There is pretty much only one answer to this question, NO! The only way I’ve ever seen this work is couples that bring their own RV or Camper. Couples is the key word, between work and play, there is not a lot of time for an animal and you need someone to help.
Bringing an animal to a seasonal job is just a bad idea. Seasonal work is all about spontaneity, it’s at the core of what makes these jobs and people so much fun. You can’t really just take off on an overnight rafting trip if you have to be home to feed your dog and take it out to the bathroom. Having to stay home on your days off and miss the adventures just isn’t worth it. Almost all employee housing I’ve ever seen does not allow it, and I’ve seen people let go on the spot for getting caught with a dog.
When you’re living the seasonal worker lifestyle, most people don’t know where they’ll be in a year. Amazing opportunities come up all of the time. Say you’re a ticket scanner in Breckenridge for the winter and you’re favorite new co-worker just happens to be a restaurant manager in the Tetons in the summer. They might offer you an awesome gig tending bar with good housing…..and then you have to turn it down because you can’t bring your pet. It just closes too many doors to be worth it.
Don’t get me wrong, one of the big reasons my seasonal journey is coming to an end is my wife and I are ready to grow some roots so we can get our own place and get a dog. We know how unfair this life would be to a dog. The last few shoulder seasons we have been road tripping for weeks at a time trying to see as much of the US as possible. If we had an animal with us we would never be able to do all of the crazy things we’ve done.
