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tuanis Samba Member
Joined: March 20, 2019 Posts: 20 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 6:45 am Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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This is Diego looking concerned about whatever is happening down the street
_________________ 1989 Westfalia - 2.5L Subie
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jayinduluth Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2012 Posts: 122 Location: Southern California via Duluth, MN
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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:18 pm Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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She's in this thread when she was younger, but here's Murphy again after a day of running around at the Morro Bay dog beach.
9.5 years young, getting grayer by the day.
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djkeev Samba Moderator
Joined: September 30, 2007 Posts: 32432 Location: Reading Pennsylvania
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Vanlife Geek Samba Member
Joined: September 19, 2014 Posts: 285 Location: CO
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 8:00 am Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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Here's Willow chillin' in the tent during a two week camp in the forest outside Rocky Mountain National Park. We're heading back to a nearby area for another two weeks. Good thing this dog loves to camp!
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1981 Westy
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Vanuber Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2020 Posts: 410 Location: Virginia
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 1:50 pm Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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Obi Wan is still mastering his Jedi jumping skills but seems to enjoy the van:
_________________ '85 Westfalia 1.9L
'72 BMW R75/5
'71 BMW R75/5
'02 Subaru Forester 2.5L
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oasis Samba Member
Joined: December 12, 2002 Posts: 2168
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 6:29 pm Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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Obi Wan makes me want a small dog. Very cool! _________________ Now: 2003 New Beetle Turbo S / 1990 Single Cab Transporter / 2014 Tiguan R-Line 4motion / 2013 Tiguan S / 2002 Golf GLS TDI
Past: 1974 Thing Acapulco / 2009 Eos Komfort / 1997 Jetta GT / 2002 Cabrio GLX / 2002 Passat GLS / 1971 Super Beetle / 1993 EuroVan MV Westfalia / 1981 Pickup LX / 1985 Vanagon / 1986 Jetta GLI |
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AceTaylor Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2009 Posts: 137 Location: PERKASIE, PA
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2021 8:09 pm Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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Vanlife Geek Samba Member
Joined: September 19, 2014 Posts: 285 Location: CO
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2021 2:21 pm Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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Willow enjoying another great camp. We had to stay in a motel recently while waiting for my new fridge to be delivered and I can tell she much prefers the Westy and forest over motels. In the short time I've had Willow, she's developing into the best dog I've ever had. The perfect full-time van dog! Two nights ago I woke up to her barking, looked outside and a moose was walking through camp. Not much gets by her. As I was writing this, she chased/herded a chipmunk out of the screen room.
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bobbyblack Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2015 Posts: 4332 Location: United States, Iowa
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2021 2:27 pm Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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Just for fun.. I dislike dogs going into the woods, then into my van or house... But some of my family doesn't seem to think I have a very good point. I've just had too many cases of Lymes.
_________________ '87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch |
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Vanlife Geek Samba Member
Joined: September 19, 2014 Posts: 285 Location: CO
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2021 2:47 pm Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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bobbyblack wrote: |
Just for fun.. I dislike dogs going into the woods, then into my van or house... But some of my family doesn't seem to think I have a very good point. I've just had too many cases of Lymes.
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In my case, I pretty much live in the forest, making it her back yard, so not much choice. Fortunately, I tend to hang out during the summer months at the higher elevations of the Rockies, and the tick season is very short in the spring. When I lived in the Midwest, tick season was all summer, along with all manner of nasty bugs that are mainly absent from higher altitudes. We just have to deal with common flies, which cover the planet and probably Hell. And mud... as I write this, it's pouring outside, so it's probably going to be messy. _________________ Vanlife Geek
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Schnippzle Samba Member
Joined: February 04, 2021 Posts: 288 Location: Swede in London, UK
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2021 12:40 am Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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Some excellent-looking dogs on-show here. |
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Vanlife Geek Samba Member
Joined: September 19, 2014 Posts: 285 Location: CO
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 10:45 am Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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Willow is becoming the best vanlife dog ever! During our long camps, she fully explores the area and may visit other campsites, especially if they have a dog, but always comes when I call her and is never a real pest to neighboring campers. Everyone seems to love her. Good girl, Willow!
This picture is from our last camp at one of my favorite dispersed camping sites in Roosevelt National Forest. I've camped here many times over the last 25 years and am sure to return again. This site is at about 8,300' and is located just a few miles from the Wild Basin entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park.
Best yard ever! Here's a new portrait I really like of her basking in the sun against a patch of wildflowers just outside the van.One day I noticed she lined up all of her toys in a row just outside the screen room, including a gross new one she found. This is unfortunately a relatively common occurrence of her finding various feet, spines, jawbones, etc. and then brings them back to camp as some kind of trophy.
She likes laying on my new ARB fridge. I just got the transit bag to help protect it.
The fridge also makes a better vantage point for viewing squirrels and such, apparently.
I added a Willow Photo Gallery on my website if anyone is interested: https://www.vanlifegeek.com/gallery-willow.htm
Here's a gallery of my last dog Loki in and around the van. He's gone, but not forgotten. https://www.vanlifegeek.com/gallery-8.htm _________________ Vanlife Geek
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1972 Bug (Last year you could buy a new one for under $2,000)
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22568 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 12:43 pm Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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Love the pups.
Just lost my 14 year old Lab Shep mix.
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Vanlife Geek Samba Member
Joined: September 19, 2014 Posts: 285 Location: CO
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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Abscate wrote: |
Love the pups.
Just lost my 14 year old Lab Shep mix.
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Sorry to hear about your loss. 14 years is a pretty good run, though. _________________ Vanlife Geek
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khughes Samba Member
Joined: July 13, 2013 Posts: 736 Location: Phoenix AZ
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 1:42 pm Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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Abscate wrote: |
Love the pups.
Just lost my 14 year old Lab Shep mix.
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14 years is definitely a good run, but it's never long enough for a beloved family member. Sorry to hear _________________ '86 Westy FAS GenV Turbo (Marvin) |
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Schnippzle Samba Member
Joined: February 04, 2021 Posts: 288 Location: Swede in London, UK
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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Abscate wrote: |
Love the pups.
Just lost my 14 year old Lab Shep mix.
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Sorry for your loss. |
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thomast Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2006 Posts: 228
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 5:31 am Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22568 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 7:15 am Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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Thanks for the love, people.
The 15 year old Queen Bee cat is feeling it most, she gets up with me at 0600 and goes around the house to touch all the remaining animals each morning. _________________ .ssS! |
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jcannon Samba Member
Joined: January 07, 2006 Posts: 126
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Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 8:10 am Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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Our dog "Bear" in his favorite position. He was 6 when we got him from a dog rescue. When we bought the Westy he jumped over the back seat as if he knew where he was going. Bear owned the area behind the back seat. Sometimes he wouldn't leave the Westy so we'd open the hatch and he'd sleep or watch from his elevated bed.
He passed into the great dog beyond at 13.
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andyhess Samba Member
Joined: July 07, 2020 Posts: 1 Location: New Orleans, LA
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:25 am Post subject: Re: Let's see pics of your dogs in your van |
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