Taking dog on holiday

pollyanna24

We have a 10 week old pup (taking her out for the first time tomorrow! :j ) and are training her to be okay in the car (our last dog was a nightmare with travelling).

We are thinking of not bothering with a holiday abroad this year and just want to go somewhere in England. What kind of things are suitable for a doggie, i.e. accommodation, barges etc?

Please feel free to move if you think this should be in the travel section.

Justie

there are lots of cottages etc that accept one or two dogs - good holidays with dogs will give you a load of sites. A barge might work. The only problem with taking a dog is that you don't want to leave them somewhere unfamiliar on their own for too long but there are lots of places you can take them. There are lots of hotels that will take dogs too - one in Newcastle that's quite posh will also walk your dog for you if you're out for part of the day (sorry can't remember what it's called). Obviously if puppy isn't housetrained then that's more difficult. But if you want her to go places with you then start as you mean to go on our dog goes all over the place with us even though it was unsettling for him to begin with (he's a rescue) he now enjoys it and prefers it to going to the sitters.

lab-lover

hi there, we are holidaying with our labrador this year for the first time. we have booked for a weeks holiday at the lake district. i know after hours of trawling through different websites that loads of places at lake district allow dogs. Most say, well behaved(obviously), some say small dogs and your never usually allowed to leave them alone in accomodation.
Lots , in fact most accomadation is self catering cottages in lakes. thats as much info as i can think, hope this helps a bit.

Bagpuss741

We have a touring caravan so we take our dog in that, the only problem I have is that she takes over the bed:rotfl:

tiff

We take our dog camping. Our old dog was a nightmare in the car, but our pup who is 17 weeks has been in his crate in the boot since day one and is fantastic. Loads of campsites take dogs, some make astronomical charges but most charge £1 or so per night in addition to the pitch/person price. The rules are usually that you have to keep a dog on a lead and never left on it's own.

hayleyc_2

We stayed in a cottage in the lake district with our dog, and had a really good holiday. As others have said, it might say 'well-behaved' or 'small dog' and you aren't supposed to leave the dog alone in the house. In our case, we did leave the dog alone for a couple of hrs when we went out for a meal one night but only because we knew he wouldn't damage anything and he'd been for a long run beforehand so we knew he'd settle to sleep. Obviously in your case with a young pup, you may still have issues with chewing and house-training when you go away so probably best to stick to the rules!

If you look on the Dogs Trust website they have links with dog-friendly accomodation and get a percentage of the money if you mention them when booking so it's a great way to give a bit to a doggy charity too!

Hayley

just found the link:

http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/howtohelp/corporatehelp/partners/welcomeholidays/

my_gorgeous_ellie-belle

Dogs trust website is great advice.....not very money saving but i think you can take a dog to Centreparcs, you would obviously need to tell them in advance.

hambrook

Camping camping - woof!

tiff

Charlie says, he cant wait to go camping for the first time. (I cant wait to get out there again, either)

southwestmaid

I believe that this company in Cornwall, Devon and Somerset allow dogs on their sites, not sure if it applies to all of them but I know they are allowed at their Westward Ho! site. http://www.johnfowlerholidays.com/

mirrorimage0

bunn leisure in selsey as well, they charge £40. per week for dog, but they also have a campsite dont know how much that is