Proper Dog Etiquette When Renting a Cottage

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If you’re making plans to rent a cottage or summer home, or you’re a guest at a friend’s lakeside chalet, you need to know the rules before bringing your dog along with you.

It’s summer, it’s hot and you’ve just scored an invite to a friend’s lakeside cottage. Even better, they know you have a pooch and have given you the thumbs up to bring Rover along. So how do you ensure that at the end of the weekend a) you’re still friends and, b) they invite you back? You observe the simple rules of pet-iquette.

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Okay, reality check. Is your pet well-behaved? Really? If he jumps all over strangers, scoots his butt across the carpet, loves to dig in gardens and snatches food off tables (pick one or all) then your answer would be “no”. If this is the case, you may want to re-think the invite to preserve the friendship.

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Mary Simpson is an animal-loving writer and communications professional. A soft touch for anything stray, she shares her century home with an eclectic collection of rescues that include orange tabby Chico, tuxedo Simon, and jet black Owen. She enjoys running, politics, exploring local wine regions and is an avid supporter of the “shop local” movement.

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