Need to find your way around without suffering through our adolescent humor and byzantine navigation interface? Then this is the page for you.
For convenience, we have broken the site into two overall sections--one for vistors/pet owners (immediately below) who need lodging or other information and one for professionals (such as lodging owners and managers, campground owners, or
pet professionals--including pet sitters, kennels, etc.) who may want to get listed, update a current listing, sign up for an upgrade, or learn about our programs.
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VISITOR SECTIONS: |
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LISTINGS section: This is the heart of our site where you'll find pet-friendly lodgings, B&Bs, cabins, cottages, pet sitters and more
arranged by state and then city. It contains: |
| US Lodgings | This is our total database of pet-friendly lodging in the US listed by state, then city. It contains not only hotels and motels, but B&Bs, cottages, cabins, etc.
The rest of the listings are subsets of this entire database. So if you're looking for a pet-friendly B&B, you can go directly to our B&B listing, or look here as well, where all our lodgings are listed.
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| Canadian Lodgings | This is our database of pet-friendly lodgings in--you guessed it--Canada.
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| Traveler's Choice | The Traveler's Choice listing is unique in that all the lodgings have
been personally recommended by traveling pet owners like you--with no other incentive, commercial or otherwise, than to share their find with others. Also, all the lodgings
in this section have chosen to advertise their pet-friendliness by linking their listing to their own site so you'll get to see them up close and personal. This section is select but worth looking
into.
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| Search By Route | One of the favorite and most used sections of our site. All you have to do is put in your departure point and
destination and you'll get driving directions with pet-friendly lodgings on your route. Pretty nifty, eh?
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| Fun and Cool Places | Cafes, museums, malls, stores, etc. that accept pets. Listed by state, then city.
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| International Listings | In this section you'll find the following:
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| Ski Resorts | A listing of pet-friendly lodgings and resorts in and around major ski areas.
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| Campgrounds | A listing of pet-friendly campgrounds by state, then city.
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| Beaches | A listing of pet-friendly beaches by state, then city. This is NOT a listing of lodgings near beaches--but actual beaches
where your pet can run.
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| Kennels | A listing of kennels by state, then city. Use them on the road--not to leave your animal behind.
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| Emergency Vets | A listing of Emergency Veterinarians by state, then city. Just in case.
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| Bed & Breakfasts | A listing of pet-friendly B&Bs by state, then city. This is a sublisting off our main US Lodgings database to make it
easier to find a pet-friendly B&B.
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| Larger Dogs | A listing of pet-friendly lodgings that accept larger dogs (over 75 lbs.). This is culled from our main US Lodgings database to make it
easier for those with Rottweilers, etc.
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| Cat-friendly Lodgings | A listing of pet-friendly lodgings that accept cats. This is culled from our main US Lodgings database to make it
easier for those with cats.
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| Cabins & Cottages | A listing of pet-friendly cabins and cottages by state, then city. This is a sublisting off our main US Lodgings database to make it
easier to find a pet-friendly cabin or cottage.
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| Amusement Parks | A listing of amusement parks that have kennel facilities. Also, the pet-friendly lodgings that are near them. Listed by state, then city.
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| Vacation Rentals | These are classified ads for pet-friendly private vacation
homes that can be rented for a weekend, week, or more.
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| Featured Lodgings | This is a monthly up-close article on one pet-friendly lodging.
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| Pet Sitters | A listing of pet sitters by state, then city. We suggest you use them on the road--not to leave
your animal behind.
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| Hotel Chains | A listing of pet-friendly hotel chains.
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| Apartments & Rentals | A listing of pet-friendly apartment rentals. This is not one of our databases, but comes
from homestore.com.
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| Petswelcome.com Store | This our "shameless commerce division". Clothes and things to look as
good, if possible, as we do.
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TRAVEL INFO section: This is part of our site where we give you basic information about traveling with your pet, from
travel tips to handling emergency situtations. It contains: |
| Air Travel | Detailed info on all the major carriers' pet policies. Also found in out International Listings section.
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| International Policies | Info on the pet policies of countries around the world. Also found in out International Listings section.
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| How to Move With Your Pet | Detailed advice on traveling with your pet.
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| Travel Tips | General rules when traveling with your pet.
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| Emergency Situations | The Disaster Response Team of The Humane Society of the
United States has kindly supplied us with their CASEY (Caring for Animals
Safety in Emergencies during the Year) Plan to post on our site. Be prepared!
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| Classifieds | From pet food to vacation rentals, a listing of
classified advertisements that cater to you and your pet. Secure on-line ordering available to place an ad.
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INFO XCHANGE section: This is a very free-spirited and useful bulletin board where pet-owners and travelers communicate to other
pet owners and travelers, giving good advice, usually, but also airing complaints. A great place to ask a question of other travelers, it's a VERY HEAVILY USED section of our site. |
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WHAT'S NEW section: Self-explanatory, you'd think. But it could be called, What's Old, since we're so busy updating our
databases, it's kind of been neglected. However, we've just hired a Bassett Hound to tend to this section and he's going to get to it as soon as he wakes up. |
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MANAGEMENT section: Our distinguished team of hackers & slackers. |
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OTHER USEFUL SECTIONS: |
| On-line Reservations Info | Where we explain how we offer great prices, but advise calling ahead after you've made the reservation to make
sure the lodging is still pet-friendly. It most likely is, but even though we update our listings 3 times a week, some policies and ownerships change and we want you to be well
received upon your arrival. Also, what to do if you get there and they say they never received your reservation.
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| Classifieds | The classifieds can also be reached through our Travel Info section,
it has ads for everything from pet food to vacation rentals; a listing of
classified advertisements that cater to you and your pet. Secure on-line ordering available to place an ad.
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| Contact Us | Email us & let us know what's on your mind.
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| Help Wanted | Where we list some possible opportunities.
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| Join Our Mailing List | Sign up to get informative emails about traveling with your pet.
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| Give Your Seal of Approval | If you've had a great stay at a lodging and would like to nominate them for a Seal of Approval by saying something good about them, here's where
you do it. Just email us your comments and we'll put our logo next to the lodging's listing. If a visitor clicks on our logo, they'll see your comments. A great help to anyone looking for pet-friendly lodgings.
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| Watchdog Club | Know a great cafe that accepts pets? Or any place that's not a lodging or vet or kennel that would be a fun and unusual place
to take your pet? Let us know about it and you might win a cheesey petswelcome.com t-shirt. Best of all, we'll list it on our site under "Fun and Cool Places" so other travelers can enjoy your find.
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PROFESSIONAL SECTIONS: |
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Lodging/Campground Owners Sign Up Here: If you're a lodging owner, operator or manager
and want to sign up your lodging for a listing on our site, or upgrade your current listing, or see what programs we offer, this is where to go. Beyond the sign-up form, this section contains: |
| Free Month Sign-up | Information and sign-up form for our Free Month Upgrade program.
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| Lodging Upgrade Programs | Information on our Upgrade programs for lodgings. Secure e-commerce for on-line ordering.
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| Campground Upgrade Program | Information on our Upgrade programs for campgrounds. Secure e-commerce for on-line ordering.
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| Become a Travel Club Affialiate | Information and sign-up form for offering discounts to our Travel Club members.
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| Why be on Petswelcome | Hey, there are a lot of traveling pet owners out there--and other reasons.
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| Publicity | Our name is everywhere. Find out where.
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| Get in our Newsletter | If you have an upgraded listing, fill out this form & be in our monthly newsletter.
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Pet Sitters Sign Up Here: If you're a pet sitter or kennel owner or walker or groomer, etc. and want
to be listed on our site, fill out this form. |