Roundup: Pet-Friendly Escapes & Resources

We recently found out the hard (and embarrassing) way that dogs are not allowed on Amtrak trains. To avoid future travel hiccups, we rounded up resources for traveling with a pet and pet-friendly places in DC and in other Apartment Therapy cities. Our search led us to find many dog-friendly DC spots including hotels and bars with Doggie Happy Hours...

Shown in the Photos:
• a dog checking out Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog in the Washington, DC memorial
• our dog Cassidy enjoying a lovely day on the Potomac River in Georgetown
• daschunds and people viewing art at The Torpedo Factory "All About Dogs" event
• a German Shepherd outside the Senate building from Bring Fido
• a cat staying at The Hotel Helix in Dupont Circle

Doggie Happy Hours in DC:
• Cantina Marina on the Southwest waterfront on Monday nights
• The Hotel Monaco Alexandria in Old Town on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the summer
• The Hotel Helix in Dupont Circle on Wednesday nights
• Union Pub in Capitol Hill on Saturday afternoons
• More dog-friendly happy hours from The Washingtonian

More Pet-Friendly Places in DC:
• Hotel Palomar: Pet Friendly Hotel in Arlington
• The Carlyle Suites Hotel in Dupont Circle
• Nature in the City: DC's Best Parks & Outdoor Spaces
• Click here and here for more dog-friendly attractions in DC

Resources for Traveling with Your Pet
• PetsWelcome.com: A Pet/Travel Resource
• Airborne Animals: Pet Shipping
• Best Tips For Traveling With Pets
• Pets on a Plane: Things to Know Before You Travel

Dog-Friendly Escapes in Other Cities:
• Five Stylish Pet-Friendly Escapes from AT San Francisco
• Dog Friendly Hotels from AT LA
• Good Questions: Dog-Friendly Long Island Beaches? from AT New York

Do you have a favorite pet-friend place in DC? What did we miss?

I've been tempted to sneak my cat on both Amtrak and the metro. Anyone had any luck with this?

posted by c8te on July 20th 2009 at 3:50pm
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Whenever I go to the city of Brotherly Love. I, and one or two of three cute schnauzers (Sofie, George or Weezy) stay at the Weston in center city.

Very chic and pet friendly! Check it out

posted by Peter knockstead on July 20th 2009 at 5:04pm
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Is Cassidy a Havanese, by any chance? S/he looks just like my Havanese!

posted by repressd on July 21st 2009 at 12:41pm
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repressd: a lot of people think Cassidy is a Havanese but she's a Doodle, which is a mini-Poodle and daschund mix. Thanks for noticing!

posted by rachael in dc on July 21st 2009 at 10:59pm
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C8te,

Pets can ride metrobus and rail in a carrier as long as they stay in the carrier. ( http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/faqs.cfm#pets ) With any pet I'd want a secure carrier anyway because it is such a strange experience for them

Though I have seen a woman let her Pomeranian out on the BWI airport bus. In her defense, the poor thing had probably been locked up all day.

posted by bleu on July 28th 2009 at 10:50am
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