Roberta

All the info I can find is several years old, with broken links. I think we would like to rent one for a least one day we are at the Fort, maybe two. Are there better deals to be had than Disney's? Can they deliver to the Fort? Thanks in advance.

Thanks, but she no longer has separation anxiety. Our trainer explained to us that is caused by her thinking she is Alpha of the family. Therefore, if we left, she felt like we were doing wrong because she didn't give us permission to leave. As soon as she found out that are in charge, and now has a routine for when we leave, she does fine alone. We have only tested her for 30 minutes at a time so far, but she has been laying down waiting for us to come back and tell her what she is supposed to be doing. She has not chewed up a single thing since she has been here, except a dog toy, which

Joan and the rest of our family send lots of love to yours. None of this would have possible with you two. This evening, one of our cats came in. We used the "leave it" command. It took her hearing it three times before she would quit looking at the cat (which is a requirement) so I know it wasn't one that was easy for her. Even so, after the command was given the third time, she turned around and went about her business. Then she got a bacon treat. The cats were not around while trainer was here so I anticipated much more trouble with then showed up. Joan chases them and barks at the

Oh, yes! We started giving her ice on the first night she was here. Our oldest dog loves ices as well, so that one didn't come as a surprise. We bought a bag of baby carrots, and she LOVES them. Our other dogs, of course, want nothing to do with them. We used some of them in our training session today for her big rewards. Used tiny bacon training treats for repetitions. We covered so much territory in our session today. Our trainer is amazing and said Joan is amazingly smart so caught on extremely quickly. To be honest, Joan is easier to train than we are. We have a lot of practice to alph

I do honestly believe she was born to be a part of our family. She came to us in a round about way, but she was meant to be here. We have all bonded completely, and I can't imagine life without her. We all love her dearly and she shows her love back to us. She is a Disney girl for sure. She has a Baymax stuffed doll that she sleeps with. She could easily tear it limb for limb, but doesn't. She carries it gently and keeps it on the couch during the day. We found out that she loves balls! She found a tennis ball outside and was so excited. Now she gets to play fetch a few times a day. She lo

Not even 9 months old yet! Will continue to grow until 2 years of age. Starts obedience training with private trainer and our entire family, on Thursday evening. Four weeks of that and then she will graduate to service dog training. It may move faster as she is a super smart dog and doesn't need a million repetitions of things.

She is a genuinely beautiful girl, who is laying here with her head on my lap. She will be a service dog for my disabled oldest son. She has been a clearly a much loved and well cared for dog, and will continue to be, just by our family now instead.

This is very true! I would rather camp with a loop full of dogs running loose, than people running loose. I would rather clean up someone's dog poop, than listen to people being really loud. We clean up plenty of dog poop in our own yard everyday that I probably wouldn't even notice I was doing it. Force of habit. I'm not advocating people letting dogs run loose, or not clean up after them, just saying it would be much less of a trip-killer than human noise or trash. Our dogs can just never visit the Fort due to the lifestyle they are used to, which is running loose on 8 acres all

We just won't bring our dogs to the Fort. We are away too long at the parks. Even if we came back to camp every few hours, our dogs would go nuts being unable to run around most of the time. Our dogs do camp with us at state parks all the time. However, they are never alone at the site. They go where we go as that is a different type of camping. When we go camping at the beach, where they are not allowed on the beach, we take turns hanging around the site with them. Disney just doesn't seem like a fun place for our dogs, they are much happier staying home with other family members. As

We are all very excited to meet Joan. Even our neighbor (we only have one, and she's on the other side of woods) is super excited. Dogs are her life, she lives on retirement and volunteers full time at North Florida Animal Rescue. Even our youngest son, who is 23 and usually wrapped up in his own life and not interested in family things, is very anxious. He's been doing a lot of research on German Shepherds and talking about Joan a lot.

I love that quote! We are definitely rednecks, from WV. But we are quiet and considerate rednecks. Thanks for the heads up about hearing the fireworks. We will make sure he has his gun range headphones. I'm not sure what they are really called, but they block out noise and I think they are made for people to use at gun ranges. Our son doesn't have flashbacks, or flip out or anything. He just suffers anxiety. I'm thankful for that. I wouldn't take him anywhere near WDW if he had severe episodes that could be frightening for others. I have seen some that have those and say my prayers of than

