Travelling

We have experience with Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Slovenia and the Czech Republic.

The best places for accommodation that takes dogs were Croatia and Hungary.  In Italy we had problems finding beaches where you can take a dog and in France it is difficult to find hotels or apartments that will accept them.

I prefer travelling by car.

On our first holiday we crossed 12 borders and only once did they realise we were travelling with a dog.  The dog slept all across the back seat.

In a car you can watch nature all around and stop anywhere you like.  Your dog is with you.  But you can only travel a certain distance.  Not overseas.

By plane travelling with bigger dogs (more than 2kg) is a problem – you can’t have them with you in the cabin.  It is stressful for your dog, and even for you.

-         Always check in advance if the hotel you plan to go to accepts dogs of this size.  Sometimes a hotel’s website will tell you it accepts dogs, but in reality they may only mean something the size of a Yorkshire terrier.

-         Also check if is possible in the country you are visiting to take your dog out without a lead and/or muzzle.  In some countries or some cities you can pay a lot of money if the police see your dog off the lead.  In general it is best to do what you see other dog-owners doing.

-      The month you choose for your holiday is very important.  DdB is not a dog that likes hot weather.  And when you travel by car in summer, then you must have a big towel and a big bottle of water.  A wet towel on your dog makes a good heat sink.

Most important:

- Your dog needs to have good vaccination and all stamps is necessary to this country

-   Good is if your dog can have some sign with actual contact to you (mobile, address, and home address with country code) and of course you have to thing that water can destroy this sign on your dogs neck

-   chip would be good, but stamp can read anyone without any machine