To expect pet friendly to mean a dog can go everywhere

[Fluffyelephant]

We arrived yesterday in a holiday house for a family trip that was booked because the place described itself as pet friendly. On arrival though we were presented with very intense written rules regarding dogs - they were in bold and used terms like ‘under absolutely no circumstances with no exception can your dog…’

If we had been told these rules in advance we would never have paid to stay here as they absolutely won’t work for our dog and we know that. The main rule causing issue is that he’s only actually allowed in the living room and part of the hall so 75% of the house is off limits including the stairs. He’s well behaved and good natured and is a breed that doesn’t shed hair. But he’s a clingy breed and follows us around and always sleeps on the floor by our bed otherwise he gets very distressed.

The owners know a dog was coming because we told them and we paid an extra £50. But none of these rules were mentioned. If he caused damage then of course I would pay (as I would if it was caused by a child or adult) but this seems to be rules to preemptively prevent any damage from occurring in the first place.

Last night in an attempt to follow the rules I tried sleeping on the two seat sofa in the living room next to dog but this was horrendous so we just came upstairs. My partner says it’s impossible to relax so we’ll just have to drive gone today!

I feel like places say ‘pet friendly’ to get your money when they actually aren’t at all! AIBU?

I dread to think what your view on children in the house is! 🤣

I would say those rules are displayed to assure non pet owners that animals haven't been all over the place. In your circumstances I would ignore it.

OP isn't asking whether she should be able to take a dog upstairs.

You should have been told the rules beforehand so you could have made an informed decision. It certainly doesn't sound very pet friendly.

So many entitled dog owners on here. It’s disgusting to have dogs on a bed 🙈 I never book “pet friendly” accommodation because I assume CF previous guests will have let their pets slobber and climb all over everything 😷😷😷

I'd just ignore those rules if they weren't stated anywhere before you arrived, they seem extremely strict and I would expect them to be given to you at the booking confirmation stage at the latest.

I'd consider not allowing dogs on the furniture and not leaving them alone in the property to be "standard" rules, any further restrictions seems OTT in a pet friendly property.

I Would ignore the rules and let your dog go wherever he/she wants to go. Your dog doesn’t shed. I take throws with me to put on the furniture etc. I would definitely put a review mentioning the restrictions so other people will know before making their booking.

How to show you know nothing about dogs in one post lol

Yanbu - and yes it is totally normal that dogs are allowed access to all rooms if placeis advertised as per friendly and you paid an extra fee.

Please don't let the dog upstairs as that's gross for future guests.

Just a suggestion - if even the fact there has been a dog present in the room at some point is gross, you could filter for 'pets not allowed' accommodation only, no?

I’d bet it’s because the cleaners take more time and charge more if dog hair is all over carpets and bedding . Also if they let dogs upstairs they may think you also let the dog on the bed.

I suppose everyone’s personal views on dog friendly differ but when it’s about business it’s either dog friendly or not.

If you choose to go home I’d ask for my money back and clearly state in an email why

KatharinaRosalie · Today 12:05
Please don't let the dog upstairs as that's gross for future guests.

It’s advertised as pet friendly. If that bothers you, look for no pets allowed. Not difficult, is it?

On the contrary, there seems to be lot of dog haters here, yourself included. Considering there are considerably more holiday homes that don’t allow pets then of course it makes sense that you wouldn’t choose pet friendly. Hardly rocket science. Personally I would far rather share space with a dog than some posters.

I think here lays the problem .
So if a place is dog friendly that means they have access to ruin sofas and beds ?
Blanket or no blanket it’s no your home by all means take your dog but keep it off beds and sofas .

YANBU. I have had the same experience before, and I just allowed my dogs free roam of the house because there's no way they'd sleep downstairs without being distressed when I was upstairs. I let the owner know when I left, and specified how upset I was to have paid extra to bring my dogs only to be confronted with restrictions that were not included in the listing and would have meant that I would never have booked that property.

Exactly- if ther rules are so strict, then it should be clear a the time of booking, not on arrival.

OP didn't even say she was planning to have the dog sleeping on the bed.

I totally agree. But this should be 100% clear at the time of booking.

We did have one dog that would sleep on settee and jump on our bed, as she was adopted as a 5 year old and was used to it. We always brought a SK size clean sheet to cover settee and bed, and ensured we always used it the same way up.

We let our dog sleep with us in a holiday home as we know he wouldn't cause damage and doesn't moult. There's no way he'd have settled on his own in a strange house. He sleeps downstairs at home but couldn't do that to him in a holiday home. To be honest I'd ignore it. I understand why they say it as they want to avoid damage to bedding and no accidents upstairs. Bit I'd just ignore it especially as they didn't make it clear.

We’re staying in a bungalow on a holiday park week after next. Mum has booked it and she says no dog on furniture or beds. So I know. She knows. Ddog 🤔. We’ll take lots of blankets for him to sit/snooze on. We’ll take his bed for him to sleep in and that’ll be in my room. He may start in there but I’m going to struggle to stop him if he sneaks stealthily onto (and even into if he’s cold) my bed in the middle of the night. I’ll try!

You are not being unreasonable. These stipulations should have been in the listing. Listing should have said pets welcome with the following rules. I would assume a pet friendly place to stay is just that, pet friendly

Tbh if it definitely did not say this anywhere when you booked or in information immediately sent to you after so you could cancel I would just ignore these rules and just give everywhere a good hoover after.

I wouldn't assume dog friendly meant dogs upstairs unless it specifically said so.Yabu.

Gensola · Today 11:56
So many entitled dog owners on here. It’s disgusting to have dogs on a bed 🙈 I never book “pet friendly” accommodation because I assume CF previous guests will have let their pets slobber and climb all over everything 😷😷😷

Which is precisely why you can choose. Personally, I’m more concerned about the hygiene and habits of some human guests!

I’ve been in this situation and let my dog sleep upstairs. I hoovered as we left and all was fine. Booking said ‘completely dog friendly’ and I paid a dog deposit! So imagine my shock when I arrived it basically stipulated dogs in the kitchen and boot room only!

We had that a few years ago. Also paid extra and on arrival it was basically dog confined to kitchen. The living room was upstairs. It was more likely to cause damage eg the kitchen door was scratched presumably by dogs trying to get to owners not used to being shut in. We barely used the living room as a result.