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About two hotels in five cap dogs by weight, usually at 44 pounds. Who sets the limit, what the research says about the reasons, and how to find a hotel that will take your big dog.
Features on the world's finest dog friendly hotels, chosen by the Society.
The Dominican Republic's only Relais & Châteaux hotel, a private Blue Flag beach on the eastern tip of the island, and a house rule that every restaurant and bar is open to the dog.
The old headquarters of Austria's first savings bank, on Petersplatz in the Old Town, where the dog comes to the rooftop restaurant and bar, finds a bed and bowls in the room, and may stay behind while you go to the opera.
A Georgian manor on the site of a medieval bishop's palace, 500 acres of parkland with a canal running through it, and a hotel that puts a bed, bowls and treats in the room and lets the dog into the bar.
A Rocco Forte hotel on the edge of Munich's Old Botanical Garden, ranked A+, where dogs of every size are welcome, take a drink with you in the bar and can rest in the room while you see the city.
Forty acres of Rocky Mountain meadow, a bar that takes your dog, and a lawn where the golden retrievers of Aspen gather for Yappy Hour.
A spa hotel on Florida's Treasure Coast where the Pet Experience Director is a golden retriever, dinner comes on china, and your dog stays free.
The number one dog friendly hotel on earth for two years running, where Wednesday night belongs to the dogs, dinner arrives under a cloche, and the concierge answers to the name Rocco.
A Renaissance villa on the banks of the Arno, fifteen minutes from Florence, where the dog stays free with no weight limit, dines beside you in both restaurants and has a private park to run in.
An 11th century hamlet in the Luberon, now a Relais & Châteaux estate of vineyards, forest and lavender, where your dog arrives to its own bed and bowls, dines from the K9 Sommelier menu and has 42 hectares to walk.
Kit Kemp's colourful Midtown hotel, two blocks from Central Park, where dogs stay free, sleep on their own bed and join you for drinks on the heated terrace.
A beachfront resort on Santa Maria Bay where your dog sleeps on its own bed, eats from its own menu and walks the gardens with you, and where the hotel will walk and sit the dog while you swim the reef.
A nine hundred year old Tuscan borgo among Brunello vineyards, where your dog stays free, sleeps on its own bed and joins you at every table on the estate, from the trattoria veranda to a two Michelin star dinner.
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Founders, leaders and makers on how they got their start and where it took them.
The Podenco Ibicenco is Ibiza's own hunting dog, a tall red and white hound that runs down rabbits by scent and sound. Every breed page says it sailed from the pharaohs' Egypt. A 2023 genetic study tested that story, and the island tells a different one.
The films say Hachiko walked his master to Shibuya Station every morning. The University of Tokyo says he did not. The true story of Japan's most famous dog, and the trail from Shibuya to Ueno and Odate.
France has no law that keeps dogs out of restaurants. The only rule is a European hygiene regulation about kitchens, so the owner decides, and in a country of nearly ten million dogs the owner usually says yes.
For two centuries the canons of the Great St Bernard and their dogs brought lost travellers home through the snow. The true story of Barry, the legends the museum in Bern took apart, and where you can still meet the dogs today.
Michael Schneider flies a turboprop into the places the trucks can no longer reach. When a hurricane or a wildfire tears through a region and the roads are gone, the local airport is one of the first to reopen, and that is Michael's cue. He has rescued more than seven thousand animals.
When Cindy James tells you she makes dog beer, your first instinct is to laugh. Then she explains what it is and you stop laughing and start paying attention.
Welcome to an interesting journey into the world of Good Boy Goodies, and how Keicha Danzie built her brand into 200 stores across 26 states.
Interesting Journeys: The Italian inventor who built the first dog wash and dry station in Europe, and his interesting journey into petpreneurship.
An interview with Mindy Dutka, founder of Dogs I Meet, whose fusion of entrepreneurial instinct and creative risk-taking made her a commercial dog photographer extraordinaire.
In our latest installment of Interesting Journeys, we talked to the award-winning Marketing Director of the InterContinental Miami Hotel, Gina Genna, to talk about bold branding and the power of dog mom leadership.
Caroline Wilkinson, Founder of Barket Place, talks digital marketing, mentorship, and one transformative safari trip!
Say hello to petpreneur Lola — rescue dog advocate, Roch intern, and founder of Foreverwoof!
Practical guides to keeping your dog healthy, happy and welcome.
