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Dog Show Friendly Motels
Please make sure you verify that the individual hotle/motel that you
stay at allows a dog or multiple dogs. I had an unpleasant experience at Jessup, Maryland, Red Roof Inn while attending the West Friendship, Md. show cluster. Most show folks stay at Red Roof Inns. I spend about $7000.00 a year at Red Roof Inn when I show. I have never read the introduction at the front of the Red Roof Directory Guide. It states that only one pet under 80 pounds is allowed per room. This may differ depending on the motel. I have stayed with my two Standard Schnauzers at every Red Roof Inn with no complaints from management. My beef is that the policy is inconsistent from RR to RR. Also note that in some states it is illegal to leave your animal in the car unattended. That certainly puts us in a pickle in the state of Maryland. The manager accused us of cheating and being dishonest (those are her words) when we pleaded ignorance. The only alternative was to rent another room to stay with the "one pet, one room policy". Well, we high-tailed it out of there and moved over to the MicroTel. Microtel required a pet deposit but the dogs love the window seats!!!! So be careful and avoid an unpleasant confrontation. |
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wrote in message ... From: (awoo) So be careful and avoid an unpleasant confrontation. No kidding. For past few years I"ve stayed at Days Inn in Tacoma, WA when trialing in that area. It's had a good restaurant next door, and has a large, grassy courtyard not accessible by JQP, only the guests. Made 11 p.m. walking more comfortable. :-) snipped story of idiot hotel personnel The next morning, I stomped my way to the front desk to see the manager. Of course, he/she was not on the premises. The twit behind the desk charged me a $60.00 _fee, $30.00 for each dog. I was livid. She didn't even want to give me a receipt, fercryinoutloud. I demanded that she did, I could just see them managing to 'overlook' my payment the same way they managed to overlook my guest history, and my telling them about the dogs. I used to love that hotel. Hell will freeze over before they see another dime of my money, and it's been removed from at least three trial premiums. EG They got my $60.00, but it's cost them thousands by now. I was *highly* irritated about the hotel I stayed in while at a herding trial back in June. It is, to my best knowlege, the *only* hotel in Yelm, WA. When I called to make my reservation 2 wks in advance, I specifically requested a pet-friendly room. I pointed out that I had a young dog that I did NOT feel comfortable leaving in my car over- night (while I need a new car, I'd like to get something out of it for trade when the time comes...and I figure an intact dashboard would be a good thing!). No problems, got everything squared away over the phone. Well, when I went to check in, there WAS a problem. I had the name of the girl, but apparently she'd neglected to charge me a pet deposit, and put me in a pet-friendly room. And, there were no other rooms available. Apparently, the weekend before there had been some dog thing in town, and a group of people had severely abused the dogs in rooms policy, and the hotel had tightened up the ruled pertaining to dogs. I didn't have the extra $150.00 to pay the penalty fee if I was caught, and was parked close to the lobby, so they could see if I tried to "sneak" him in. To top it all off, I left a note on the "How are we doing?" card, and never heard back. When I called to speak to the manager, they weren't in, nor did they ever return my call. Unfortunately, it's not a chain hotel, but you can be sure I've let everyone I know that might trial up there again. I'll stay the next town over, even though it's an extra 15 miles, I'll drive it gladly before they ever get my money again. Shelly & The Boys |
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wrote in message ... From: I was *highly* irritated about the hotel I stayed in while at a herding trial back in June. So what did you end up doing? Leave him in the car? Yes, in his crate. I figured out that if I push the carseats all of the way forward, the collapsible would unfold in the back & fit okay. Most likely, he would've been okay & not destroyed anything, but I wanted to be sure. I set the alarm so that I could go out & check him every couple of hours. At the time, I wasn't sure what else to do. I had this feeling that, because I was so pissed at the desk that they'd most likely be keeping an eye on me. Now, thinking back on it, I should've just turned around & driven home and not paid them anything. I'm pissed at them, and partly at myself for not thinking of that at the time (I was tired, but most likely could've made it fine). What I'm really glad about is that I only had one dog. If I'd have taken Coda, there wouldn't have been room for them to sleep. Shelly & The Boys |
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"Shelly & The Boys" wrote: Apparently, the weekend before there had been some dog thing in town, and a group of people had severely abused the dogs in rooms policy, and the hotel had tightened up the ruled pertaining to dogs. And right there, guys, is the REAL source of your problems. I've been doing agility for more than six years now. And in those 6.5 years, over and over and over again, I've heard horror stories about what large numbers of AKC breed people do while staying in motels, which causes the rest of us to lose the ability to stay there. These aren't rumors or hyperbole, either- it's behavoiur *witnessed* by friends of mine who also do breed. Poop left all over the place. Dogs allowed to pee wherever they want, including on things INDOORS. :-P Dogs bathed in the hotel's bathtubs, clogging up the drains. Dogs groomed in the rooms, hair left all over the place. Dogs left unattended in the rooms, barking and barking... and so forth. :-( And they don't just see a few people doing this sort of thing- the responsible ones are in the minority. |
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"Shelly & The Boys" wrote: It just happens that the sheer numbers of them is probably more than other events. Well, part of the issue around here is that the agility people- AKC included!- don't GROOM their dogs in the motel. IOW it's not "AKC people", per se- it's BREED people. |
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Now, while I'm not going to argue this, I've seen it elsewhere as well,
however this particular time was a different herding event (an ASCA event, actually) and a horse people event (who happen to oftentimes have dogs with them) at the same time. In that situation, my bet's on two issues: Aussies barking, and the horse show people generally being careless. My point wasn't so much to blame AKC breed people- though they *are* the main offenders around here- but to point out that you really can't blame the hotels for reacting to bad experiences with irresponsible dog owners. Luckily, in this area, *agility* people (all venues, AFAIK) have managed to maintain a good reputation, and so far are known for being more responsible than most. In addition to stating up front in the premium that complaints from motels can get you excused from trials, some clubs are now putting guidelines/requirements for behaviour AT motels in the premiums. In addition to the obvious "clean up after your dog", the rules include "don't leave dogs unattended or let them bark", and "bring a cover for the bed". -- Sarah Brenin, CGC, AD, O-EAC-V, O-EJC-V, EGC Gwydion, Handy Cat Morag Thistledown, Novice Triple Superior, S-OAC, S-OJC, O-OGC, EJC Robyn Meezer, Inspector of Human Activity Rocsi Cadarn, S-NJC, NAC, NGTG, OGTG |
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Or JRT people! The worst AKC trial I go to each spring is in conjunction
with the JRTCA National in St. Louis. Um- it can't be. The JRTCA Nationals are held in October, in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Do you maybe mean the PRTAA, which used to be the JRTAA?? -- Sarah Brenin, CGC, AD, O-EAC-V, O-EJC-V, EGC Gwydion, Handy Cat Morag Thistledown, Novice Triple Superior, S-OAC, S-OJC, O-OGC, EJC Robyn Meezer, Inspector of Human Activity Rocsi Cadarn, S-NJC, NAC, NGTG, OGTG |
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