Marriott Pet Fee Explosion
#49
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Italy
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I do not like dogs (I was bit by one when young) and I don’t like the ever increasing exposure I’m getting to them in my travels, both on planes and in hotels. I wish people would respect other patrons and realize hotels are for people and there are pet hotels for pets. Pets aren’t people, full stop. I hope these fees keep increasing and the emotional support BS stops on airplanes as well.
#50
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Join Date: Aug 2000
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I am still at the same RI in SC and go on to NC tomorrow.
Tonight, I opened the back door for a young family with 3 small kids and one more coming soon.
The father had a medium sized door that had a muzzle. I do not remember seeing a muzzle at an RI, but I find it slightly curious that a dog that can manage these small children might be a threat otherwise.
Tonight, I opened the back door for a young family with 3 small kids and one more coming soon.
The father had a medium sized door that had a muzzle. I do not remember seeing a muzzle at an RI, but I find it slightly curious that a dog that can manage these small children might be a threat otherwise.
#51
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I am still at the same RI in SC and go on to NC tomorrow.
Tonight, I opened the back door for a young family with 3 small kids and one more coming soon.
The father had a medium sized door that had a muzzle. I do not remember seeing a muzzle at an RI, but I find it slightly curious that a dog that can manage these small children might be a threat otherwise.
Tonight, I opened the back door for a young family with 3 small kids and one more coming soon.
The father had a medium sized door that had a muzzle. I do not remember seeing a muzzle at an RI, but I find it slightly curious that a dog that can manage these small children might be a threat otherwise.
Cheers.
#52
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I should have elongated my sentence because I meant that that muzzle would have to come off in the room so if the dog is not threat to the children then what sets him off? Fortunately, I did not have my little dog at the time.
#53
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: ARN
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Those children may know how to act around a dog and/or the dog is familiar with those children. The trigger may very well be unknown men, other dogs or something that kicks off prey drive like a squirrel or bird.
#54
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I've dogsat for a friend's Great Dane for a # of years. He's the sweetest thing, loves to play catch w/ the ball (including in the living room). But when he's walked he has a muzzle because he has a tendency to lunge at other dogs or even humans who might be running by. Presumably sees them as a threat or somehow defending his turf. Not sure which. They stay at RIs with him. No muzzle in the room, but when they walk him outside the hotel then the muzzle is on.
Cheers.
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#55
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: ORD
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I am still at the same RI in SC and go on to NC tomorrow.
Tonight, I opened the back door for a young family with 3 small kids and one more coming soon.
The father had a medium sized door that had a muzzle. I do not remember seeing a muzzle at an RI, but I find it slightly curious that a dog that can manage these small children might be a threat otherwise.
Tonight, I opened the back door for a young family with 3 small kids and one more coming soon.
The father had a medium sized door that had a muzzle. I do not remember seeing a muzzle at an RI, but I find it slightly curious that a dog that can manage these small children might be a threat otherwise.
Our dog is the most docile, friendly, even lazy dog I've ever seen. An adult could bite his tail and he'd probably just look up and walk away. I'm convinced that if a burglar entered the house, he'd roll over and wait to have his belly scratched...seriously, that's not a joke or exaggeration. I can put my face right up to his and he just turns his head away. BUT, if a kid gets anywhere near his face, he snarls, shows his teeth and sometimes will nip at them.
That owner had a muzzle for a reason. Maybe kids weren't his trigger, maybe it was other dogs. Maybe it's people wearing hoodies, or men with beards, or something else. I cringe when I see people, especially kids, running up to strange dogs. If someone does that to ours, I immediately say "he's very nice if you pet him but he doesn't like anyone to get near his face".
#56
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: ARN
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This sounds just like mine, except that instead of kids it's men (other than me). Extending the back of your hand to be sniffed is the right way to meet many dogs, so I am extra vigilant when someone meets her for the first time or we're in a public place.
#57
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: DCA
Posts: 7,769
Every dog owner thinks their little ball of love is perfect until it goes off and eats some kid's face - see above posts. And while the fur-baby-mama will still invariably find some way to claim that the kid deserved it because perfect fluffy had never done such a thing before, the property is on the hook as an enabler. So, hence the fees - as a deterrent and/or to cover liability and insurance costs.
#58
Join Date: Oct 2018
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Catalina Express requires any dog that travels on their boats to be muzzled. Perhaps the traveler had encountered policies like that in the past and was being cautious/proactive when walking the dog in, rather than the dog really needing it.