Wow! That's a great price on the kennel! We took both of our dogs with us to Disney Land because we were driving from Alaska to Georgia and Disney was just one of our planned stops along the way. Well, I say took them to Disney what I really meant was we had a hotel room just accross the street from the park that allowed dogs. They stayed there with the TV on and the do not disturb on the door. We went back to the room when we wanted to to walk them. It was perfect! I would have used the kennel had the hotel not worked out.
You have a few options:
1. try to get your deposit back. I would think this should be pretty easy considering the time still before your trip. I would also talk to a supervisor and explain the situation. Just tell him about your son's condition and say that he becaomes quite distressed without the dog and if they cannot accomadate you than you simply must find a hotel that will and you must have your deposit back. Then find a close hotel that will take your puppy. There are many that will.
2. Go to your son's doctor and explain the situation with the dog and ask him to provide you with a note saying the boy cannot be seperated from the dog for medical reasons. Then call the hotel and speak to a supervisor and explain what you have and see if that's helps.
3. The kennel is a definate option if all else fails. They sound pretty good, they are right near so you and your son can go and see him as much as you need to throughout the day and if you really can't leave him overnight you could pick him up and take him (quietly) back to the hotel with you for the night and drop back off at the kennel during the day. Ooops sorry, did I say that? We stayed in over 20 hotels over a period of 50 days while traveling from Alaska and then purchacing our house when we got here in Georgia. Most were good about the dogs but we did get stuck at a few along the way that gave us no choice but to sneak. We never had a problem. Whenever we left the room (dogs allowed or not) we would put the do not disturb sign on the door as I wouldn't want maids or any other strange people coming in and out with my dogs while we weren't there.
Just some thoughts,
Kim |