Everypaw, ManyPets and the Kennel Club each put their dog cover abroad in writing, and the three documents do not agree. Which takes your dog's vet cover into Europe, for how many days, and why the liability cover stays at home.
Half of all ice related drownings involve someone trying to rescue a dog. How to keep a dog safe on frozen lakes and gritted pavements, which ski resorts let it on the lift, and why a wet coat is worse than none.
Bulldogs, pugs and French bulldogs cope with heat and stress worse than other dogs, and most airlines now refuse them in the hold. What the research shows, which airlines take them and how, and how to plan the car, the hotel and the walks.
For most dogs, the cinema is off-limits. For Boswell, it became his favorite place to sleep. This is the story of a rescue dog who has quietly attended 100 film screenings, and the surprising search for dog-friendly cinemas across Europe.
Using a label that misleads one group while excluding another is a bad marketing habit that nobody bothered to think about. Hotels like to call themselves "pet friendly," but which pets? Nobody really knows.
Harrods, one of London's most iconic luxury retailers and one of the most recognizable in the world, does not allow dogs. Not large dogs,
Roch Dog has published the first structured global standard for dog friendly hospitality, replacing vague “pet friendly” claims with measurable criteria and clear terminology. Available in 10 languages, it defines and evaluates dog-friendly hotels consistently across markets and AI systems.
The world’s first dog-friendly hotel standard and certification process. See verified grades, clear policy flags on access, restrictions, and fees, plus a public register of certified hotels, so you know what to expect before you arrive with your dog.
A Quick Guide to Canine First Aid helps pet owners respond confidently to emergencies. From choking and minor injuries to assembling a well-stocked first aid kit, this guide offers practical tips to keep your dog safe and provide immediate care until veterinary help is available.
A guide to the growing field of canine prosthetics, outlining types, success stories, candidacy, and rehabilitation.
This guide uncovers tools and techniques to help dogs of all ages and abilities thrive in a busy world.
Discover the insider’s guide to finding truly dog-friendly hotels, no more hidden fees, locked-down pups, or false “pet-friendly” claims. Learn how to decode policies, spot genuine amenities, and book with confidence for stress-free stays.
Flying, driving, ferries, trains and borders, with your dog.
About two hotels in five cap dogs by weight, usually at 44 pounds. Who sets the limit, what the research says about the reasons, and how to find a hotel that will take your big dog.
Queen Mary 2 is Cunard's ocean liner, and it carries pet dogs across the Atlantic in its own kennels on crossings between New York, Southampton and Hamburg. A kennel costs USD 2,500 on top of the fare, some breeds are turned away, and the paperwork runs to the day you arrive.
The Iditarod is a sled dog race of about 1,000 miles across Alaska, from Anchorage to Nome. The 55th leaves Anchorage on Saturday 6 March 2027, and the first day is a street party where fans can meet the mushers and sometimes pet the dogs.
Air France takes dogs up to 8 kg in the cabin and up to 75 kg in the hold, keeps them out of long-haul Business, and bars snub-nosed breeds from the hold. The fees by route, the kennel rules, the connection times and the UK exception.
Westminster Week runs from 30 January to 2 February 2027 across the Javits Center and Madison Square Garden. What happens on each day, which groups are judged when, how the tickets work, and where to stay with your own dog.
Lufthansa takes small dogs in the cabin up to 8 kg with the carrier, bigger dogs in the hold, and snub-nosed breeds in the cabin only. The 72 hour booking rule, the forms, the fees and the airports where a dog cannot change planes.
Crufts returns to the NEC Birmingham from 4 to 7 March 2027. When each breed group is judged, what to see beyond the show rings, how to get there, and the one rule every dog owner needs to know before planning the trip.
A plain guide for dog owners to microchips, rabies jabs, health certificates and getting home again, in the order they have to be done.
Whether your dog can fly in the cabin, what each airline charges and allows, how safe the hold really is, and how to get your dog ready for the day.
How to tell an emergency from a wait and see, what to do in the first minutes, and how to find a vet in a place you do not know.
What an American dog needs to enter the European Union, the vaccine detail that trips people up, how to get a dog across the Atlantic, and the form you need to come home.
Most dogs that get heatstroke get it on a walk, not in a car. How to judge the heat, plan the day around it, and what to do if your dog overheats.
Dog news and research, the trends and the stories worth knowing.
About two hotels in five cap dogs by weight, usually at 44 pounds. Who sets the limit, what the research says about the reasons, and how to find a hotel that will take your big dog.
