Dogs in the units???

[elijahpep]

DVC has kitchens, washers/dryers, king size beds and whirlpool tubs.
So yes, a self sustaining pet center/boarding area would be another great advantage for DVC families with their loving four leggers to come "Home" too! IMO
THis would be an advantage to DVCers to go "home", instead of making trips to the exsisting boarding centers located off DVC properties, to walk their pets. Again, it would be nice to come home from the parks, get off the bus and go visit your pet. Then off to lunch, dinner or the pool. It would just add more harmony to a visit by a DVC pet owner than exsisting options.

~DW

 

[dianeschlicht]

Well, maybe, but THIS dog owner wont be doing it! We have 8 dogs, and it costs me $100/day just to have someone come in and take care of them a couple times a day while we are on vacation. That cost would SOAR if I tried to take them on vacation!

 

[Deb & Bill]

The current pet boarding areas are not really located near any resort. Could that be to avoid having people take their pet back to their hotel room? These areas are located in rather isolated areas where no one else could be bothered by the pets. I couldn't see having a pet boarding area within the DVC resort because you could see people taking their pet back to their villa for extended periods of time instead of just walking them and returning them to the pet boarding area.

I'm with Diane on this. Our pets are boarded in a facility near our home. They know this place, they get good care and we know they are safe.

 

[twinklebug]

Actually, that idea has merit, but I would expect it to be self sustaining and not be a maintenance cost to all DVC owners, but just those using the facility.

Make the kennel units DVCPs (DVC for Pets) - buy in now and own until 2054!
Conceriege (turn down service with a milkbone) available.

All fun aside, being a pet owner & lover I can see why people want to bring fido or fluffy with them on vacation (heart strings), and I hear Disney does provide adaquate kennels, but I honestly don't understand why they feel putting the animal through the strains of travel only to be boarded in a strange environment makes any sense. I'd much rather leave our pets home and arrange for family member or friend back home to stop in and take care of them & am glad to reciprocate the favor when they go on vacation.

 

[korbbec]

Sad. Personally I am allergic to wool, latex and peanuts. I think they should be banned from the rooms. In fact, WDW should ban every single common allergen from coming into the World. It is just not fair to those who are allergic. Oh - and the smell of garlic or curry turns my stomach. I don't think those spices should be allowed in a DVC kitchen.

 

[dianeschlicht]

Make the kennel units DVCPs (DVC for Pets) - buy in now and own until 2054!
Conceriege (turn down service with a milkbone) available.

All fun aside, being a pet owner & lover I can see why people want to bring fido or fluffy with them on vacation (heart strings), and I hear Disney does provide adaquate kennels, but I honestly don't understand why they feel putting the animal through the strains of travel only to be boarded in a strange environment makes any sense. I'd much rather leave our pets home and arrange for family member or friend back home to stop in and take care of them & am glad to reciprocate the favor when they go on vacation.

Very good post! I totally agree.

 

[fishermouse]

we are not talking a big dog. we are talking a lap dog. this women seems to have no problems under than using a wheelchair. Now I could definitely understand a trainer dog to help her with the wheelchair. but this little dog was a pet - that she was calling a service dog - okay my opinion.

but most service dog are alert. they know they are working and it shows. this little one was asleep in her nap half the time.

now it might have been a seizure dog - although I haven't seem a lap dog do that.

gee maybe I should have had Spicey classified as a service animal - he could and did calm me down when nothing else in the world worked. Oh I miss him...

Have to agree with Jim C on this. service dogs come in all sizes and shapes and do rest when able. Dogs are very light sleepers and will quickly awaken if needed, long before anyone knows there is a problem. People with service dogs have ID's and are usually asked to produce them at the gate or check-in. As much as I love dogs, and cats, I would never subject any dog not soecifically trained for service to the noise and excitment of WDW. I'll keep my pets trips confined to camping, hiking and even beach trips but no amusment parks.

 

[nydizfan]

all in all . we need to keep out pets at home. at one time i had 5 cats and 2 dogs. cant bring them not even one. sometimes in life u want to . but cant. heart strings . now all my pets are in with the big man up above , sure i would love to have them at disney with me but come . common sense says different . i understand all what u say but u gotta just follow the rules . its simple. its the way it is people. why .? greenban. the frog in the jacuzzi made me laugh for at least 2 minutes. made my day thanks...dave

 

[fishermouse]

Alright, now, what about people with dog allergies...what sort of precautions are taken when a service dog checks out of a villa?

Bobbi

Legally none. Mousekeeping probably is not even aware there was an service dog in the room.

 

[SueM in MN]

Have to agree with Jim C on this. service dogs come in all sizes and shapes and do rest when able. Dogs are very light sleepers and will quickly awaken if needed, long before anyone knows there is a problem. People with service dogs have ID's and are usually asked to produce them at the gate or check-in. As much as I love dogs, and cats, I would never subject any dog not soecifically trained for service to the noise and excitment of WDW. I'll keep my pets trips confined to camping, hiking and even beach trips but no amusment parks.

One of my DD's friends has a seizure alert dog. It is a small, fluffy white dog that sits in her lap most of the time. Her dog wears a sort of coat that identifies it as a service animal, but if it wasn't for the coat, most people would just think it was one of those 'accessory dogs' that you see celebrities carrying in oversize purses.

