4 Walt Disney World Resorts to accept dogs

[John park hopper]

Be the first poster on page 100===== win a free dog room

 

[disneygeek90]

Does anyone else enjoy the irony of the OP's username and image being "Bolt?"

 

[JenniferS]

So, it turns out that my 93:00 minute call to Disney ended up costing me $18.60 (+13% HST).

Transferring out of POR w/its loosey-goosey dog policy ... priceless.

 

[Pixieish]

So, it turns out that my 93:00 minute call to Disney ended up costing me $18.60 (+13% HST).

Transferring out of POR w/its loosey-goosey dog policy ... priceless.

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[nbdysreal]

Called and cancelled my reservation at PORS because of this and the CM gave me a little bit more info. This is a 1 year test. The rules say you have to relieve your dog every 7 hours. And if your dog is barking or what not at night, you have 30 mins to get it under control. If they would do anything to the person if they don't follow the rules, Idk, but take that for what you will. Also said at PORS, you can do a garden or standard view, not Riverview. Wonder how that would work for the people that don't tell ahead of arrival.

 

[Incomudro]

Called and cancelled my reservation at PORS because of this and the CM gave me a little bit more info. This is a 1 year test. The rules say you have to relieve your dog every 7 hours. And if your dog is barking or what not at night, you have 30 mins to get it under control. If they would do anything to the person if they don't follow the rules, Idk, but take that for what you will. Also said at PORS, you can do a garden or standard view, not Riverview. Wonder how that would work for the people that don't tell ahead of arrival.

30 minutes is allowed to get the dog under control?!
Could you imagine, being in your room and a nearby room has a dog barking for 30 minutes?
Aaaaand...
That's providing the owner is actually there, or immediately nearby.
If the owner is out in one of the parks, forget it.

 

[GoofGoof]

30 minutes is allowed to get the dog under control?!
Could you imagine, being in your room and a nearby room has a dog barking for 30 minutes?
Aaaaand...
That's providing the owner is actually there, or immediately nearby.
If the owner is out in one of the parks, forget it.

The official policy:

• Dogs should remain silent if left unattended in your guest room. If noise is heard, you will be called to address the noise within 30 minutes.

So the owner has 30 minutes from the time they are called to return and address the noise. The actual barking could have been going on for much longer depending on how long it takes between when someone reports the problem and when the call is actually made. Add to that the fact that if the owner is in the middle of a park it may take more than 30 minutes to get back to the hotel room if they leave immediately when the call is received. That’s why I think they need to ensure that the dog friendly rooms are lumped together and not in close proximity to the other guests.

 

[NelleBelle]

This is only my opinion, the dog was quite big and the owners were being dragged along but like you say maybe they were confident, they just didn’t look in control.

Ah! Now that's just not acceptable. If a dog is pulling their owner, then I'd be worried that the owners' might not have good control over their dog, confident or not. We have a standard poodle and I could see how she could be intimidating if she didn't walk next to me and was straining at her leash. It's so important for dog owners to have full control over their dogs, regardless of size, when walking them around other people and/or dogs about. Thanks for clarifying for me!

 

[Pixieish]

Ah! Now that's just not acceptable. If a dog is pulling their owner, then I'd be worried that the owners' might not have good control over their dog, confident or not. We have a standard poodle and I could see how she could be intimidating if she didn't walk next to me and was straining at her leash. It's so important for dog owners to have full control over their dogs, regardless of size, when walking them around other people and/or dogs about. Thanks for clarifying for me!

That's an issue of training, too. A well-trained dog won't pull like that.

 

[NelleBelle]

Where I live the dog poop bags get thrown in trees, under bushes, stuffed in cracks in masonry and generally disposed of in any place but a trash barrel. People seem shamed into picking up the poop with a bag but incapable of disposing of it properly. I considered starting an instagram of all the ridiculous poop disposal situations I have seen like the two I saw yesterday stuffed into knot holes in trees. Seems to me it is better to leave it as it is rather than bag it and then toss it in the woods. In a thousand years our ancestors will think we worshiped dog poop or something because we wrapped it in plastic to preserve for posterity.

That's terrible! It also drives me nuts when people force their dog to carry the bag and tie it up next to the poor dog's collar!

Not trying to steal your thunder but sadly the diaper issue happens here at WDW parking lots as well. Really disgusting, people just leave them behind. And a CM has to take care of it one way or another. Sometimes they get run over. ( the diaper, that is)

Not surprising. People can't be bothered to dispose of their garbage when there are garbage cans every few feet in the parks. Just disgusting and pathetic, but again, not surprising!!