Researchers in Vienna drove eighteen beagles along the motorway for six weeks, and their stress hormone rose on every trip. Three later studies, all paid for by Mars Petcare, found at best a gradual, partial easing over months. What each measured, and what it means before a long drive.
TripAdvisor published no pet friendly hotel list in 2026, two years after launching one with a pet food sponsor. USA Today's readers did vote, and put a hotel graded C first and the only A+ on the list sixth.
A Kyung Hee University study of 491 dog owners priced every part of a dog friendly hotel. A play area was worth $117 a night and a lounge run by a trained dog specialist $146, while a bed, steps and a welcome basket in the room made the hotel worth less.
A guide to the world's top thirty-two best hotel dog food menus, from fine dining to organic gourmet dishes and everyday staples, the founder of Roch takes a look at some of his favourite hotel canine menus from around the world.
California now requires landlords to hand over their written pet policy before taking an application fee. What the new law gives dog owners who rent, what it leaves alone, and what to do before April 2027.
Costed honestly, the hotel dog menu is one of the most profitable plates a hotel kitchen sells. How hotels turn dog food into a high margin revenue line, and why the guest who orders it cannot spend anywhere else.
James Gunn's 'Supergirl' puts Krypto at the heart of the story, as Kara races against time to save her beloved canine companion.
Roch Dog surveyed 120 housekeepers across hotels of varying quality and star rating as part of our research into pet fee structures across more than 3,000 hotels in 50+ countries. The question we asked them was simple, does a dog staying in the room create significantly more cleaning work?
Pet tech is reshaping how owners and veterinarians approach animal wellness and longevity by enabling more personalized care and offering earlier insights into potential health concerns.
The industry spends a fortune on points and tiers to push repeat bookings past 40%. Dog friendly hotels hit 76% with no loyalty programme at all. Once a dog owner finds a hotel that genuinely welcomes their dog, they do not gamble on the unknown again. Here is what that loyalty is worth.
Let the dog into the bar and the guest stays downstairs, ordering drinks, dinner and the spa. Confine it to the room and they take their money down the street. We call it the Stay In Effect, and it is why genuinely dog friendly hotels capture far more revenue per guest than those who keep dogs out.
The cities worth the trip, and how to do each one with your dog.
Memphis is the Mississippi River city of the blues, barbecue and The Peabody's marching ducks, and it walks better with a dog than most people expect. Where to stay, eat and walk, from a footbridge across the Mississippi to an old-growth forest in the middle of town.
Santa Fe is New Mexico's adobe capital, a small high desert city whose trails start where the streets stop. Where to stay, eat and walk with a dog there, from a 1600s inn in the Barrio de Analco to 24 miles of foothill trail on the edge of town.
Pittsburgh sets aside seven areas where a dog may legally run off the lead, and its taprooms and riverside patios take dogs too. Where to stay, drink and walk with a dog in Pittsburgh, from the woods of Frick Park to a dog bar in the Strip District.
A dachshund was Munich's Olympic mascot, and the city still lets dogs into its beer gardens, cafés and great parks. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Munich, from a dog spa café on Odeonsplatz to the gravel banks of the Isar.
A resort whose bikes come with a trailer for the dog, a beer garden on the river that loves dogs, a brewery costume parade and the off lead commons at Alston Park. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Napa.
A neighbourhood bistro on Hornsgatan with a menu for the dog, an Old Town hotel with a V.I.D. package, a royal landscape park and free rides on the metro. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Stockholm.
Off-lead play in Wagner Park, a free gondola ride to lunch at the Sundeck, a wagyu menu for the dog at The Little Nell and the trail to Crater Lake under the Maroon Bells. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Aspen.
A beer hall with a 69.78 metre bar and water bowls for the dog, a butcher's canteen, a Viennese café in Malá Strana and free rides on the trams for a muzzled dog. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Prague.
A dog cafe in Sheikh Zayed, a beer with the dog in Maadi, an enclosed dog park in Ard El Golf and a desert canyon on the edge of the city. Where to stay, eat and walk with a dog in Cairo, and the paperwork to sort first.
Two dog cafes, a members' dog park at The Groves and an evening walk on the lead through Wadi Hanifah. Where to stay, eat and walk with a dog in Riyadh, and the import rules to read before anything else.
