Pets

[FortWildernessLoopy]

So since I've been camping at FW (when it opened), we have not been allowed to have pets. I never even bothered to question this or check to see if it had changed. Well, I just got a copy of the room rate info for the year (i was checking on value dates) when I saw towards the end
"...Additional charge of $5 per night with pet in our pet loops"

So which ones are the pet loops and what are the restrictions?

 

[becky1960]

Off the top my head I think the Loops are 1600-1900 (full hookup), 300,800,700 ( preferred). They do at times have overfill loops. The pets must be kept in the loop and they have walking areas, and picked up after. You cannot have them in tents, soft sided popups if they are left alone. You can put them in Kennels when you go somewhere. All shots required as usual for kennels.

 

[des1954]

As far as I know the pet loops are as follows:

300, 500, 700, 800 (I think), 1600, 1700, 1800 & 1900. If they have a greater amount of guest with pets than sites available, they over-flow to 1200 & 1300.

All pets must be on a leash. All pets must stay in your appointed loop (although you will see a lot of people that ignore that rule and I've never seen a CM advise a pet owner to take the pet back to a pet area).

You MUST clean up after your pet.

Your pet must be a "good camper" - - - not prone to barking or howling because "mommy & daddy" stayed out too late!

Supposedly, if your pet becomes a "pest", you will be asked to board he/she at the kennel. The only time I've ever been at the Fort when a CM took action against an "errant" pet was Christmas 2000. We were camped in site 1642, it was about midnight and we were enjoying sitting outside. There was this pitiful howling coming from what I surmised to be a beagle back in the 1900 loop. Pretty soon we saw an animal control truck go back to the 1900 loop and heard the howling stop. As the truck was exiting the loops back onto the main road a group of people were getting off the bus - which started the dog howling again. A couple recognized the sound of their dog & flagged the truck driver. They were told that the dog was being taken to the kennel for the night (doggie disorderly conduct was the charge) and they could talk to the front desk about it in the morning. I don't know what the outcome was, but I never heard the poor little doggie howling after that!

You may see a poodle in the 100 loop during the winter. That is "supposedly" a service dog. (Yeah, like I believe that!) The owner is there for the winter & walks & gets around just fine! I'm not sure how he pulls that one off!

 

[jugman]

What if you have an inside cat that never goes out can you stay in any loop. We're tired of all the barking dogs, not trying to be ugly, just I can hear dogs bark when i get home not waking me up on vacation or when rude people go off and leave them.

 

[ntsammy5]

What if you have an inside cat that never goes out can you stay in any loop.

Not according to policy, but I've seen it done ---- lots of times.

Neat user name, by the way.

 

[Colson39]

So since I've been camping at FW (when it opened), we have not been allowed to have pets. I never even bothered to question this or check to see if it had changed. Well, I just got a copy of the room rate info for the year (i was checking on value dates) when I saw towards the end
"...Additional charge of $5 per night with pet in our pet loops"

So which ones are the pet loops and what are the restrictions?

lol, they've been allowing pets for a longggggggggggg time at the Fort. Although, the pet loops did used to be confined to the farther reaches of the Fort, compared to how now they're much more spread out. If you never visited those loops back in the day, I could see how you never really would know.

 

[FortWildernessLoopy]

This is awesome! I was actually referring to my cat. I don't have a dog. We bring the cat with us everywhere, including camping, and that's been a major stumbling block with Fort Wilderness. In fact, we went camping in the fall and the CM I talked to on the phone at Fort Wilderness told me that a pet could not be at the campsite but I was welcome to board her in the kennel. I was even using a MH at the time. I am currently MHomeless but we're looking to buy a TT real soon.

 

[John VN]

900 is also a pet loop. Our favorite.

 

[FWCamper]

I don't see why you couldn't have a cat inside an RV....

I have never camped without my dogs/cats. They have been going to the Fort for nearly 10 years with me. When they hear the RV engine start they are all waiting by the door.

I love seeing all the pets in Disney. I have seen people with birds as well.

 

[des1954]

What if you have an inside cat that never goes out can you stay in any loop.

