Surf was up this week, and dogs were hangin’ 18 at the fifth annual Loews Coronado Bay Resort Surf Dog Competition in San Diego. “The dogs are divided into weight classes and then judged on length of ride, confidence and overall ability.… Read the rest
In my first post about going to Paris with a dog, I told you that we’d be renting an apartment for our visit this fall and recommended that you do too. It occured to me, though, that maybe you could use a short list of dog-friendly Paris hotels, so I got to work.… Read the rest
I’m always on the lookout for toys that travel well — in particular, ball-like toys that Chloe enjoys fetching but that don’t damage hotel room walls or make an unholy racket. In the past, I’ve told you about felted balls (with instructions for making them yourself!),… Read the rest
Each week is a roll of the dice, of course, as far as interesting pet-friendly links go — this week is heavy on pet-friendly hotels, in the U.S. and abroad.
NileGuide posted a delicious article about eight luxury dog-friendly hotels around the world, from Crested Butte, Colorado to Rome, Italy.… Read the rest
February means the TED conference for us, so off we went again to Long Beach. Last year we stayed at the Hilton Long Beach, which was pleasant, but this year we opted to be a little closer to the convention center and stayed at the Renaissance Long Beach.… Read the rest
I was inspired to write this by an article I saw recently about childproofing your hotel room. Generally speaking, parents and pet owners (especially owners of young pets) both have to worry about the same issues: What’s in here that can harm my small creature, what damage can my small creature wreak, and what can I do about it?… Read the rest
I’m writing this because I’ve been reminded by yet another set of comments on a blog post about pet travel that there are a lot of people out there who really dislike dogs. I can hear you thinking “Why should I care what other people think?”… Read the rest
I saw Murder on the Orient Express at an impressionable age, I guess — ever since, the Orient-Express train from London to Venice has seemed the acme of luxury to me. Someday I’ll go, but it won’t be with Chloe. The Orient-Express‘s extremely courteous Luxury Travel Manager tells me that dogs are not allowed on any of the Orient-Express trains (there are four in Europe and one each in Peru and Southeast Asia), or on either of their cruises (France and Myanmar).… Read the rest
These clever tags either hang over your hotel room door knob or slide into the slots of front- or top-facing electronic locks, and tell housekeeping to pass over your room because your dog is inside (or to come in because your dog is out).… Read the rest
I’m thrilled to announce that this post is now out-of-date. Since I first wrote it, THEhotel and the Cosmopolitan opened their doors to pet dogs, and today (12/18/10) I learned that eight more hotel/casinos (seven of them on the Strip) have joined them.… Read the rest