 

[John park hopper]

The official policy:

• Dogs should remain silent if left unattended in your guest room. If noise is heard, you will be called to address the noise within 30 minutes.

So the owner has 30 minutes from the time they are called to return and address the noise. The actual barking could have been going on for much longer depending on how long it takes between when someone reports the problem and when the call is actually made. Add to that the fact that if the owner is in the middle of a park it may take more than 30 minutes to get back to the hotel room if they leave immediately when the call is received. That’s why I think they need to ensure that the dog friendly rooms are lumped together and not in close proximity to the other guests.

Interesting policy, so what consequences do the owners suffer if they don't comply with this weak policy: are they fined if they don't respond in 30 min, do they loose their remaining reservation, must they kennel their dog off site from that point on, what compensation do the adjacent disturbed guest receive, what consequences for repeated violatios? If I paid WDW prices for a room and had a dog barking next door that I did not know was there to begin with I would be really PO. PS I am a dog lover and owner, however on vacation i don't want to have to deal with other peoples dogs

 

[GoofGoof]

Interesting policy, so what consequences do the owners suffer if they don't comply with this weak policy: are they fined if they don't respond in 30 min, do they loose their remaining reservation, must they kennel their dog off site from that point on, what compensation do the adjacent disturbed guest receive, what consequences for repeated violatios? If I paid WDW prices for a room and had a dog barking next door that I did not know was there to begin with I would be really PO. PS I am a dog lover and owner, however on vacation i don't want to have to deal with other peoples dogs

No clue what the penalty is and I’m sure if a guest complains they will get free stuff like everything else at WDW. I agree 100% on the dog thing. Love dogs but don’t want to deal with other people’s pets.

 

[John park hopper]

Is WDW that naive to think people will respond within the 30 min guidline without established consequences for failure to comply. Yea right. Human nature-- you just sit down @ a table service restaurant and get a call your dog is barking most people will finish their meal. People are off site @ Universal their going to rush back-- don't think so. Only solution is on site kennels (manditory) while guests are not in their rooms.

 

[Incomudro]

The official policy:

• Dogs should remain silent if left unattended in your guest room. If noise is heard, you will be called to address the noise within 30 minutes.

So the owner has 30 minutes from the time they are called to return and address the noise. The actual barking could have been going on for much longer depending on how long it takes between when someone reports the problem and when the call is actually made. Add to that the fact that if the owner is in the middle of a park it may take more than 30 minutes to get back to the hotel room if they leave immediately when the call is received. That’s why I think they need to ensure that the dog friendly rooms are lumped together and not in close proximity to the other guests.

Certainly.
Just the line, "Dogs should remain silent if left unattended in your guest room" is puzzlingy hard to enforce.

 

[Incomudro]

That's an issue of training, too. A well-trained dog won't pull like that.

How many well trained dogs do you see?

 

[Pixieish]

How many well trained dogs do you see?

Not a whole lot.

 

[21stamps]

Is WDW that naive to think people will respond within the 30 min guidline without established consequences for failure to comply. Yea right. Human nature-- you just sit down @ a table service restaurant and get a call your dog is barking most people will finish their meal. People are off site @ Universal their going to rush back-- don't think so. Only solution is on site kennels (manditory) while guests are not in their rooms.

One thing these threads have done.,.

Made me realize that there’s quite a few people who apparently own dogs, but probably shouldn’t.

Anyone who could knowingly leave their dog barking in a hotel room, while the family ate dinner, is someone who should definitely never have a dog.

 

[21stamps]

How many well trained dogs do you see?

Not a whole lot.

Out of curiosity, do you both live in rural areas or cities? If a city, is it a dog friendly one?

 

[John park hopper]

I can only speak about my own dog who normally does not bark but there are times when something sets her off, she may hear something, see something I don't know. The same may occur with guest dogs who normally don't bark but something sets them off when their owners are not there. In a perfect world responsible owners would respond immediately when called, unfortunately IMO there are many who are not responsible owners and would take their time responding (me first attitude) thus my hypothetical eating dinner example. I'm sure as time goes by we will get first hand accounts of the good, the bad, the ugly

 

[Pixieish]

Out of curiosity, do you both live in rural areas or cities? If a city, is it a dog friendly one?

Yes, yes, and yes. (I grew up in the suburbs, lived in the city, now live outer suburbs...more woodsy/farms than houses where I am) Also, we're a touristy town and I see dogs all the time, grew up with dogs, dogs in the neighborhood, etc. Most of the dogs I've seen had horrible owners. People seem to be (for the most part) either one extreme or the other, and training - other than house training - doesn't seem to be a thing. I have seen and known some really well trained dogs with good, caring owners, but they seem to be the exception.