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I’ve heard its a two edged sword. If you leave it slid in, your asking for a potential mold and mildew issue. If you leave it out, especially without substantial blocking you run the risk of both: a lock-up if there’s any kind of ground shift, and water penetration (seal failure). I would imagine, a lot would depend on where you’re going to store it. Aizona is not Washington state.
Nice article. Thanks.
Eugene
Gordon J,
All you need for your dog to enter Canada is current shot records and copy of Rabies certificate. I have been through there several times with my Cocker and have never been questioned about her, but the first time I wouldn’t have the papers and thats when they would ask, don’t take a chance. Jeanette
Gordon J,
To add to Jeanette’s comments, the rabies vaccine must be at least 6 weeks old and not more than 3 years old. You must have the *original* document signed by the vet – the rabies tag is not enough and neither is a photo-copy. I am Canadian. I have only been asked once for the papers and I didn’t have them. The customs officer was threatening to send my back into the US to find a vet before she would let me back into Canada. Fortunately, I was able to talk to a higher up and got off with a warning. But I was anxious for quite a while. Now our vet certificate is with our passports.
Same with me. I’ve taken my dog’s shot record’s and last vet visit. I’ve been told they also need something showing how old they are. When I went through the border I wasn’t even questioned.
When ever I have taken a dog across the border the Canadians have never really bother asking about the shot records but coming back into the USA the ey almost always asked to see the shot records,
. The shot records have to be done 30 days before entering Canada.
Ralph
Check out the Canadain border website. When my wife and I traveled to Alaska in 2005 the web site said we needed a “Certificate of Health” for our dogs. We got the certificate but the border agents never asked for them or even seem to care we had dogs. So Canada was very dog friendly to us.
If you are going into Canada through Sweetgrass, Montana as we wedre when we realized the records were home, you can find a big animal vet to give the vaccine there.
We passed on the eartag for our cat Pumpkin.
I have a 2005 Montana with 2 slides. I leave the slides in when I store it, but I also cover the unit. I store it in Camp Verde, AZ. So far no problems.
On the slide issue — depends where you are and what conditions are. Extended you tend to lose heat quicker plus there’s not much insulation on the bottom of the slide units. Key thing is to keep the seals properly lubed to maintain flexibility. On our class A we leave main saloon slides extended but close the two in the bedroom. Less space to heat. We also maintain 50 degrees to keep out the mold.