for dispersed camping with her ?
Working on recall and a strong one on that eventually but when you do let the off elash does anyone supplement with a GPS collar or e collar ?
Appreciate any suggestions to have that as insurance. I don't want to rely on recall alone.
Weak_Friend_1463@reddit
I have three Weimaraners - very, very rarely have them on a leash while out camping. Recall is super important, though. Had them all chase after a bear but I yelled at them and they came right back. Bear was hauling ass in the opposite direction.
cuhnewist@reddit
You want to car camping with your dog, but you don’t want to leash them?
Kleoes@reddit
I get as far out in the woods as I can to get me and my dog away from people. Yes he will be off-leash, it’s his vacation too. Good recall is imperative but everyone can have a good time if the dog is well trained.
bcameron1231@reddit
Probably will get downvoted, but a collar isn't insurance, it's a training tool to help your dog who struggles with recall.
If you can't rely on your recall, your dog should be leashed.
AKentPhoto@reddit
1, always have treats on you. In the beginning it's all about keeping their attention on you. That is the easiest way. Learn how to properly train an e-collar then a GPS collar are probably your two most useful tools. Remember air tags only work if there's phones nearby to ping it. In the bush they are useless.
Medical_Apartment155@reddit
Not sure what the point of asking for camp site recommendations is if youre not going to give your general location. Download the ioverlander app and find something near you. And put an airtag on your dogs collar if she's prone to running away.
mjv456@reddit
I trained my guy with a beeper/shocker. Works pretty darn good up to a couple hundred feet. Although I hardly need it anymore, once he hears the beep he comes hauling back.
Sport dog collar (I think I spent 150 on it). Works in water for your fish of a gsd.
mjv456@reddit
https://a.co/d/082KHQmW
RP__Null@reddit
It’s pricy, but the Garmin Alpha is what I use with my pup. Plenty of range even in the backwoods, has tone for recall. Bring extra towels, and a pack of doggy wipes. In the summer, a little cot goes a long way towards keeping them cool- gets them up off the ground and airflow under their belly Up your water budget, the dog will go through a lot more than you.
Watwatinthewatwat@reddit
There are previous threads on the subject worth a search f you haven't already
NoobieGainsForYou@reddit
Currently have a Lab Mix thats 6 months old. We’re working on recall but I use a long lead for now that I can secure around a tree or something similar.
He’s very smart bur in that rebellious stage and it’s 75/25 on recall at the moment.
Great-Award2565@reddit
My Mal comes everywhere with me (partly because it’s hard to find a dog sitter and mostly because she’s my favorite travel buddy) and the best advice I have is to start early. We started car trips and mini camping trips when she was a puppy so she could get used to sleeping in the tent or the truck. I also bought a Garmin collar that has both an e-collar function and GPS. I can track her with a handheld or with my watch and trained the e-collar for recall in dangerous situations (cliff edge, bears, moose etc). Spendy but worth the money.
DingleberrySurprises@reddit
I have an adopted GSD mix, originally from a reserve, so probably a lot of free roaming in her earlier years. Her recall is good if there are no distractions (anything smaller than her). In the city, always leashed up. Our off leash time is at a demolished school site (very open, visual of all entry points). When I head out to an island on the west coast, she gets to be off leash the entire time. Any time she is off leash, she has an e.collar on.
As far as camping out on public land, if it's an open area and I can see if there are any animals, she gets off leash time with the e.collar. If we're camping in populated camping spots, she's leashed up and tethered to something.
It all comes down to training!
talon5188@reddit
I have a lab that is a trained bird hunting dog and super obedient. I have a GPS collar with a beeper and a shocker on it, just in case. I have her trained to understand what different sequences of beeps mean, which still blows me away, even though that is what I trained her to do. When I am camping, I never use the beeps or the GPS feature, but it is nice to know it is there if I need it.
theotherlead@reddit
We adopted a GSD rescue and we’d like to get to that point, but it’s going to take awhile with our boy. I’d def a GPS collar. Right now we have use an air tag on our dog if he were to get loose, but he is on leash or tethered the entire time because he has zero recall! I don’t think it’ll happen to be honest for us. We took our bud camping for the first time and a lot of people gave good advice here. He was pooped out the next day
Wide_Assignment8859@reddit
With sufficient training a GSD should be perfectly fine off leash and rely solely on recall.
However, I’d probably look into a GPS hunting collar if you were concerned.