Comments on: Traveling by San Francisco/Bay Area public transit with a small dog

By: Mary-Alice

Mary-Alice — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:05:53 +0000

Hi, Marco! I have no idea, is the answer. Perhaps you could call Caltrain’s customer service, and ask them how best to bring the issue to the attention of the people it needs to reach? I would ask in a calm, businesslike way — the person you’re talking to doesn’t make the policy, after all, and you’ll be most persuasive if you offer, ultimately, good business reasons for Caltrain to change its policy. Good luck — all my fingers are crossed for you!

By: Marco

Marco — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:25:28 +0000

Great blog! Thanks!

I wonder if I (as a customer) have any ways to influence the pet policy of Caltrain, at least to uniform it with the other major carriers (e.g. pet in a container fitting on my lap).

My family + our dog + me travel from Sunnyvale to SF and back quite often, and not being allowed to use Caltrain is expensive for both us and Caltrain itself (which loses 6 tickets each time).

But maybe Caltrain doesn’t really care about customers’ needs..

By: Mary-Alice

Mary-Alice — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:53:48 +0000

You’re so welcome! Good luck with the move — and regarding weekend hikes, go to a bookstore once you arrive and check out the local travel section. You’ll find books like this one (http://www.amazon.com/Best-Hikes-Dogs-Area-Beyond/dp/0898867576/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310496278&sr=8-1 ) and others too, no doubt. Also, there are likely groups of dog owners that meet up and hike together, and you could catch rides with other members.

By: EK

EK — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:41:37 +0000

Fantastic info on this site! Thank you so much for posting! I’m moving to the Bay Area (most likely Oakland) with my min pin in a few months. So I’ve been researching the internet for ways to live car-free with a pet in the city. I’m an avid hiker, so I’m also trying to figure out where to enjoy weekend hikes with my pet, and how to get there Thank you for creating this site!

By: m-a

m-a — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:36:30 +0000

Oh, I’m so pleased!! (And I’m totally impressed by your cat — I wish ours were good travelers!)

By: niffer

niffer — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:03:22 +0000

Your a god sent!

I just moved to the bay area about 2 weeks ago and This is perfect information. I have a small/ medium cat that I brought with me. She is my baby, I’ve had her since she was 6 weeks old (Loralie is now 8). I’m kind of bouncing back and forth between the east bay and north bay until I find a job and I needed to know if I could bring her with me while I bounced. This was such a huge help and an awesome idea for a blog. Thank you for taking the time to research this stuff and putting it all in one place!

Thank you thank you thank you!

By: m-a

m-a — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:58:12 +0000

You’re welcome! Maybe my posts about public transit policies in other cities will be newer news to you, and useful when you’re traveling — they’re listed under the “Guides” tab at the top of the page.

By: Mayumi

Mayumi — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:51:23 +0000

I just found your site and though I pretty much learned all about these policies by experience, this information would definitely have been helpful if it were available in one spot a long time ago. Thanks for posting!!