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American takes small dogs in the cabin for $150 if dog and carrier weigh 20 lb or less, on flights within the Americas only. The limits, the carrier sizes, the heat rules and how to book.
What happens at the desk, what you will be asked to sign, how to settle a dog in a strange room, and the manners that get you welcomed back.
The certificate a British dog needs for Spain, whether to drive through France or sail to Santander, Spain's rules on restricted breeds, and what to do about heat and parasites when you get there.
How to secure a dog in a car, what to do about travel sickness, how often to stop, what the law says, and why a parked car is the one place a dog should never be left.
Which places still quarantine dogs, for how long, what it costs, how far ahead you have to start, and how Hawaii and Japan can be done with no quarantine at all.
Alaska is the cheapest big airline for a cabin pet at $100 and one of the few that still carries larger dogs in the hold, at $200. The rules, the breeds it will not carry below deck, and the summer bulldog embargo.
Where dogs can and cannot walk, when a lead is the law, what to do around cattle, and how to keep a dog safe from heat, snakes and bad water on the trail.
Hawaii is rabies free and will quarantine a dog that arrives unprepared for up to 120 days. With the right blood test and paperwork your dog walks out of the airport with you the same day. Here is how.
The five skills that make a dog a good traveller, how to teach each one in the weeks before you go, and which rule each one prepares your dog for.
JetBlue takes small dogs in the main cabin for $150 each way, allows two pets if you buy a second seat, and limits each flight to six. The carrier size and the rules.
Where your dog spends the crossing, what each operator charges, which routes take foot passengers, and how to make a long sailing easy on your dog.
A dog crossing the Irish Sea is crossing an EU border in one direction and not in the other. What you need to go from Britain to Ireland, from Ireland to Britain, and to Northern Ireland.
Frontier takes one pet per passenger in the cabin on domestic flights for $149 each way. It no longer accepts pets on international flights and has no hold option. The rules and the carrier sizes.
A dog friendly guide to Montréal with practical, up-to-date details on green spaces, seasonal water access, patios and cafés, local activities, and pet-friendly hotels. Plus, a few easy day trips beyond the island.
A hotel can call itself dog friendly on a whim and take nothing on in return: no shared definition, no inspection, no penalty for a broken promise. Every comparable industry fixed that with an independent standards body. Here is the case for doing the same for dog friendly travel.
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,
A dog friendly guide to Tokyo: walking the Imperial Palace gardens, the Odaiba and Kasai Rinkai bayfront, the west-side parks and the Tama River, in a city built for a dog at heel.
A dog friendly guide to Honolulu: the Waikiki and Kaka'ako waterfronts, the island breweries and shave ice, the best Hawaiian plate, and its certified dog friendly hotels.
A dog friendly guide to Savannah: Forsyth Park and the riverfront, the squares and the Skidaway trails, the British pubs and craft breweries, the best coffee, and its certified dog friendly hotels.
A dog friendly guide to Charleston: Folly Beach and the West Ashley Greenway, the Lowcountry pubs and breweries, the best barbecue and brunch, and its certified dog friendly hotels.
A dog friendly guide to San Jose: the Almaden Quicksilver hills and the city trails, Silicon Valley's pubs and pizza, the best barbecue, and its certified dog friendly hotels.
A dog friendly guide to Columbus: the Scioto Mile and the creek trails, the city's craft breweries and coffeehouses, the best barbecue and the German Village pubs, and its certified dog friendly hotels.
A dog friendly guide to Charlotte: the Whitewater Center and the greenways, the famous off-leash Dog Bar in NoDa, the breweries and pubs, the best pizza and barbecue, and its certified dog friendly hotels.
A dog friendly guide to San Antonio: the River Walk Mission Reach and the greenways, the city's icehouses and breweries, the best Tex-Mex and pizza, and its certified dog friendly hotels.
