How can I arrange a dog walker at a hotel?
July 25, 2017 10:26 AM Subscribe
I have a very friendly wire fox terrier, Buster, who's accustomed to getting an occasional professional walker when I'm away from home for a longer stretch of time than I'd like to leave him alone. We're about to leave for a cross-country road trip that includes a few hotel stays and I'm not sure how to arrange a dog walker.
He's not a barker and has done fine with hotel stays before. We typically leave him alone in the room to go out to dinner or swim in the pool, but we have a few baseball games lined up and I'd like to give him some company/exercise while we're out. At home I've used the Wag! dog walking app with great success- we have a keypad door lock for easy house access and Buster always seems to have great fun. I'm open to using Wag! or Rover in the other (major) cities we're visiting, but I can't figure out how the walker would access the room. We're obviously staying in dog-friendly hotels with permission, but the hotels themselves do not offer this kind of service. Can I leave a key at the front desk? I'd rather not have to meet the walker in person to give them the key.
He's not a barker and has done fine with hotel stays before. We typically leave him alone in the room to go out to dinner or swim in the pool, but we have a few baseball games lined up and I'd like to give him some company/exercise while we're out. At home I've used the Wag! dog walking app with great success- we have a keypad door lock for easy house access and Buster always seems to have great fun. I'm open to using Wag! or Rover in the other (major) cities we're visiting, but I can't figure out how the walker would access the room. We're obviously staying in dog-friendly hotels with permission, but the hotels themselves do not offer this kind of service. Can I leave a key at the front desk? I'd rather not have to meet the walker in person to give them the key.
Make sure you check the hotel's rules for dogs. Every one I've ever stayed at disallowed leaving a dog unattended in the room. If your dog doesn't bark, you probably won't get caught unless you do something like leave a key for a dogwalker at the front desk.
posted by outfielder at 1:59 PM on July 25, 2017 [5 favorites]
posted by outfielder at 1:59 PM on July 25, 2017 [5 favorites]
Just don't say they're a dog walker. Say they're your cousin/friend/whatever. No need to explain why you're leaving the key. They're picking something up. (Though I'd want to meet a person I was giving a key to my hotel room and entrusting my dog to, just my two cents).
posted by Miss T.Horn at 4:10 PM on July 25, 2017
posted by Miss T.Horn at 4:10 PM on July 25, 2017
I can't believe that nobody has commented on how cute Buster is!
posted by Napoleonic Terrier at 6:18 PM on July 25, 2017
posted by Napoleonic Terrier at 6:18 PM on July 25, 2017
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posted by DarlingBri at 12:20 PM on July 25, 2017