Vacation time for breeders and dog owners is the time to decide where to take a vacation with a dog. If the dog is a family member, giving it to a boarding house seems unfair. It is important for owners to experience shared impressions and emotions with the dog. This is doubly important if the trip is planned with a child. Traveling brings people together and can give the relationship between the owner and the pet new vectors of development. From the point of view of experienced travelers with pets, the main thing is to properly prepare for the trip.
Checking your dog’s readiness for travel
To understand how your pet will behave on the road, try to organize a short trip to a new place. It is best if you spend the night outside the house. This way you can see how much the dog is bothered by the road, the presence of strangers in transport, and the unfamiliar environment in the hotel. To get the dog used to such events, you can organize several such trips with a short time interval.
Veterinary passport, certificates, vaccinations
It is important that all questions regarding transportation and accommodation are resolved in advance. Fuss and emergency movements will add stress to the dog, and the reaction will become difficult to predict. A vaccinated dog with accompanying documents can accompany you in the compartment and cabin of the plane.
Visiting park areas and reserves
If you decide to go with your pet on a tourist route, you should clarify the possibility of taking a dog. Dogs are allowed into natural parks without any problems, but protected areas may be closed to animals. Some travelers note that they were even allowed into local museums, but the animal had to be muzzled and put on a leash.
Dog friendly hotels
Travelers point out that not all hotels that advertise themselves as dog-friendly are actually so.
- Many have encountered the fact that in practice hotel owners were ready to accept at most pocket dog breeds.
- There were also cases when the administration put forward such a list of rules for living with a dog that it was easier to cancel the reservation.
If a hotel asks for a deposit or prepayment for a dog, this is normal practice. But the dog owner should ask the hotel for written confirmation that you and your dog are really welcome.
Indeed, dog-friendly hotels allow you to not only stay with your dog in the room, but also to relax on the hotel grounds and use green recreation areas. Yes, there are places where you need to keep your dog on a leash and in a muzzle, but there are also areas for free movement.
Dog-friendly hotels in Moscow region
There are enough places of rest in the Moscow region where accommodation with animals is possible. These are hotels and recreation centers ready to accept four-legged guests together with their owners. It is important that the arrival of the animal should be agreed upon in advance. In total, there are about 2 dozen such places in the Moscow region, here are some:
- Ulitkino estate;
- Club “Usadba”;
- boarding house “Parus”;
- “Okulova Zaimka”;
- sanatorium “Lake Beloe”;
- “Luch-Pictures”;
- “Caravan Inino”;
- New slides;
- Kuznetsovo estate;
- “Sunny meadow”.
It is important for owners to have a place for walking both on the territory of the hotel/base and in the surrounding area. So dog breeders point out that there are places where even for several dogs the fee is symbolic, and there are areas where they ask for an extra fee for a pet almost as for a full-fledged guest.
Popular Destinations for Dog-Friendly Holidays
On forums, dog owners speak positively about trips with pets to Karelia, Valdai, Sochi, Arkhyz, Kazan, and Crimea. Moreover, the trips were successful both in season and in months with a small number of vacationers. Animal owners are provided assistance on trains and planes, provided that all documents are completed and vaccinations are done.
When is over-federation better?
In case the dog is anxious and the trip will be a guaranteed stress for it rather than a pleasure, it is better to use the boarding service. The Guldog service will allow you to find a sitter for your pet who will look after the dog in your absence, provide it with games, walks and proper care.