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We wanna bring our DOG to LA!!

WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,188
edited February 2008 in The Porch
Great stuff in the "LA People!! Hotel?" thread, but I have another wrinkle...

We want to bring our sweet, 13 year old Golden Retriever with us (no, not to the show :p). I'm having no luck finding a dog-friendly hotel. One "dog friendly" place charges a $250 deposit and a $150 non-refundable cleaning fee. Real friendly! Another place has a 10 pound limit, which might work for Paris Hilton but not for me!

Our old pooch will probably sleep the whole time we're out. Anyone got any ideas?
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  • IndifferenceIndifference Posts: 2,692
    Find a kimpton hotel - I believe they are all pet friendly. They usually are expensive though.

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  • TheDreamIseeTheDreamIsee Posts: 127
    Not a great hotel, but pretty much all La Quinta's take dogs...
  • stickfig13stickfig13 Posts: 1,532
    uh...why?
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  • TheDreamIseeTheDreamIsee Posts: 127
    I think most of these "Pacifica Hotels" take pets and they are pretty nice places...We stayed at the Fog Catcher Inn in Cambria, CA with our dog, it was a really great place with down bedding and fireplaces in the rooms...
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,188
    stickfig13 wrote:
    uh...why?

    If I need to explain, you probably wouldn't understand :p (just giving you a hard time).
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  • TheDreamIseeTheDreamIsee Posts: 127
    stickfig13 wrote:
    uh...why?

    Some people like to take their dogs with them...We do not travel ANYWHERE without our dog...
  • stickfig13stickfig13 Posts: 1,532
    imalive wrote:
    If I need to explain, you probably wouldn't understand :p (just giving you a hard time).

    fair enough...:)
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  • EddiesMuseEddiesMuse Posts: 389
    imalive wrote:
    Great stuff in the "LA People!! Hotel?" thread, but I have another wrinkle...

    We want to bring our sweet, 13 year old Golden Retriever with us (no, not to the show :p). I'm having no luck finding a dog-friendly hotel. One "dog friendly" place charges a $250 deposit and a $150 non-refundable cleaning fee. Real friendly! Another place has a 10 pound limit, which might work for Paris Hilton but not for me!

    Our old pooch will probably sleep the whole time we're out. Anyone got any ideas?


    That is awesome! I have an 11 1/2 yr old black lab - named "PJ" - she is my world. I would love to take her but she is passed her airplane days. Plus contrary to her name, she gets sick of Pearl Jam since thats about all I play. The look on her face when i start a cd is priceless.
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  • EvilRabbitEvilRabbit Posts: 286
    Sadly, Los Angeles is not a dog-friendly city.

    You can't even take your dog to the majority of city parks and you have to drive to Orange County or Ventura County to take your dog on the beach.
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  • boxwine_in_hellboxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    Take the mutt to the kennel or give him the Ole Yeller treatment.
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,188
    Eddie'sMuse wrote:
    That is awesome! I have an 11 1/2 yr old black lab - named "PJ" - she is my world. I would love to take her but she is passed her airplane days. Plus contrary to her name, she gets sick of Pearl Jam since thats about all I play. The look on her face when i start a cd is priceless.

    My girl was raised on PJ. She likes it and she likes it loud! :D Back to the internet, to look some more...
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  • nukebootnukeboot Posts: 1,465
    The kennel idea isn't really a bad one.

    I've travelled with my dog twice when I couldn't find a pet-friendly hotel or I knew I was going to be tied up too long to leave him in my truck. Both times I tracked down a good vet/kennel in the town I was staying.

    I'm sure someone on the board from LA could help you ID a good one and you can spring him during the day. It's better than leaving him at home for the whole trip.

    The only thing you normally have to do is have your dog's shot record with you.

    Good luck!
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  • kevkev Posts: 68
    Eddie'sMuse wrote:
    That is awesome! I have an 11 1/2 yr old black lab - named "PJ" - she is my world. I would love to take her but she is passed her airplane days. Plus contrary to her name, she gets sick of Pearl Jam since thats about all I play. The look on her face when i start a cd is priceless.

    my 3 year old boxer is named pj..and i just got an 8 week old boxer and named her peppers...try venice...we're pretty dog friendly over here...
  • KeiranKeiran Posts: 393
    Many vets will also bored dogs for you as long as you have shot records and all. My vet offers day care for pets whose owners work and don't want their homes and yards torn to pieces by a lonely animal. Some of the kennels I used to board my dogs in while on vacation were more posh than the places I stayed in!
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,188
    TheDreamIsee wrote:
    I think most of these "Pacifica Hotels" take pets and they are pretty nice places...We stayed at the Fog Catcher Inn in Cambria, CA with our dog, it was a really great place with down bedding and fireplaces in the rooms...

    It looked great but.....no dogs at the LA one :( I'm about out of options.

