Traveling with your dog it's not just a question of needs: often – if not always – travel, as a leisure experience, is a moment to share with those you love, with your family, and the family dog is certainly part of it. So, why leave it at home, entrusting it to others, when you go on holiday? The truth is that dog lovers want to travel with them, and are looking for structures suitable to accommodate both types of travellers, whether two-legged or four-legged.
More and more the sector«Pet Friendly» hospitality it is expanding, helped by companies created specifically to meet the needs of these new, or in any case expanding, categories of travellers.
One of these, which is a very useful reference for those who want to upgrade their structure making it more welcoming for families with dogs in tow, is Food For Dogsa young reality born from the love for pets it has created a line of sustainable and glamorous products to allow better and easier coexistence between dog and man during a travel experience.
Each structure – they explain from Food For Dogs – can transform its hospitality from a pet friendly perspective, with some small precautions and intelligent solutions that allow you to become a pet friendly facility. How to do?
Tips for welcoming a dog
Food For Dogs explains with some simple tips how you can improve accommodation for those who want to travel with a dog. For example in preparation of the reception: through a form sent via email, or during the booking phone call, when the customer says that he will be accompanied by his dog, it is very useful for everyone to collect a series of data on the four-legged guest (breed, size, habits) .
The choice of roomthen, it is fundamental: it is advisable to assign one to the customer with the dog secluded room, away from high traffic areas such as the entrance or the elevator, to prevent the dog from barking every time someone passes by. They must also be given to the customer a series of information regarding what can be useful for your stay (dog areas and public parks, vets) as well as a series of very specific rules to follow to ensure a peaceful coexistence between four-legged guests and all the other guests of the structure.
Last but not least, the room and structure must be equipped with a series of useful supplies for those traveling with their dog, as well as the animal itself. In particular, to make the concept of pet-hospitality concrete, Food For Dogs has created some products with a glamorous and elegant designeasily washable and customizable, as well as as sustainable as possible.
Useful products
There is the «Doggy lunch box»created to feed dogs in a healthy and convenient way in hotels, restaurants or in any situation outside the home: it's about a lunch box for dogs composed of a cardboard box, which acts as a bowl, containing a vacuum-packed package of super premium wet food (composed of human-quality meat and single-protein vegetables) ready to use.
Then there is the courtesy kitwhich contains – in the various variants proposed – objects designed for well-being and enjoyment of the dog and for the safety and joy of the owner (medals, care products, toys made of natural materials).
Or, there are the equipment to make hotel rooms truly pet-friendlywith pillows designed for dogs, quilts, bowls, towels and bathrobes.
A series of small precautions capable not only of bringing the accommodation facilities closer to the general public of those who wish to travel with their dog, but also useful for those who manage the hotels and for all the other guests, given that a serene and well-welcomed dog is certainly a calmer and more comfortable dog.
Source: Vanity Fair

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