Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:48 amCaptEditor wrote:My wife and I are considering the Little Guy 6-wide. How is it with dogs? We have a Great Pyrnese/Bernese Mix and two Queensland Heelers that we would be bringing with us while camping. Our two heelers usually sleep on the bed with us while our Pyrnese stays at the foot since he is really big. We are planning to take extended/long duration trips. Would it be too uncomfortable with 3 dogs?
-Kevin
Kevin,
I have a Little Guy 6-wide. My girlfriend and I easily survived two nights at Fort Custer Michigan State Rec Area last weekend (with the Great Lakes Chapter folks) with her two little foo-foo dogs with no problem. It was a little chilly so the boys went down by our feet under the galley platform and seemed very content. Even when she and I took walks, the dogs seemed calm being left in the Little Guy...something that surprised me. I am so very, very glad I got the 6-wide since we have more than enough space for all four of us. One thing I might change is to put different screens on the doors. At Lowe's or Home Depot, they have screening that alledgely stands up well to dogs. Neither of her dogs tried to claw their way out but just in case they did, I would feel better knowing that they might not find it too easy with that stronger screen material. Or, I could just electrify the screens I suppose. Just kidding!
On our get-together last weekend, Stu and Rocky (our chapter directors) had a Little Guy tent set up (http://www.teardropshop.net/paha-que-screen-room-tent. I was impressed by the tent and how it fit their TD quite well although $595 is a little pricy. Anyway...you could possibly consider having the dogs camp out in the tent (probably leave your TD door open) if you were confident they wouldn't try to claw their way out of the tent. Setting water, food, and dog beds in the tent might make it more comfortable for all concerned.
