On the Road Again With Man's Best Friend: United States (On the Road Again With Man's Best Friend)

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Summary: A reader who has travelled across US
Review: This guide would have been very helpful if i had a small dog - most of the places listed in this book only take small dogs. The guide would have been more useful it was specific about the size of dog allowed (big or small). Also found places that stated they would take dogs had changed policies so keeping the guide up to date would be a must.

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Summary: A Five Paw Rating
Review: This is the most well-researched and in-depth pet travel book that I have come across. For years I have looked long and hard for a great resource on pet-friendly accommodations. I've called chambers of commerce, travel associations, and looked through books that promise detailed information but don't deliver. I like to stay in B&Bs and small inns - there are more to choose from here than I will ever have time to visit. I relied on this book during a recent trip to Florida and Georgia. One of the author recommended inns had treats for my dog, as well as bottled water, a bowl, and bed. (I was also given lots of special attention). I give On the Road Again with Man's Best Friend the five-star Amazon rating as well as a five paw rating to match.

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Summary: On the Road with our Golden Retriever
Review: We received On the Road Again with Man's Best Friend as a gift and just used it to take a driving trip from New York to Florida with our Golden Retriever. We followed the book's advice and always called ahead. Either we were fortunate or selected well, but most of the places in the book welcomed our big dog and made us all feel comfortable. We even discovered that many of the hotels with "small dog only" policies were more than happy to accept a larger dog. I like the detail and the number of choices this book offered. We've used other books, but most don't even include pet size restrictions. I don't blame the authors for the fact that many places prefer small dogs, they're just reporting the facts. We do find fault with hotels that severely restrict size limits - we've found it's not the size of the dog that is the problem, but the personality of the pet that can make things difficult.

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Summary: Detailed Listings Extremely Helpful
Review: We've used the book for over a year now and found many excellent places to stay with our two small dogs. We found the detailed listings to be extremely helpful during our trip across the southern states. We knew in advance if there was a pool, what the pet policies were, and other details that were left out of most other books. We have also used it to travel around New England and have found many gems that we never would have located without On the Road Again with Man's Best Friend. This book has saved us on many occasions and we don't plan a trip without it.

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Summary: A First Rate Resource
Review: What a great resource! We've finally found the book that we will always have with us when we take to the road with our Bernese Mountain dog. She is gentle but large, and not always welcome at hotels and motels. We appreciated the authors' inside information on everything from pet policies to people comforts. We knew ahead of time whether our big dog was welcome, if there was a fee, and even what rooms to request. Although there are 16,000 accommodations in the book, we chose only the author recommended ones. We've just returned from a two week vacation and every place we stayed in was terrific. Highly recommended