Tips on Making the Big Move with Your Dog
1. Speak with your landlord in person
It’s always harder to say no to someone face to face, especially when they can see how much you love your pet. If you just mention it over the phone or, worse, never bring it up, the landlord will feel like he or she has been tricked and is likely to refuse the lease or move to evict you.
2. Have a pet résumé on hand
Show your new landlord that your pet is healthy, clean and well-behaved with up-to-date vaccine records and letters of reference from your previous landlord and vet.
3. Show them the money
Offer to sign a separate clause in your lease, stating that you are responsible for any damage your pet might create, and put down a higher deposit to cover potential problems.
4. Look for parks
Make sure your dog has enough space in your new pad or an outdoor area nearby where they can run off some energy.
5. Ship your pet to your new place
If you’re moving far, check out the Independent Pet and Animal Transportation Association. Their Web site, ipata.com, has lots of great tips on how to ship your pet safely and easily from your old place to the new. But if you’re just heading uptown a few blocks, a pet chauffeur taxi will do.
Hello Barbara:
Another great resource for your pet-owning readers who are planning a move is the website PAW;Pet-friendly Accommodations Worldwide, found online at http://www.luxurypaw.com.
PAW will lead your readers to the best pet-friendly hotels along their moving route.
PAW is the only online pet-friendly hotel booking engine that lets a pet-owner use their pets weight as part of the hotel search criteria; every pet-friendly property has a different pet weight restriction so this is a huge time saver when you travel with a large pet. PAW also clearly outlines any additional pet fees required and the properties pet policies. In addition, PAW is the only website to exclusively feature pet-friendly hotels with a 4-star rating or higher, for those pet-toting travelers who don’t want to sacrifice the level of hotel amenity and service simply because they choose to travel with their pet.
Would love to tell you more if you are interested.
all the best,
Janine Franceschi