Bone-shaped chicken and carrot cookies at a Palermo brunch house, a biscuit on the patio of the Museo Evita's restaurant and a fenced dog run in squares across the city. Where to stay, eat and walk with a dog in Buenos Aires, and the rules to know first.
A chicken treat on the house for every dog at a Tijuca wine bar, a fruit ice lolly made for dogs on Avenida Atlântica and an agility class by the Lagoa. Where to stay, eat and walk with a dog in Rio de Janeiro, and the rules to know first.
Forty acres of Rocky Mountain meadow, a bar that takes your dog, and a lawn where the golden retrievers of Aspen gather for Yappy Hour.
A spa hotel on Florida's Treasure Coast where the Pet Experience Director is a golden retriever, dinner comes on china, and your dog stays free.
The number one dog friendly hotel on earth for two years running, where Wednesday night belongs to the dogs, dinner arrives under a cloche, and the concierge answers to the name Rocco.
An 11th century hamlet in the Luberon, now a Relais & Châteaux estate of vineyards, forest and lavender, where your dog arrives to its own bed and bowls, dines from the K9 Sommelier menu and has 42 hectares to walk.
No Manhattan hotel has a real garden, so this one on Columbus Circle borrows the best in the world. A bed by the window, a concierge who knows the park, and eight hundred acres across the road.
A Waikiki hotel where any dog of any size stays free, the bar and the restaurant are open to them, and a French bulldog called Jack receives guests by the pool on Tuesdays.
California now requires landlords to hand over their written pet policy before taking an application fee. What the new law gives dog owners who rent, what it leaves alone, and what to do before April 2027.
On a coast that weighs your dog at the door, an oceanfront resort on Collins Avenue with no weight limit, a kitchen that cooks for dogs, and a sunrise beach where the big ones run free.
Toronto Dog Moms joins the Let Dogs In campaign, bringing one of Canada's most engaged dog owner communities to the fight for open taproom doors.
Marketers know their customers say dog. The search data says dog. Common sense says dog. Yet they cannot bring themselves to write it, reaching instead for fur babies and furry friends.
Costed honestly, the hotel dog menu is one of the most profitable plates a hotel kitchen sells. How hotels turn dog food into a high margin revenue line, and why the guest who orders it cannot spend anywhere else.
Michael Schneider flies a turboprop into the places the trucks can no longer reach. When a hurricane or a wildfire tears through a region and the roads are gone, the local airport is one of the first to reopen, and that is Michael's cue. He has rescued more than seven thousand animals.
Britain did not set out to be dog friendly. It simply never occurred to us to be anything else, and we have finally counted what that looks like.
When Cindy James tells you she makes dog beer, your first instinct is to laugh. Then she explains what it is and you stop laughing and start paying attention.
Welcome to an interesting journey into the world of Good Boy Goodies, and how Keicha Danzie built her brand into 200 stores across 26 states.
Japan does not merely tolerate dogs; it welcomes them, and it has built an entire country around doing it properly.
If you have ever tried to travel with a cat or a dog before, you already know the sinking feeling. You spend hours online, check the pet friendly filter on booking platform, find a property and book a stay. Only after checking in do you realize the pet-friendly was nothing more than a marketing lie.
Interesting Journeys: The Italian inventor who built the first dog wash and dry station in Europe, and his interesting journey into petpreneurship.
The Podenco Ibicenco is Ibiza's own hunting dog, a tall red and white hound that runs down rabbits by scent and sound. Every breed page says it sailed from the pharaohs' Egypt. A 2023 genetic study tested that story, and the island tells a different one.
Researchers in Vienna drove eighteen beagles along the motorway for six weeks, and their stress hormone rose on every trip. Three later studies, all paid for by Mars Petcare, found at best a gradual, partial easing over months. What each measured, and what it means before a long drive.
Everypaw, ManyPets and the Kennel Club each put their dog cover abroad in writing, and the three documents do not agree. Which takes your dog's vet cover into Europe, for how many days, and why the liability cover stays at home.
Queen Mary 2 is Cunard's ocean liner, and it carries pet dogs across the Atlantic in its own kennels on crossings between New York, Southampton and Hamburg. A kennel costs USD 2,500 on top of the fare, some breeds are turned away, and the paperwork runs to the day you arrive.
The Iditarod is a sled dog race of about 1,000 miles across Alaska, from Anchorage to Nome. The 55th leaves Anchorage on Saturday 6 March 2027, and the first day is a street party where fans can meet the mushers and sometimes pet the dogs.