Camping holidays with a dog: instructions
Have you booked your camping holiday with your dog? To have an unforgettable stay at the campsite, here are some tips and tricks for your dog. Conviviality, entertainment, meetings… you will love your camping vacation with your pet!
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Taking your dog on vacation seems logical and completely normal. After all, he is a full member of your family. And at Siblu, we understand that well. This is why the Siblu campsite network has been committed to a real approach to welcoming animals since 2022.
Nine campsites in the network have also obtained the QUALIDOG label set up by EmmèneTonChien.com. They are currently rolling out new services and amenities for holidaymakers with dogs to offer them unforgettable holidays with their pet. Welcome kit, special dog holiday booklet, canidouche, activities dedicated to holidaymakers with dogs…
Entertainment, relaxation, sunbathing on the beach, hikes, pétanque competitions, diving and sliding in the pool, barbecues with family or friends... no matter how you enjoy it, vacations are made for unwinding, disconnecting, letting go... and your dog also has the right to enjoy it! Here are some tips and tricks for a successful stay with your dog in one of the 22 pet-friendly campsites Siblu.
How to have a great camping holiday with your dog?
The droppings
Let's start with the subject that can be annoying... For your dog to be accepted by other vacationers without pets, he must not leave a trace. Neither you, nor your children, nor your friends like walking in dog poop, even less in flip-flops... and there is no miracle, to avoid the “disaster”, you have to pick up the droppings left by your dog. dog. This is the first reflex to have for a successful vacation!
When you arrive at one of the 9 Siblu campsites with the QUALIDOG label, we will give you a welcome kit for your dog with some nice surprises and a roll of waste bags. You will therefore be equipped to pick up your dog's droppings.
My dog in the mobile home
Relaxing time at the swimming pool, shopping, visits to non-dog-friendly tourist sites outside the campsite... It is very likely that you will not be able to share everything with your pet during your vacation. What to do with your dog when he can't accompany you?
You have 2 choices: leave him alone in your mobile home or entrust him to a local dog boarding house or a petsitter who can take care of him for the time necessary.
WARNING: leaving your dog alone in your mobile home requires that it does not bark every time you pass by, that it does not damage the interior of the mobile home through boredom or stress, that it is capable of being clean for an hour or two , the time your absence…
If you have opted for a mobile home with a secure enclosed garden and gate, your dog will be able to enjoy the garden during your absence if it is shaded and if your dog does not bark at every passer-by.
Also important: your dog can stay alone in the mobile home provided that your mobile home is air-conditioned because it can quickly get extremely hot (especially in the middle of summer).
Wearing a leash
Vacations are made for unwinding and letting go! but not let go of your dog. Wearing a leash is compulsory in all campsites. Holidaymakers, children, dogs, campsite staff, cars, bikes… there are a lot of people and people passing through the campsite! For good living together and safety, your dog must remain on a leash.
The canidouche
Whether to refresh your dog or to rinse him after a trip to the beach or a walk, use the campsite canidouche. The campsite's collective toilet blocks are not made for your pet or even the shower in your mobile home.
Entertainment for the whole family
Equipped with your fun pass, you can enjoy all the Siblu activities. Access to aquatic areas, children's club, evening entertainment... it will allow you to make the most of your family vacation, but what about for your dog?
If he is not allowed to follow you to the swimming pool, he can come and eat at the restaurant with you and take part in the village's festive evenings! He can even come play bowls with you!
GOOD NEWS: for all holidaymakers who have booked in one of the 9 QUALIDOG labeled Siblu campsites below, upon your arrival, you will receive a special dog holiday booklet with all the activities, beaches, swimming places, restaurants, dog hikes -friendly available around the campsite! Enough to spend an unforgettable vacation with your dog at Siblu.
One last tip for preparing for a camping holiday with your dog: to facilitate your arrival and check-in of your reservation, remember to bring your dog's health record. This must of course be up to date with all of their vaccinations and treatments.
Reminder: to come to the campsite, your dog must be microchipped or tattooed. It is obligatory in France.
You know everything ! All you have to do is go to your campsite for the holidays. The Siblu teams are waiting for you for unforgettable moments with your family and your dog or cat.