To wonder why dogs are suddenly welcone at loads of hotels?

[Shellym13]

I'm allergic and ended up with streaming eyes and my inhaler on my last trip. Could hardly breath. Surely they should keep specific rooms aside and not give them to non dog owning guests!
I like dogs but not in a hotel restaurant or hotel room.

When we were in Canada we stayed in a cabin that had obviously had a dog in it before us. The cabin was scrupulously clean, but had that foul odour of wet dog which took a long time to dissipate even though we opened the windows to let the cold air blast through.

I think hotels and holiday cottage owners need to be aware what a massive turn off it is to have to stay in a smelly room and if possible should keep specific rooms for that purpose, or if non pet owners are due to be staying in them, allow a gap of more than a day to clear the air.

Although it's not harmful ( apart from to asthma sufferers) to me a room that smells of dog is just about as bad as smelling of smoke and I'm going to actively make a point of trying to avoid holiday locations that are dog friendly, so hoteliers etc. may want to take other peoples requirements into consideration when opening up what seems to be a lucrative market of dog lovers.

FWIW I don't have an issue with dogs being brought into country pubs provided they are well behaved.

The more expensive hotels allow them more in my experience. There is a fabulous one in Fowey that does. I wouldn't go back there though as some of the children were allowed to rampage through the hotel and it put me off.

On a hygiene issue it doesn't bother me at all, lots of humans are disgusting, ask any hotel chamber maid or find someone who has worked in catering.

In our hotel we allow dogs everywhere except the restaurant, and the carpeted bedrooms. The ones without carpet dogs are welcome in - oh of course our disabled access room too. We charge £25 per night per dog, but that includes food and use of a blanket and bowls (we have a lot of walkers and cyclists so try to help luggage a bit!). It also includes extra cleaning - and my housekeeper has very high standards!

We do get a lot of grief though! People who hate dogs. Dog owners who think it is outrageous we don't allow dogs in the restaurant. Owners of massive breeds when we wont allow two in a room (no space!). Owners where we ask they are kept on leads "but he hasn't got a lead" (we have spares). Owners where we ask the muddy dog is kept on the floor.

Mind you all of these are overshadowed by children, and the parents who are outraged by for example us not allowing football in the restaurant during Sunday lunch, or allow tag at 9pm on a Saturday night (same parents for both)

Blimey , didn't realise it was such an issue
On a train the other day , a dog was on the seat . No one raised an eyebrow

I think it's only as big an issue on MN. I don't know anyone in RL who dislikes dogs as much as MNetters appear to.

If you don't like dogs then don't go to dog friendly places, they're in the minority so it's not like you're going to really struggle to live a dog free life if you so wish.

Yuck I would not be able to stay in a room which allowed pets. Just totally puts me off. I am also allergic to pet hair. I stayed at a B&B a few years ago and while we eating breakfast the owners allowed their dog to beg for food at our table. They also allowed the dog in their kitchen while they were cooking our breakfast and I found a massive dog hair on my egg. Heave.

I know a few people who have asthma but own dogs and horses, so they wouldn't mind at all,

I don't mind in the slightest, i love dogs and i am glad it is getting easier for owners to take them out and about so they are not shut in at home all the time.

I don't dislike dogs Msgame. I have an issue with staying in hotel rooms/holiday lets that smell of dogs.

I inadvertently stayed in a dog friendly hotel, but as they seemed to restrict pets to certain rooms I was fine with that although it would have been better if the dog next door hadn't barked incessantly from 7.30am in the morning.

Genuine question and am not trying to be snarky. If you own a dog and bring them away with you, do you notice/are bothered if the accommodation has a dog smell ?

I noticed my local Dobbies now has a sign saying it's dog friendly (misses point of the thread entirely!). Really puts me off - I'm not a dog hater but I'm not a lover of wandering round shops with dogs in them.

Msgame I don't dislike dogs (I love animals!) I'm just incredibly allergic if I'm sleeping somewhere. If I stay with a friend with animals I take antihistamines several.days leading up to the night, and take inhalers with me and generally try to avoid doing so.

I'm fine day to day as I don't sleep places with animals. I had no idea hotels did this and have often struggled if there's any feather pillows (always ask to be remade up) it honestly hadn't crossed my mind to mention dogs. I've mentioned it on flights because of guide dogs etc

I was at a lovely B and B recently, the website mentioned in a cute way that they had a dog (a westie called Finlay). He greeted me on arrival. He then slept at my feet as I ate breakfast the next day. It didn't bother me one bit (apart from literally nearly tripping over him to get to the table), but I did think to myself about people who don't like dogs.

FrancisCrawford all Dobbies are dog friendly now

My DH isn't happy - it means any trip to Dobbies will take twice as long as I have to stop and make a fuss of every dog I see

I don't like children that is why I don't have any. We have taken our dog - now have 2 to a dog friendly hotel and she was fine and well behaved. In France people - often very smart ladies take their dogs into restaurants and no one bats an eye. I would rather sit next to someone with dogs than screaming badly behaved children.

Hotels know that often people with dogs have more money to spend than people with children that is why they are welcome

"I think it's only as big an issue on MN. I don't know anyone in RL who dislikes dogs as much as MNetters appear to"

And, apart from BIL, I don't know anyone who has the "love me love my dog" sense of entitlement that I see reported on MN.

Disclaimer, I grew up with dogs and don't have a problem with them. I don't love them, but nor do I dislike them. Now, cats are a different matter. I just adore them.

I very rarely see anyone posting about dogs with a sense of entitlement on here. I think at least every other day there is a new dog hating thread though, with what I consider absolute hysteria, particularly over hygiene or mortality rates.

I have given up posting on those because even with hard facts about risk, there is no changing people's opinions.

Still, everyone sees life through their own skewed view, including me.

What's good about cats is that they are independent so do not need to be taken on holiday, but there has been many a good thread about cat poo in gardens, one for another day perhaps.

Great to know that hotels take dogs. We've a trip planned. I'll see if I can get him into a travel lodge or similar.

We travel with our dog - he does not smell, we take him with us because he is quiet and well behaved and we love having him with us and he is not so keen on being left behind - the smell depends on the breed as does the amount of hair that the buggers shed.
I would not be happy with a doggy smell in an hotel room, never have we experienced it. Sometimes our dog is allowed in breakfast area, sometimes not - we flex and will eat out instead. Novotel are dog friendly, but we generally book with booking.com or airbnb both have a "pet friendly" button - so finding somewhere that's happy to welcome your pooch is not hard.
I do sympathise with those who are allergic - I am allergic to horses and my allergy is so severe I even have to avoid humans who like to hang out with horses too....but that is something I have to manage, any mention on the accommodation website about horse riding nearby has me running a mile!

It's worth remembering that at Travel Lodge you can't leave the dogs in the room and go out.