I am praying hard that everything will work out. Joan is so very beautiful that I literally cried when I saw her. The hardest part will be letting her be our son's service dog and not my special girl. I've had a sweet spot for German Shepherds and Great Danes since I was a little girl. Interestingly, of all the dogs (and cats) that we have ever had, we have never intentionally set out to acquire them. They just sort of find their way to us, where they live until ripe old ages. The entrance to our property is a what I call a Realtor's nightmare. As you drive through the little wooded ar

Thank so much! Do you find loop 2000 overly noisy? We are actually Disney veterans and did rent an ECV in December, for the last half of our trip. It worked out great with the buses from the hotel, but I was concerned about so many transfers within the Fort that that other folks may get annoyed. I also tend to over think everything. We are avid campers and I've camped since birth. All of my kids have grown up camping, and now my grandchildren are as well. It's just been so many years since I've been the Fort, and reading things on different boards around the internet had me filled

Andrew Roberts, We have discussed it as a family and we will give your girl a good home. We have no problem with having a dog with separation anxiety. The dog we rescued from a ditch had severe separation anxiety, although he is getting better. Three members of our family are almost always home. We thought he had been hit by a car, but he actually had tick paralysis and is healthy now, just a tad emotional. This is what put us behind in getting a service dog. He needed lots of time an attention, but he is now a strong secure dog. Can't be alone though, which is not a problem with our famil

Yeah, that's what I would do if someone came behind me while I was trying to back into a camp site. I would just drive the loop. I am way to self conscience to even try in front of anyone yet. The church thing is a good idea. My mom works at the biggest church in town here, I think I could be permission to use their parking area during a weekday, when they don't use it. It's not paved, so will have to get some cones.

Thanks everyone. I think we will stick to the buses and boat for transportation. I'll look into the cost of a golf cart for a single day. It would be fun to go looping as a family. I am really looking forward to seeing the entire Fort. We don't plan on doing parks every day, and one day will just be spent at the Fort. We only have the Weekday Select annual pass, but even those five days, with no break, were a bit much in December. We need a down day. If we can fit it in the budget, we will rent one for our down day.

What is the problem with her? I mean, what is she doing that you want to re-home her? We are eventually looking for a GSD for a therapy dog for my son. The organization, in Tampa, has already approved him to have a dog trained free. We live in Lake City, FL on 8 rural acres. We have a 15 year old Newfoundland, who is past her life expectancy and a young dog that we recently rescued who was paralyzed in a ditch. I'm not sure the rest of my family would be ready to take on a new dog yet, but maybe since it's the perfect dog for therapy purposes. We are home all the time. My daughter and

Thank you! This makes me feel infinitely better. I'm sure your right, I just needed someone to tell me. I needed to hear it from the regulars. Thank you so much for the offer. I will fax in my request and explain about my son. You are so very kind, as is everyone here. I don't want to be obnoxious by quoting every post on here, but every single response has touched my heart and made me feel more confident. I am so glad the Fort has not turned into a luxury RV park, but still a family place. I know I will feel more comfortable when I get there. Everything about our worl

Our first trip to the Fort, in many many years, is coming up quickly. It's the first week of February. I have to admit that I'm scared. I'm nervous, anxious about the trip. I'm afraid of being put on loop 2000 with too much activity for my adult son with PTSD. I'm afraid because we are not renting a golf cart and not sure if we are allowed to drive around in a regular car. I'm afraid we won't be close enough to a restroom, and my son will get lost. I'm also afraid of not fitting in. Not physically fitting into the space, but looking like rednecks in our pop-up. We don't have decoration

Walmart here is definitely out. It's always packed full of RVs traveling. It's right off the interstate just over 2 hours from WDW, so we are a popular stopover. I am going to go to some smaller towns and stake out a parking lot somewhere to use. That does make me feel better. I always feel like I'm under so much pressure. And then I feel like I'm completely stupid and the only one on earth who can't do this. It's on my bucket list. I really, really want to learn. My husband would be nice and patience with me if nobody else is around. If so

I can't even back in my little pop-up. I'm too embarrassed to ever even try, so DH always does it. I wish I had somewhere I could go practice, in an open area. We have 8 acres, but it's all wooded except a small clearing for our house.

They should have made it take Magic Bands with PIN.

Thank you, everyone, for the info.

One more comfort station question, please - Do the CS on the tent loops have more stalls and showers than the others? I was reading where someone said the CS on their loop only had two toilet stalls, and two shower stalls. Doesn't seem enough for people that don't have their toilets and showers.

Thank you, ladies! They really need to add family restrooms. Despite disabilities, it is nice for a parents with several children of different genders. There is an age they may be uncomfortable being taken in the ladies room, but still too young to send in the men's room alone. Oh well, I'll deal with what they have, thanks.