We' ve taken our cats with us for years. I always booked a pet site until 2003 when the "then manager" of the Fort told me not to bother with a pet site for cats if they don't go outside. I've never bothered booking a pet site since then. If people ask me about the cats in the windshield, I tell them we are testing a new prototype for a Disney "Animal"tronic!!!

 

[FortWildernessLoopy]

I should think as long as your animal is an indoor animal that stays in the RV, there should be no reason why you can't have them anywhere. Of course, there is a cost involved and while I love Disney to the core, they do appreciate their profit

 

[bradisgoofy]

When we were there in April, in our motorhome, with our kitties, the CM at check in said she needed to put us in a pet loop ( 500 ) so nobody would complain about us being in a non-pet loop, but she was not going to charge us the fee because we told her our cats never leave the coach.

 

[becky1960]

I have seen many cats sitting in front windows of Motorhomes at FW, we even saw a Motorhome with a outside cage attached to the RV with doggiedoor or should I say Cat door as a Cat was sitting in the cage outside.

 

[Minnie's Mate]

You may see a poodle in the 100 loop during the winter. That is "supposedly" a service dog. (Yeah, like I believe that!) The owner is there for the winter & walks & gets around just fine! I'm not sure how he pulls that one off!

Not all service dogs are for the visually impaired. Many are for chronic anxiety and other non-visible disabilities.

 

[des1954]

Not all service dogs are for the visually impaired. Many are for chronic anxiety and other non-visible disabilities.

Ordinarily I would agree with you on this. However, this man is neither visually impaired, physically impaired, or "anything" impaired, by his own admission. He just likes the 100 loop & brags about telling the front desk that the poodle is his service dog!!! Now...if the dog served the guy a brewski every once in awhile, I guess that would be a service!!!

Friends of ours stay on the 100 loop for 6 weeks each winter and have complained about this to the Fort Manager-with no results. If the dog were quiet & didn't cause problems AND if the guy cleaned up after the dog, I don't think anyone would complain.

One of two things is going to end up happening: 1- If too many people break the rules, Disney will either ban pets again, or, 2- Make the whole Fort pet friendly (which would be okay with me - but not everyone!)

 

[Donna]

We were at MGM one afternoon and noticed a poodle service dog in training. Her name was Pearl (she was white), standard poodle. I struck up a conversation with the lady training her and she told me its becoming more and more common to train poodles for this because they're highly intelligent. so it IS possible for a poodle to be a service dog i guess! I was just happy she gave me permission to pet her, lol.

 

[des1954]

We were at MGM one afternoon and noticed a poodle service dog in training. Her name was Pearl (she was white), standard poodle. I struck up a conversation with the lady training her and she told me its becoming more and more common to train poodles for this because they're highly intelligent. so it IS possible for a poodle to be a service dog i guess! I was just happy she gave me permission to pet her, lol.

I've seen a lot of different breeds & just plain ol' "mutts" in training to be service dogs. There is a training center called "Southeast Guide Dogs" in our area, so we see them out a lot.

My point was... this guy is blatently using the term "service dog" to be able to stay on the 100 loop with his dog. There is absolutely no reason for this as, there are plenty of pet loops available for service animals or any kind of pets. If he needs convenience, then ask for the 700 loop - it's right there by the marina and Settlement area, just like the 100 loop. Actually, any pet loop is convenient as guide dogs are allowed on buses.

I've met and talked with this man, and questioned him about his charade, and he laughs it off saying, "I got what I wanted, didn't I?" He allows his poodle (not the dogs fault) to continually bark & he is not very good about cleaning up after his dog. This guy has no integrity.

I've seen plenty of service dogs at the Fort and the ones I've seen are booked into pet loops.

 

[tungpo1]

I take my dogs out of the loop sometimes but on my own cart. As long as you dont take them off the cart they are ok with that. I only walk them in the pet loop but my dogs love to go for a cart ride

 

[ftwildernessguy]

I take my dogs out of the loop sometimes but on my own cart. As long as you dont take them off the cart they are ok with that. I only walk them in the pet loop but my dogs love to go for a cart ride

Actually, no, they aren't okay with that. You just haven't been caught. But that's another topic.

 

[tungpo1]

I 've talked to them before with my dog on the cart and she seemed to be ok with it. I guess its what employee you deal with!!! I would never walk them outside the loop or even take them off the cart unless I was in the pet loop.