{"id":52747,"date":"2018-11-18T12:10:24","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T12:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/?p=52747"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:14:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:14:27","slug":"why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Take your Dog on Holiday with you"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dog ownership is, all at once, both brilliant and stressful. They\u2019re our best buds, but we\u2019re charged with their care and, sometimes, that means making some pretty panic-inducing decisions \u2013 especially when it comes to going on holiday.<\/p>\n

Traditionally, your options in these scenarios aren\u2019t exactly ideal. We can either leave our pups in kennels, with friends or with family, all of which come with their own downsides.<\/p>\n

But it doesn\u2019t have to be that way. At Lyme Bay Holidays, we know just how important your dogs are because we know how important our dogs are to us. That\u2019s why we have a wide range of\u00a0dog-friendly cottages\u00a0in Dorset<\/a> and Devon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It ensures that you can enjoy the holiday of your dreams without sacrificing the safety, comfort and happiness of your dog. But why should you bring your dog on holiday? Here are some of the most popular reasons from our guests.<\/p>\n

Affordability<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taking a holiday means taking a break from work, so keeping costs down is essential \u2013 especially in tough economic times.<\/p>\n

By bringing your dog on holiday with you, you can save hundreds of pounds in kennel fees, which is money that you can then spend in the Michelin-starred restaurants which dot Devon and Dorset<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Peace of Mind<\/strong><\/p>\n

Having your dog by your side is more than just fun, it\u2019s a huge source of peace of mind. You know where your dog it at all times, so there are no nervous calls, anxious nights and uncomfortable thoughts.<\/p>\n

It might sound like a little thing, but it can dramatically improve the holiday experience.<\/p>\n

Exploration<\/strong><\/p>\n

It should go without saying, but exploring England with a dog by your side is an experience that really can\u2019t be topped. They\u2019re the most inquisitive, eager and excitable friends we\u2019ll ever have and their presence makes any walk just that little bit more fun.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s nothing quite like seeing your dog have the time of their life exploring the south coast\u2019s many wonders whilst you take it all in.<\/p>\n

Comfort<\/strong><\/p>\n

For those of us with kids, we all know that getting young ones to settle quickly into a new location can prove difficult.<\/p>\n

For our part, we do our best to make sure every one of our holiday cottages is a warm, comfortable and happy place to stay, but some kids simply won\u2019t settle down unless they\u2019ve got their home comforts with them.<\/p>\n

Often, that means their trusty dog by their side. We\u2019ve seen first hand just how kids react to new experiences when they\u2019ve got their pet with them, and it truly warms the heart.<\/p>\n

Relaxation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just like us, dogs can feel tired, stressed out and lonely from time to time, especially when they\u2019re without us for extended periods \u2013 like when we\u2019re at work.<\/p>\n

By taking your dog on holiday, you\u2019re not only gaining from the experience, but your dogs are too \u2013 getting to explore new environments with their best friends and enjoy a break from their everyday lives.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dog ownership is, all at once, both brilliant and stressful. They\u2019re our best buds, but we\u2019re charged with their care and, sometimes, that means making some pretty panic-inducing decisions \u2013 especially when it comes to going on holiday. Traditionally, your options in these scenarios aren\u2019t exactly ideal. We can either leave our pups in kennels, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121,"featured_media":110266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dog-friendly","location-lyme-regis"],"yoast_head":"\nWhy You Should Take Your Dog on Holiday | Lyme Bay Holidays<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dog-friendly holidays are more popular than ever, but what should you take a dog-friendly staycation? Find out from the experts!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why You Should Take Your Dog on Holiday | Lyme Bay Holidays\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dog-friendly holidays are more popular than ever, but what should you take a dog-friendly staycation? Find out from the experts!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lyme Bay Holidays\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-11-18T12:10:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-21T10:14:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ben Matthews\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/dog-in-dorset-1.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ben Matthews\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/\",\"name\":\"Why You Should Take Your Dog on Holiday | Lyme Bay Holidays\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/dog-in-dorset-1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-11-18T12:10:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-21T10:14:27+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/839a82db92c9210e0d48ec520403264b\"},\"description\":\"Dog-friendly holidays are more popular than ever, but what should you take a dog-friendly staycation? Find out from the experts!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/dog-in-dorset-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/dog-in-dorset-1.png\",\"width\":1400,\"height\":950,\"caption\":\"dog standing in front of Durdle Door in Dorset\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Why You Should Take your Dog on Holiday with you\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Lyme Bay Holidays\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/839a82db92c9210e0d48ec520403264b\",\"name\":\"Ben Matthews\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d3f8103a88396432d120b8c2af0990913d1d21442245d6f97261afbe960c2f4?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d3f8103a88396432d120b8c2af0990913d1d21442245d6f97261afbe960c2f4?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ben Matthews\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/author\/ben-matthews\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why You Should Take Your Dog on Holiday | Lyme Bay Holidays","description":"Dog-friendly holidays are more popular than ever, but what should you take a dog-friendly staycation? Find out from the experts!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Why You Should Take Your Dog on Holiday | Lyme Bay Holidays","og_description":"Dog-friendly holidays are more popular than ever, but what should you take a dog-friendly staycation? Find out from the experts!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/","og_site_name":"Lyme Bay Holidays","article_published_time":"2018-11-18T12:10:24+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-11-21T10:14:27+00:00","author":"Ben Matthews","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/dog-in-dorset-1.png","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ben Matthews","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/","url":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/","name":"Why You Should Take Your Dog on Holiday | Lyme Bay Holidays","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/dog-in-dorset-1.png","datePublished":"2018-11-18T12:10:24+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-21T10:14:27+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/839a82db92c9210e0d48ec520403264b"},"description":"Dog-friendly holidays are more popular than ever, but what should you take a dog-friendly staycation? Find out from the experts!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/dog-in-dorset-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/11\/dog-in-dorset-1.png","width":1400,"height":950,"caption":"dog standing in front of Durdle Door in Dorset"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/why-you-should-take-your-dog-on-holiday-with-you\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Why You Should Take your Dog on Holiday with you"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/","name":"Lyme Bay Holidays","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/839a82db92c9210e0d48ec520403264b","name":"Ben Matthews","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d3f8103a88396432d120b8c2af0990913d1d21442245d6f97261afbe960c2f4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0d3f8103a88396432d120b8c2af0990913d1d21442245d6f97261afbe960c2f4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ben Matthews"},"url":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/author\/ben-matthews\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/121"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52747"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110268,"href":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52747\/revisions\/110268"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lymebayholidays.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}