March 4, 2021
Once we got home, after checking the rig was in a good spot, Bruce went inside and got Nox. Nox was so excited to see us. She was whining with excitement and her entire body wiggled as her tail wagged.
Bruce wanted to show Nox what is going to be her new home. He had to encourage her to climb up the stairs to take a look in the RV. She doesn’t like the RV steps.
Maybe I Can Go Around? 
Hmm, How to Get Up? 
I Don’t Know If I Want Climb the Steps. 
Really, You Want Me to Climb the Stairs? 
Okay, I’ll Try. 
Oh, I Can Do This! 
Up, Up 
Almost to the Top 
Looking Around
Retirement RV Dream 
And then she enters and squats. Scent marking. Something for which the ladies are well-known.
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She was a very good dog and didn’t scent mark. That may be in the future, but I hope not!
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Hehehe… :waits patiently:
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duunnn dunnn… duuuunnnn duun… duuunnnnnnnn dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnn dunnnn
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Some of us need more encouragement than the rest of us.
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She was so cute, running around the steps to see if she could get to Bruce without getting on the steps.
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You might need to start a second blog soon…Nox’s Adventures on the Road!
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🙂
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We upgraded our steps pretty quickly. The original ones were too narrow, too shallow, and not suitable for me or our dogs. The new ones are a piece of cake! We let our dogs and cats meet the camper in small groups for 15 minutes or an hour at a time, depending on what was going on. That way, when they were staying in it the first time, it wouldn’t be so scary. It was great! They are big fans of the electric fireplace and the recliners with the seat heaters!
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What type of steps did you get? Our idea is to slow introduce Nox to the RV.
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We bought these: https://www.etrailer.com/s.aspx?qry=Rv+folding+Steps
The dogs didn’t hesitate to use them! Plus, with 4 steps rather than 3, each step is smaller and easier for short legs (mine as well as the dogs).
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Thanks. These do look like our steps. Nox doesn’t like the metal, so we are thinking about getting step covers.
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You obviously got better stairs than we did in your original model! We had some very deep wooden stairs for years that my husband would store on the road and then put in place. The dogs loved those! We had carpet treads on them so that they could get traction. I liked them, too. But they became too heavy to deal with for him, so we upgraded the stairs. It could be that by then, the few years of the trailer and the wooden stairs had trained our dogs to accept the trailer stairs.
Step covers do sound like a good idea. The metal gets too hot in the summer, too cold in the winter, and little traction. Good luck with figuring out what is right for you and Nox!
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Thanks – I didn’t think about them getting hot. I wouldn’t want her to burn her feet.
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