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A Trump Pets dog bed and bowls in a room overlooking Central Park at Trump International Hotel & Tower New York

Central Park For A Garden: Trump International Hotel & Tower New York

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.

Hotel La Perla in Corvara, with the Dolomites behind

The Hotel With a Mountain Guide for Your Dog: La Perla, Dolomites

In the Italian Dolomites, a timber chalet where your dog gets a bed, a seat at dinner in the Bistrot, and a place on the hotel's own guided hikes.

The Moreton Bay fig tree at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, Santa Monica

Dinner Under the Fig Tree: Fairmont Miramar, Santa Monica

A grand old hotel on the bluffs above the Pacific, with a garden for your dog, a seat for them at the restaurant, and a pet fee that helps rescue dogs find homes.

Jack, the French bulldog hotel dog, by the pool at the Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club in Waikiki

The Hotel Is Named After the Dog: Surfjack, Waikiki

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.

Two dogs running along a foggy beach at sunset in Sonoma, California

California Says Dog Owners Must See The Rules Before They Pay

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.

Two black dogs sitting in front of an aeroplane

Taking Your Dog Abroad: What to Do, and in What Order

A plain guide for dog owners to microchips, rabies jabs, health certificates and getting home again, in the order they have to be done.

A small dog travelling in a bag

Flying With a Dog: The Complete Guide

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.

A golden retriever in a grassy field below a mountain

What to Do if Your Dog Is Ill or Hurt on Holiday

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.

A man walking a dog down a European street

Taking Your Dog From the US to Europe: The Certificate, the Flight and the Trip Home

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.

Two dogs wearing sunglasses under palm trees

Heat and Your Dog on Holiday: How Hot Is Too Hot

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.

A dog sitting on a car seat looking out of the window

Flying With a Dog on United: The $150 Fee, Carrier Sizes and the No Go List

United takes dogs in the cabin for $150 each way with no weight limit, allows two pets if you buy two seats, and no longer checks pets into the hold. The rules and the destinations it excludes.

A dog running along a beach

Taking Your Dog From the US to Mexico, and Bringing It Home

Mexico now requires a screwworm inspection certificate for every dog, and the United States requires one to let your dog back in. What to get, when, and from whom.

A shaggy dog asleep on a soft bed

Hotels With Dogs: What the Policies Really Say About Fees, Size Limits, Deposits and Leaving Your Dog

How much hotels charge for a dog, how many have a weight limit, whether you can leave your dog in the room, and what a deposit really is, from a thousand hotels and hundreds of written policies.

A small white dog riding on a red suitcase in the street

Dog Passports, Health Certificates and Microchips: What Each One Is and Which You Need

The pet passport, the animal health certificate, the American endorsed certificate and the CDC form are four different things. Here is what each one is, who can get it, and which your dog travels on.

A dog sitting in the back of a packed car

Flying With a Dog on Delta: Fees, Carrier Size and Where Your Dog Cannot Go

Delta takes small dogs in the cabin for $150 within the United States and $200 abroad, but not to Hawaii or Britain. The rules, the carrier, the limits and how to book.

A dog at the door of a Parisian café

Eating Out With Your Dog: Restaurants, Pubs and Cafés Around the World

Where the law lets a dog sit beside you while you eat, where it is patio only, how to find a place that wants you both, and how to be the guest every restaurant hopes for.

A dog standing on the pavement beside a café terrace

Taking Your Dog From the UK to France: Papers, Crossings and the Trip Home

What a British dog needs to enter France, the easiest ways across the Channel, which breeds France will not admit, and the tapeworm appointment everyone forgets.

A dog looking out of a car window

Should Your Dog Come on This Trip? An Honest Way to Decide

Some holidays are better with a dog and some dogs are happier at home. Two simple tests, one for the trip and one for the dog, and how to leave a dog well when the answer is no.

A yellow Labrador lying down and waiting

Flying a Dog in the Hold: The Official Figures, the Risks and How to Do It Safely

What the official safety figures say about dogs in the hold, which dogs should never fly that way, which airlines still take them, and how to prepare a dog and its crate.

A small fluffy dog looking out from behind a curtain

The Questions to Ask Any Hotel Before You Book With a Dog

Ten questions that tell you what a hotel really means by dog friendly, why each one matters, and the answers that should make you look elsewhere.

A black and white dog standing on a rock above the hills

Taking Your Dog From the US to Canada, and Back Again

Crossing into Canada with a dog needs one piece of paper. Coming home needs a form most Americans have never heard of. Here is the whole trip, in both directions.

A dog on a lead in the woods

The Illnesses Your Dog Can Pick Up Abroad, and How to Prevent Them

Sandflies in Spain, ticks in France, heartworm in Florida, screwworm in Mexico. What your dog can catch where, and what to ask your vet before you go.

Loews Loves Pets at Loews Miami Beach Hotel

Bring The Big Dog: Loews Miami Beach Hotel

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.

A Weimaraner sitting on an open road

Flying With a Dog on Southwest: The $125 Pet Fare and the Rules

Southwest takes small dogs in the cabin on domestic flights for $125 each way and carries no animals in the hold. What qualifies, what the carrier rules are, and how to book.

A golden retriever on a beach

Dog Friendly Beaches: How the Rules Work and How to Keep Your Dog Safe

Why the same beach welcomes dogs in May and bans them in July, how to check before you set off, and the seaside hazards every owner should know.