All of us have run into the problem once in awhile when traveling that the hotel ect. isn’t pet friendly and we find ourselves sneaking in the dog, and constantly hushing it.

Thats no fun for either one of you.

A few websites help me out. If you guys know of any others post 'em here.

www.petswelcome.com
www.dogfriendly.com
www.takeyorupet.com
www.firstclasspettravel.com

oops sorry…

www.takeyourpet.com

We’ve travelled from CA to FL and from FL to IA. La Quinta and Red Roof Inn take dogs. Some other hotels that take them wanted to charge really high pet fees, but these places were reasonable. Sometime Cinnamon got her very own bed, too!

I’ve used www.dogfriendly.com and can vouch for them. Also check out the cities where you are going. Where I live, for example San Francisco will allow dogs on Pier 39 and all around downtown, but Santa Cruz bans them from just about everywhere – which is interesting as I thought it would be the other way around. Monterrey and Carmel are very dog friendly as well.

Santa Cruz bans dogs from almost anywhere now? I would have never thought that of Santa Cruz. I grew up in Cupertino and hung out in Santa Cruz ALOT as a teenager (many moons ago). How is San Jose about dogs now? I moved from San Jose to Texas in 1993. It wasn’t pet friendly back then as I recall.

I’m surprised about Santa Cruz as well. Dogs are prohibited on the Boardwalk and on the Wharf (except locked in cars!). They are allowed on one beach, but that’s it. And there’s flak about that beach, too. I guess the free spirited hippies don’t like dogs. shrugs

San Jose isn’t too bad. Remember Valley Fair Mall? They did a huge expansion called Santana Row – it’s an outdoor mall – complete with stores like Gucci, Burberry, Ferrigamo, and wonderful restaurants. Many of the restaurants have outside seating and they allow dogs. Dogs are also allowed in most of the stores. There are doggie waste bags all over. We hang out there on the weekends a lot. Free concerts, etc, and you cannot beat it for socializing your dog! Jimmy didn’t even flinch at the fireworks.

I went to Santana Row a few years ago (my parents are still in Cupertino). It was really cool. I don’t recall any dogs there though…maybe that is a newer feature they added since I was there. It sounds great! How “nice” that Santa Cruz allows you to lock your dog up in the car. Can you get anymore backwards?

my dog is going to oregon in a couple weeks if you know of any great places please reply

Our experience when moving from Arizona to North Carolina last May was that those services mentioned in the first post were really helpful, providing accurate advice regarding their dog friendliness. In fact, all of them gave us handicapped rooms for the night because they were located on the first floor and the rooms are much larger so they could accomodate wheelchairs. We had a great experience traveling cross country with Astrid. She thought if was the cooooolest thing ever!

Dogs are allowed on most CITY beaches in California, however not the STATE beaches, go figure.

South Fla is relatively dog-friendly. Orlando, not so much (yet! I’m workin on it)!
This is a fab website, by a friend. Great for travel info in the sunshine state: www.floridapets.net

When traveling, it’s best to have dog in a crate, on lead, or seat belted in. Always make sure you have
bags, dog(s) on non-retractable lead(s) (for your/your dog’s/other’s safety), with collar and ID. Obey all rules.

I was wondering does anyone know the best airline for traveling with large dogs?

Some airlines have a weight requirement. I’ve just researched on the airline sights directly like www.alaskaairlines.com and www.southwestairlines.com. You can find out what the requirements are and if they are allowed in the cabin or not.

Alaska accepts pets but not southwest!

I flew Mack home, from Houston. It’s something I hope to never have to experience again (he had to be in cargo). Although now a lot of rules for flying have changed!