Holidays with a dog

Rolandtheroadie

First time, we put our dog in kennels. She went in the huff and was off with us for about a week after we got home.
Second time we left her with my inlaws and used a dog walking service. She never ate much for the first 3 days.
Parkdeans has a pet friendly option under the accomodation tab.
We now have a second dog, so decided to get a touring caravan, to give us more options.

happyinflorida

I would never use a kennel - dogs need their owners and to be abandoned in a kennel is so cruel. Also you don't know what goes on, many animals are cruelly treated too. If your dog escapes - it's up to you to find it again! Nightmare.

If you want a really rural cottage in North Wales this one is really clean and very good https://www.sykescottages.co.uk/cottage/North-Wales-Snowdonia-Llansannan/Hendre-Aled-Cottage-1-6481.html

If you want a place that allows your dog to be with you for all your meals, including in the posh dining room then the Woolpack Inn, Chilham is really lovely. We've only had lunch there so far, but it was fabulous.

I checked out their little cottages, just over the quiet road, including the mattress on their super king size bed - which is orthopaedic and felt brilliant - so we're planning to book this soon. Rate was, around £120 - 130 per night for us both but I can't remember if that included breakfast.

They were super friendly and made an enormous fuss of our great big pooch and really spoilt him - bringing in a big bowl of water to the posh dining room and not minding the watery mess he left on the floor in there, as he's a sloppy drinker! Also brought him a couple of dog treats!

Here's their website https://www.woolpackinnchilham.co.uk/

Good luck!

Jellybro

Thank you happyinflorida for your personal recommendations.

We all love our dog, love spending time with her, and we are all really looking forward to having a holiday with her.

chucknorris

Jellybro wrote: »

I don’t want to put her in kennels. We want to holiday with her.

Yes, I have googled, but I was hoping that people would have personal experience of good places to go.
We have camping gear, and took her with us in the summer... but fancied a proper bed!!

We take our dog with us too, he is family and deserves his holiday too, and anyway it wouldn't be the same without him. We are taking him to Spain for 3 weeks in April. We don't use one particular website, but we do try and use a one that has pet friendly in the search criteria.

We did take our dog to Scotland once and the cottage details said nothing about dogs, so I enquired anyway explaining that he had his own bed, and he knew that he isn't allowed on furniture and that he was a very well behaved Labrador, they allowed us to stay as an exception.

elsien

happyinflorida wrote: »

I would never use a kennel - dogs need their owners and to be abandoned in a kennel is so cruel. Also you don't know what goes on, many animals are cruelly treated too. If your dog escapes - it's up to you to find it again! Nightmare.
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I do have to disagree with this sentiment. I've used both kennels and pet sitters and some dogs are absolutely fine in kennels. I've use my kennels for the last 20 years. Gitdog doesn't have a faithful bone in his body and will happily trundle off without a backwards glance if he thinks there's a belly rub and a heat lamp in it for him.
They don't suit all dogs, but it's certainly not cruel to leave a dog that doesn't give a toss about separation anxiety in one for a couple of weeks.

chucknorris

elsien wrote: »

I do have to disagree with this sentiment. I've used both kennels and pet sitters and some dogs are absolutely fine in kennels. I've use my kennels for the last 20 years. Gitdog doesn't have a faithful bone in his body and will happily trundle off without a backwards glance if he thinks there's a belly rub and a heat lamp in it for him.
They don't suit all dogs, but it's certainly not cruel to leave a dog that doesn't give a toss about separation anxiety in one for a couple of weeks.

I agree that he has over stated it, but it works both ways, yes dogs will miss their family, but I assure you that on holiday without my dog, I would also miss him (very much), not only miss, I would also worry about him too, to the extent where it was starting to spoil my holiday. So although it might not be cruel to the dog, it would be cruel to me, and as I'm the one paying for the holiday, why the hell should I pay to be miserable, when i could pay to have a good time. It certainly would not be a holiday for me without my dog.

I did actually go on a 5 day holiday to the Isle Of Man with a friend without my dog, he stayed at home with my wife, and she said that he was miserable, and every day was looking out the lounge window for me, as well as searching the house. I missed him too, and I don't think that I will ever holiday again without my dog. We are taking him to Spain for 3 weeks this April.

Zandy_23

I'd rather that you go to a park or camp out. Dogs love nature and you'll get the chance to really bond with your pet and save money along the way.

jhe

we leave our dog with family if we go abroad, but last year we booked a holiday to Tralee Bay near Oban, they have statics or Lodges, not a lot on the site but a little beach, sand dunes and a well kept site .
we travelled all over the area on days out with our dog, she loved it,
Cable Car up the mountain next to Ben Nevis. Glencoe, another day we walked around the base and visitor centre of Ben Nevis, Fort William. Aviemore, Isle of Seil. Loch Ness. ferry over to Isle of Mull. we had a brilliant holiday and so did our pooch
Just to add . the accommodation was immaculate and didnt smell

adviceforall

Have you thought about a caravan holiday?

whippetowner

we have 2 whippets we have taken to somerset Snowdonia and a few other places

we have used cottages but now stick to static caravans as they are normally cheaper as well as been on a site so plenty of people to chat to

we decide where we want to go then look for camp sites with statics to hire most of them have a dog friendly one to hire

there are plenty sites next to great places to go walking with your dog