dog friendly hotels.

TheGiantVermin, Flickr Summer is fast approaching, and it's time to make your travel plans for the family, four-legged members included. It's easier than ever to find dog-friendly hotels, bed-and-breakfast inns, resorts and more with so many websites dedicated to pet travel and chains that have declared all of their hotels pet-friendly. The sites listed here can help you find accommodations that not only allow dogs of all sizes, but actually cater to them with special services and amenities too. We've also included information about pet-friendly hotel companies and specific hotel and resorts offerings. Helpful Websites Start out by hitting the Internet to find all the details you need, ...

Paw House Inn As the owners of a large and needy pooch, going away on vacation is always a struggle for my boyfriend Benny and me. Lady, our 11-month-old Rhodesian ridgeback mix, can't bear to be owner-less for more than half a day. So when we decided to go on an impromptu ski trip to Vermont, putting Lady in a traditional kennel or leaving her with friends just wasn't an option. We found our salvation in the Paw House Inn, a bed-and-breakfast only two miles from the ski resort Mount Snow. The Paw House Inn -- motto: "No Dog Left Behind" -- not only allows dogs, but caters to them and their human owners. After being frustrated for years with the difficulty of traveling with their two ...