The number one reason folks get RVs is so they can travel with their pets.
I've been 24/7 fulltiming for 8 years. I see lots of lab mixes in the RV parks. My 6 pound dog gravitates towards them because he is a clown and labs are playful, so they are generally instant friends.
When I fist got my dog and got him settled and housebroken, my neighbors helped me train him to stay alone quietly. Now it's a breeze. When I say "STAY" he knows I am going to lock him inside and go somewhere without him. When i say "WAIT" it means you are coming too, when I get everything ready. I only use the wait when he is getting antsy. Like he sees me organize garbage and 99% of the time I walk him and the garbage out together.
Sometimes I tie him up outside the office to pop in for something. I tell him WAIT and he knows to sit there for a short time til I come back.
When I return from where ever, I reward him with a walk, even if it's just a short one. Like I shop with my RV, so I come back out with groceries. I take the dog and the cart to the front of the store. He loves this cart return!
I used to workamp and I looked for the type of jobs where he would be welcome, so I had all outside work. When I was at the hunter's station, he was there working with me during my entire shift. When I hauled garbage for the state park, he rode with me in the cart. When I cleaned campsites, he was there with me. Even cleaning restrooms, I put him tied up at the door with my cleaning sign.
I had bouts of insomnia, so I often cleaned the RR at 3 or 4 am. I about gave a man a heart attack one night. I was just opening the men's door to come outside, I had finished cleaning at 3am and I had just put the cleaning sign in the closet. I opened up the door to a big man about to reach for the door, standing there horrified to see a woman blocking the entrance. It was kind of funny.
I've never seen anyone thrown out of a campground because of their pet, but some have had visits from management urging them to get their pet under control... or else. I typically stay 1-4 weeks in a camp.
A few places I have stayed won't allow pets in tents because they don't want them left unattended zipped up in a tent.
The biggest problems I've seen is typically after folks have arrived on vacation and their pet has never been rving with them before, then the whole family takes off and leaves the hapless doggy locked up for the day. For some strange reason many folks leaves= the windows covered up. Then the poor dog either barks himself silly or howls pathetically all day long.
My doggy prefers all the shades up, so that is how I leave him. Sometimes if the stereo is already playing, I just leave it on for him. If it's not playing then I leave it off. I try to include him in my lifestyle so he isn't left alone much. My neighbors helped me train him to stay alone early on, stay quietly.
When I arrive at a camp, as quick as I can get parked and the electricity working, I leave everything else for later, and take my pooch on a tour of the campground or trails or both. When I come back, I can tether him while I finish up my outside work and he tends to play with a toy waiting on me to finish.
Another mistake is thinking that the 6 foot leash rule applies on your RV lot. Usually you can use a decent tether for your dog to be on while you are outside with him. If the site was really small, I used 2 screw stakes, run a line, then used a snap hook to attach his leash to the line. Other times I just tie his tether to my front steps and make sure he can't reach the neighbors.
He is friendly but protective. If my neighbors are friendly I try to let them let my dog give them a brief sniff. Then he doesn't feel the need to bark at them when they come and go. My current dog-less neighbor says he loves the extra security. For some reason when my neighbor has company, my dog feels the need to alert the media. I joked with my neighbor, well no one is sneaking up on you either!
When I go inside, he comes inside with me, when I go out, he goes outside with me. Generally he likes to sit in a chair next to me when we are outside.
Many RV parks have added dog runs and dog parks. I suggested this to an owner in Georgia as outloud wishful thinking. I was shocked that on my next visit there she said "I took your advice. Go see our new dog park!"
So my vote is YES, go get your puppy!
Include him/her in your life and keep them well exercised and never give up on training.
My dog is 7 years old and I am still training him. Which at the time I got him, I had no idea that 2 years later I would take up bicycle riding. My pooch rides in my front basket nearly everywhere I go. He loves the wind in his fur!
Before my RV days, I've had 4 different lab mixes from the pound. They were all so much fun and a thrill to own.
I found my dog needs 3 water dishes. One inside, one outside and a collapsible one I use on the bike and at the dog parks. When traveling I often map out dog parks along the route. We stop, take a break there. My dog has been to countless dog parks this way! It's far nicer than a welcome station on an interstate.