 

[Uncleromulus]

While I would never consider taking my own pets on any sort of extended trip,( we pay $$$ to have a house sitter stay with them ) people are quite attached to thier animals and many take their pets with them all the time. When we drive down to WDW a # of the motels we stop at have "dedicated" pet rooms--all in one area of the motel. Of course, there is an extra charge for those rooms--when people bother to declare they actually have a pet.
Anyway--can anyone see that as an option at a DVC resort? A "dedicated" pets allowed building??
Must say tho that in all our trips to OKW (since 1992), never saw any pets on campus.

 

[dianeschlicht]

Sue, one of my Airedale friends has a service Airedale. I think I may have told about it above somewhere....Narcoleptic allert dog.

 

[DisDaydreamer]

Well, maybe, but THIS dog owner wont be doing it! We have 8 dogs, and it costs me $100/day just to have someone come in and take care of them a couple times a day while we are on vacation. That cost would SOAR if I tried to take them on vacation!

But wouldn't it be fun having them in the car on the way there and back.

 

[Deb & Bill]

But wouldn't it be fun having them in the car on the way there and back.

No.

 

[JodyTG]

One of my DD's friends has a seizure alert dog. It is a small, fluffy white dog that sits in her lap most of the time. Her dog wears a sort of coat that identifies it as a service animal, but if it wasn't for the coat, most people would just think it was one of those 'accessory dogs' that you see celebrities carrying in oversize purses.

I agree that the "accessory dogs" are the main problem with abusing the system. I used to work with someone whose daughter had a service dog. She lost her eyesight at a young age (can't remember the illness that caused it) and the dog gave her a measure of independence. She was able to do things by herself rather than having to depend on her family so much. She loved it, but said that it wasn't a pet. It was a well-trained employee (like having a live-in nurse) that had to be replaced after a time by another "employee". She loved it as much as a person would love anything or anyone that is with you such a long time. But, again, it wasn't a pet to be put into a kennel. It's job was to be with her at all times.

 

[crispywelsh]

Don;t know about the DVC resorts, but we paid for two nights last year at Music to save our points, and the lady several rooms down was exercising her dog both morning, it was a small dod, don't know what a lap dog type

 

[shovan]

The ADA document is very informative.

I also wonder about proper cleaning of a room after a service animal was present. Would DVC or the Reosrt front desk even know that a pet was present? What if one of those posters who spoke of their allergies were the next to check into that same room? Who would be liable?

My son has a peanut allergy, I take this very seriously. I know how sensitive he is, and he has to actually ingest not just inhale as some. There has to some level of Health Standards for this, that do not impact people who need a service animal.

Well, I find this something to really be concerned about. Since we need an handicapped room, my DH is in a WC. We are probably increasing our chances of having rooms that have had a service animal in them. I have asthma & allergies and can only be around certain breeds of dogs. There are very limited rooms that fit our needs as is. Now I will also have to be concerned if the room has had a service animal in it. And we all know how "clean" the DVC rooms are. The opportunity for abuses of "service" animals makes this issue all the more disturbing. I really doubt WDW or any other hotels will be able to designate handicapped rooms, as smoking/non smoking & add a service/no service animal designation ror rooms too.

 

[Wishing for GCV!]

Don;t know about the DVC resorts, but we paid for two nights last year at Music to save our points, and the lady several rooms down was exercising her dog both morning, it was a small dod, don't know what a lap dog type

Chances are she had just brought it, or it was a service dog in case she has a heart attack or something. Usually smaller dogs aren't the Seeing Eye ones.

 

[Maria395712]

I agree with korbbec. what about people that are allergic to other things?
what about people that have a dog at the WDW kennel, don't they bring in the pet hair on their clothes. so if people are so highly allergic wouldn't that hair that has fallen from the owner bother them? the cleaning will do just fine. I have a 3lb dog and I take him everywhere I can and I think disney should have a pet friendly buidling in each resort. just like universal I'd pay extra for a so called good cleaning. my dog is cleaner than some people and I'd rather have him in the room than someone with lice or bedbugs. sorry JMHO
maria
oh and my husband is highly allergic to many things but not this short haired dog. includes peanuts being left behind in the room

 

[fishermouse]

Well, I find this something to really be concerned about. Since we need an handicapped room, my DH is in a WC. We are probably increasing our chances of having rooms that have had a service animal in them. I have asthma & allergies and can only be around certain breeds of dogs. There are very limited rooms that fit our needs as is. Now I will also have to be concerned if the room has had a service animal in it. And we all know how "clean" the DVC rooms are. The opportunity for abuses of "service" animals makes this issue all the more disturbing. I really doubt WDW or any other hotels will be able to designate handicapped rooms, as smoking/non smoking & add a service/no service animal designation ror rooms too.

From looking at your signature you've been WDW a lot over a long period of time, if this has not been an issue to date I would "not get my panties in an uproar"
Keep your inhaler ready as you probably already do and enjoy you vacations. I'd be a lot more concerned about the "inconsiderate smoker" that smokes in your NS room than a service annimal.