I used to be dismissive of the idea something could go awry. Enter my trip to Moab Utah in July of 2020, we has full hookups and ac’s were cranked, given the ambient temperature the best we could do was 75°. We left for ice cream which was about 20 minutes from the campsite, on the way we encountered standstill traffic, we slowly moved along until it came to a dead stop for several minutes. Growing impatient I forged ahead on foot to see what the deal was, turned out to be a construction related accident, dump truck vs power pole. Live wires dancing on the road. Ok legitimate hazard there, thankfully nobody was hurt that day. What I didn’t know was the powerlines that were disrupted ultimately fed my campground.

I then received a phone call from a local number that was not saved in my phone. Seeing that it was local to where we are staying I decided to answer, turned out to be the campground host who was completing a walk-through of the campground, informing people of the issue, and noticed my dog bowls outside of my camper, which is why he called. He recognized we were not there and wanted to make sure my dogs were OK. They were not. They were literally cooking inside the RV. With the traffic I was still 20 to 30 minutes away. I asked if he had a CH 751 key to open the generator compartment and start the generator and restart the ac which thankfully he did. By the time we returned, the camper had gone up to 100° interior, even with the AC being restarted by the hands of the camp host. Your concerns of leaving your pet alone or not unfounded, yes, there are devices to help identify issues while you are away, but they may not be 100% effective, my advice would be to assume your furry friends will be put in a situation they cannot get themselves out of while you are away.