cottage rental with dogs - nightmare!

notakid

Last year I rented a holiday cottage in Whity and found that i couldn't leave my dog in the property whilst we went out. Not because of terms and conditions but just because he was freaked out! He isn't an anxious dog and he did well with the six hour train journey but he just couldn't settle in a strange house. We had to take him out with us whenever we went out.

Strangely enough it didn't really limit us as there were lots of places which welcomed dogs and allowed you to take them in to eat! I've found that in more rural/seaside places dogs are very welcome.

zaksmum

Mrs_Boo_Boo wrote: »

My parents have a holiday cottage and always welcome dogs. In over 20 years they have not had any trouble. In fact I'm sure they have had more business as a result. I'm not sure what the wording of the agency they use says,but I'm sure people leave their dogs there when they go out. They have a stair gate which people sometimes use to contain them and have an enclosed patio area. If the agency rang them to confirm I know they would be in agreement to allow people to leave their pets.
I remember years ago a woman brought her cat once. Can't really enforce taking that anywhere!

Where is the cottage, Mrs BooBoo?

marmitepotato

When we take our boxers on holiday with us, they are also on holiday. They come with us everywhere and if we can't take them, then we don't go. I usually surf the web looking for touristy things to do where we can take the dogs near to where we are staying. That way we know we can always take the dogs, if a park or venue doesn't accept dogs then we don't go. We don't eat out, I cook, we have takeaways, sometimes we sit outside a pub with them. They are never left, not for a minute. I wouldn't expect any cottage owner to be happy about dogs being left alone in their property no matter how trustworthy a dog is.

There are loads of great suggestions of what to do with them if you want a day out without them. Putting them in a nearby kennel is a good idea, but if you do that, don't forget to take their vaccination cards, as boarding kennels won't accept a dog without one now.


Good luck op, hope you have a great holiday.

nerak_y

Thank you :-)

We have found one on ebay and the lady is happy for the dogs to be there providing we hoover before leaving (i always do this even without dogs in tow).

I agree with marmitepotato, it is the dogs holiday too and they will get more exercise than they'll know what to do with :-) We do not plan on being out every night for food or away for whole days, but knowing we can pop to the next town for tesco or into the local restaurant for dinner one night makes a difference to us.

We have a gorgeous detached cottage on the sea front in the Moray Firth, renowned for it's dolphins. Apparently they can be seen from the cottage often along with a seal colony!! Can't wait now!

Thanks again for all the very helpful advice from you dog lovers :T xx

chris_n_tj

nerak_y wrote: »

Thank you :-)

We have found one on ebay and the lady is happy for the dogs to be there providing we hoover before leaving (i always do this even without dogs in tow).

I agree with marmitepotato, it is the dogs holiday too and they will get more exercise than they'll know what to do with :-) We do not plan on being out every night for food or away for whole days, but knowing we can pop to the next town for tesco or into the local restaurant for dinner one night makes a difference to us.

We have a gorgeous detached cottage on the sea front in the Moray Firth, renowned for it's dolphins. Apparently they can be seen from the cottage often along with a seal colony!! Can't wait now!

Thanks again for all the very helpful advice from you dog lovers :T xx

Will you pop back once your holiday is over and give us an update please xxxx

nerak_y

Of course :-) kx

Faith177

Try Wilderness Cottages I have just booked them for a mini break in Scotland and they have dedicated dog cottages

Sorry just saw your last message saying you now have a place lol

PasturesNew

I was living next to a holiday let that allowed dogs, so most of the people booking it had them. A couple of people left the dogs in the house .... and they howled incessently from the minute their owners left them... to when they drove into the drive. The owners were oblivious as the dogs didn't howl once they heard the car/could see them through the window.

catkins

I have stayed in a lot of different cottages with my dog over the years and they have all stated that the dog(s) could not be left alone.

To be honest I would never leave my dog alone in a strange place anyway. Although he is a very laid back dog and would probably be fine it does not seem right to leave him as it is his holiday too and I would worry that he would be unsettled in an unknown place.

It is usually fairly easy to manage taking him everywhere. The problems arise when the weather is bad. Went to Cornwall last year and it absolutely poured every day for 12 days. We went walking every day but meals were a problem. The pubs there did not seem very dog friendly and most would not let us take him inside. It was raining too hard to sit outside so we ended up eating at the cottage every evening

Welshwoofs

nerak_y wrote: »

What do you dog owners do? Leaving them with friends is not an option i am afraid. xx

I'm afraid every rental cottage I've ever been in has had the same rule. In fact it's usually a nightmare finding a cottage because even those that allow dogs have a huge list of breeds that are not allowed when you look at the small print and my dog is almost guaranteed to be on it!

When I do find a cottage that's willing to have a Mastiff in it, I've never had any problems finding places to eat out. Sure, restaurants are almost always a no-go, but many pubs allow dogs in and you can get some fantastic food in some of them.

One thing I do when going to a cottage is take lots of fleece along (you can generally find it at £1 per metre on eBay) and spread it all over any carpeted areas the dog will be in so there's no question of any stresses about muddy paws or hair being left.