Getting-Started Guide
Here's a step-by-step navigational guide to our website! Just follow these and you'll be traveling in no time!
If you choose not to read this guide, buttons at the bottom of each page will guide you to the next page you need to read.
If you choose not to read this guide, buttons at the bottom of each page will guide you to the next page you need to read.
- Choose a destination. Far away is just okay for first-time dog travelers. Just try to stay on the same general land mass. It can be just as rewarding to travel close by. Unfortunately, I can't give you advice on how to pick a place to travel to–and neither can Detective Pups here–but think of the place you've wanted to go for a long time and go there! And if you don't have one, just ask around, meet some friends, maybe take a day trip to get an idea of what you love. Point to a place on a map and say, "I'm going there! With my dog!" We do have a Where to Go? page you may want to visit.
- Visit our Travel Tips page. It's always nice to have some tips on what to pack before you travel.
- Choose a Travel Method. It's always nice to take a vacation to someplace, but you have to get there somehow. Try our travel methods page, and if it doesn't fit your needs, do some research!
- Get a hotel or rent a house. If you're going in a small party, you can just book a hotel room; if it's larger, you can stay in a rented house. If you want to check out some cool places to over the West Coast of the U.S.A. visit our Dog-Friendly Hotels page. You can also check out Hotel Locations. If that doesn't fit your needs, check Bring Fido.
- So, what do you do when you get there? Visit our When You Get There page. We know that sometimes, you may just simply wonder, WHAT a vacation is for!
- Rate your hotel. Tell us about the hotel you stayed at. Fill out our form on our Your Hotel Reviews page. It will appear on our main hotel reviews page as "submitted by Guest."
- Submit a Location for Review. If you've been to a place anywhere in the U.S.A. and would like to share it with the world, just drop us a line at our page for submitting hotel reviews!
- Any Suggestions? We'd love to hear what you thought of our website!
- Got free time? If you liked this site and have some spare time on your hands, feel free to spend it reading our Blog by a Dog, written by, yours truly, Detective Pups! This offers some useful information about traveling (such as what creatures dogs are most likely to chase or as they often put it, "befriend") as well as just being something of enjoyment.
- You can travel with more than one dog, to0! Or, just support a rescue! Try supporting a rescue!