    Whoops! Meant to send a PM. Can't figure out how to delete :p.
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  • Ute LewUte Lew West Point, UT Posts: 131
    Eddie'sMuse wrote:
    That is awesome! I have an 11 1/2 yr old black lab - named "PJ" - she is my world. I would love to take her but she is passed her airplane days. Plus contrary to her name, she gets sick of Pearl Jam since thats about all I play. The look on her face when i start a cd is priceless.


    I would love to take my Bulldog, Boston with me on a plane, but I'm really scared she would not make it. Did your Dog do well on planes?
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  • dana_bdana_b Posts: 141
    imalive wrote:
    It looked great but.....no dogs at the LA one :( I'm about out of options.

    Did you check out this Ramada? It's not the same as the one that I think you checked out previously. This one is 3 miles from the Wiltern, accepts dogs for $35 a day. We got it for $120 a night on hotels.com.

    http://www.ramada.com/Ramada/control/Booking/check_avail?brandCode=RA,MQ,DI,HJ,KG,SE,TL,BU&searchWithinMiles=25&areaType=1&destination=Los%20Angeles&stateName=California&state=CA&countryName=United%20States&country=US&checkInDate=04/12&numberAdults=1&numberRooms=1&checkOutDate=04/13&numberChildren=0&rateName=Best%20Avail&rate=000&pageNumber=1&smoking=any&bed=any&variant=&id=02954&propBrandId=RA&force_nostay=false
  • soundgrungersoundgrunger Posts: 218
    I know some Radisson hotels allow pets, I think they have to be under 50lbs though. And it depends on which location you select, the ones near the airport seem to be the ones that allow pets..
  • whodunnitb4whodunnitb4 Posts: 77
    Try looking up some hotels on pethotels.com. I found alot of great places when I travelled up the coast with my little fuzzy girl.
    LA does have alot of parks...if you know where to look.
  • tkepearljamntkepearljamn Posts: 581
    AW. My folks used to stay at la quinta's. they would drive from st. louis to palm springs. We had a 13 year old golden that was too old to board. She would also get upset with us when we left her.

    Sadly we had to have her put down 2 years ago. Happily now we have a 8 month old golden.
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  • B-GirlB-Girl Posts: 105
    Try dogfriendly.com, they have a list of pet friendly establishments including restaraunts, hotels, parks, shopping centers, kennels etc. Have fun at the show....
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    If you were coming to SD show, I'd say you guys could stay here. We already have a german shepard and a lab mix. What's one more?! LOL!
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  • Gather No MossGather No Moss Omaha Posts: 339
    I want to bring my Zebra to San Diego.. Any ideas??
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  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    imalive wrote:
    Great stuff in the "LA People!! Hotel?" thread, but I have another wrinkle...

    We want to bring our sweet, 13 year old Golden Retriever with us (no, not to the show :p). I'm having no luck finding a dog-friendly hotel. One "dog friendly" place charges a $250 deposit and a $150 non-refundable cleaning fee. Real friendly! Another place has a 10 pound limit, which might work for Paris Hilton but not for me!

    Our old pooch will probably sleep the whole time we're out. Anyone got any ideas?

    AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! i would LOVE to watch your doggie for you!!!! or i mean, let you ALL stay here.....but i'll be at the fundraiser both days. :( but the good news is...i found you a hotel!!! LOOK!
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,188
    WOO-HOO!!! It's a done deal.

    Thanks for all the suggestions (dana b. especially) and thanks, even, for the smart-ass comments. See you all there!

    WOOF WOOF!
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    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
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  • dana_bdana_b Posts: 141
    imalive wrote:
    WOO-HOO!!! It's a done deal.

    Thanks for all the suggestions (dana b. especially) and thanks, even, for the smart-ass comments. See you all there!

    WOOF WOOF!

    Yay! I'm glad it worked out. When we bring our pooch, it's always a pain in the butt trying to find someplace.
  • pj.uw.laurapj.uw.laura Posts: 553
    Done deal as in you booked a hotel or your flight? If you haven't booked your hotel yet, PM me. I have a book all about California and dog-friendly places (my sister sent it to me as we're thinking about moving out there, and she thought it would help sway our decision since we have 2 labs).

    If anyone else needs Cali dog info, it's a big book with every city in it. :) Let me know.

    Edit- there's also pricing info, and there are somewhat cheaper ones than $35 for the dog if that interests you.
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,188
    dana_b wrote:
    Did you check out this Ramada? It's not the same as the one that I think you checked out previously. This one is 3 miles from the Wiltern, accepts dogs for $35 a day. We got it for $120 a night on hotels.com.

    We made it!! Shelby was the Queen of the Ramada. Of course, with parking, dog fee, tax, etc., the rate was $200. Oh well, it was a great show :D.


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    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • nukebootnukeboot Posts: 1,465
    That's great.

    She looks like a sweet dog.

    (Nice shirt, BTW.)
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  • rmst09rmst09 Posts: 57
    boxwine_in_hell wrote:
    Take the mutt to the kennel or give him the Ole Yeller treatment.

    1. I am a dog person.

    2. This post made me laugh so hard that I had to wipe food off my monitor.
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