15 Dog-Friendly Joie de Vivre Hotels Drop Canine Weight Limits, Offer Pet-Friendly Perks

Joie De Vivre Makes Special Accommodations For Guests’ Four-Legged Friends.

San Francisco, CA (Vocus/PRWEB ) June 19, 2009 — Joie de Vivre, California’s largest boutique hotel collection, has made canine check-ins at its pet-friendly hotels even more welcoming for dogs and their owners. At its 15 pet-friendly boutique properties in the San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, and Southern California, dog owners can now bring their pets along for the journey without worrying about weight limit restrictions or pet fees being imposed for their stay. Read more

It’s Easy for Dogs to “Go Green” at Loews Hotels

Canines Can Take an Environmentally-Friendly “Grrreen Dog” Vacation this Earth Day

New York (Vocus/PRWEB ) April 8, 2009 — As part of its commitment to the environment, Loews Hotels encourages even its furriest guests to do their part in promoting responsible, sustainable consumption (literally). The new Loews “Grrreen Dog” package features a specially created “Dog Gone Green” room service meal, a veterinarian approved healthy feast which mixes locally grown ingredients from neighborhood farms with a lot of love. The “Grrreen Dog” package will launch on Earth Day (April 22, 2009) and features several additional earth-friendly components. Read more

“Presidential POOCH” Package @ Loews Hotel

During the first 100 days of the Obama administration (Jan. 20th – Apr. 29th), Loews Hotel is offering an “indoguration” for all with the “Presidential Pooch” package.

The “Presidential Pooch” package includes:

• 1 night stay at one of the 17 Loews Hotel properties for guests and their pets
• “Stars & Stripes” room service meal for dogs*
• Patriotic-themed bandanna for dogs

The price of this package is at a 10% discounted off the Loews Best Guaranteed Rate.  Rates start at $139/night, but vary based on location. Read more

CAR AVERSION and ANXIETY

Anxiety and Sickness in cars is actually quite common, despite popular belief these behaviours are generally not caused through motion sickness or balance problems. It is my belief that this debilitating problem is caused through anxiety and fear.

I believe that carsickness and anxiety cases are initially, caused on that first journey when the puppy is taken from the litter to your home. We tend to get our puppies right at the start of the first fear period, which is between eight to ten and a half weeks. Read more

Dog Friendly Vacation Places

If you’re one who prefers to bring their dog on vacations, rather than leaving it at the dog kennel, or would like find a place you can go vacationing with your dog, then don’t worry, there are pet friendly places to travel to, that will be enjoyable for both you and your dog!

Here are a few pet friendly vacation ideas:

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Getting Your Dog Café-Ready

I share my life with a German Shepherd Dog named Trista. From the very start of our life together, I trained her to hold a good down-stay. For those first weeks and months, we actively practiced everywhere: at home, on park benches, in sidewalk cafés. The first stages required frequent food reinforcement, or reward, to keep her attentive and working. As she became more consistent, I spaced out the food rewards, relying more on verbal encouragement. And with more time, she accomplished fairly long stretches with no attention from me at all.

Developing this behavior in your dog just takes careful, thorough practice with gradual progression. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial that will help you get your dog café-ready:

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