[ SHOWGSD-L ] News from Show Dog Online Magazine
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- Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:25:00 EDT
I thought everyone might be interested in a report from Show Dog Reporter
Online Magazine( Ric Routhlege) The GSDCA National got attention on this
Helen Miller Fisher
German Shepherd National
Hotels welcome show dogs, revenues
FARMINGTON, UT. - Davis hotel owners have rolled out the plastic mat this
week for canines competing in the German Shepherd Dog Club of America 2010
National Specialty Show at the Legacy Events Center in Farmington.
And there appears to be a scent of gold in offering each Rover a place to
put his paws up after a long, hard day of tail-wagging.
To accommodate the 500 to 600 competing German shepherds, as well as their
"best friend" handlers, about 1,400 hotel-room stays will be generated,
said Barbara Riddle, Davis Area Convention & Visitor's Bureau CEO and
president.
That gives the weeklong event an overall economic impact of $318,380 to
the county, she said.
"What really drives room nights is the number of days," Riddle said,
explaining the value of the county's hosting the Oct. 12-16 event and the
willingness of many local hoteliers to allow dogs in their rooms.
One of those local hoteliers collaring the dog business is the TownePlace
Suites.
"We're an extended-stay hotel. We never turn away people's family, whether
they be human or animal," said Gabe Garn, general manager for the Layton
hotel.
The owners of those German shepherds competing in the contest take
tremendous care of their well-trained animals, he said.
"We have many of them staying with us. We haven't had a single issue with
them."
But not every hotel puts a bone out for pets.
"Some hotels say, 'Our brand doesn't do dogs,' " Riddle said.
But then there are the hoteliers who love dogs and, because the American
Kennel Club regulations provide information on overnight accommodations for
them, are willing to take them in.
AKC regulations include placing plastic sheeting -- made available by the
hotel at check-in -- under every dog crate in the rooms; requiring that
dogs be crated when the owner is out of the room; dogs being kept on leashes
when in the hotel, lobby or hotel grounds; and owners picking up after their
pets at all times.
No dog may be bathed in the hotel, and no more than two dogs are allowed
per room.
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