Back To The Basics

To begin with, my first and only question that is found on the top of this blog: Is my dog’s butt cleaner than your hotel room? Do you think this to be crass or a genuine question. I am not seeking a reply to your thoughts, just assisting you in a thought process.

As my friend Marty reminded me a few days back, with the extra money that these places receive from dog owners, I should expect and demand equal cleanliness and a well maintained room. And so should you! Remember you are the customer not the intruder.

Basic requirements that anyone really and truly desire while staying at any type of accommodations are: (1) Clean room (including carpet); (2) Clean bedding; (3) Clean bathroom facility that works; (4) Clean towels; and (5) Safety. To be exact, I want to feel that I am the first and only person EVER to use that hotel room.

If the facility chooses to include free breakfast, free social hour, free internet, free television, room service, swimming pool, exercise room, etc., than that is on the hotel to adjust their budget, not a requirement; nice, however not essential for a restful sleep. Technically, that is all that anyone wants. A good night sleep away from home.


Now onto the accommodations. 

My Life Style Choice

As dog lover, my canine companions travel with me throughout the United States and Canada. I am willing to pay without hesitation an additional fee in order to enjoy the accompaniment of my devoted and trustworthy companions. The price ranges from 10.00 USD per stay/pet to 175.00 per stay.

I agree that every pet owner should make sure their animal is well groomed. My loving dogs are bathed and groomed the night before travel and are fresh as daisies, even if they protest against the requirement I set. I take my ownership of canines seriously.

However, in many more cases, after viewing people in line to check-in, I have found humans to be quite dirty. I have seen people with boils on their bodies and was forced to smell their putrid stench radiating out from their bodies while they chatted with the front desk clerk on their requirements for their stay. These people do not have to pay extra for ‘room cleaning’ charge at check-in like I am required to with my dogs. I even hate to guess if these ‘classy’ individuals carry lice or mites on their person…….. Yuck..

Many hotels discriminate against “my life style choice”. These anti-pet friendly accommodations state that animals are filthier compared to people. Therefore even when we have to travel without our dogs we do not patron any hotel or lodging facilities that refuses to accept dogs.