We booked a 3-nights stay with our lovely dog, a bernese mountain dog. We check by meil and over the phone to make sure it was ok with the dog, as their website welcomes guests with pets.
We arrived there after a 8 hours drive and with a pouring rain, we get off the car in the parking lot and the owner's dog barked when he saw our dog. The second owner said that it was because our dog was on leash! When we enter the house, the owner's dog attaked our dog. There was no unjury, but the owner said we'll refund your money you can stay here!
What a welcoming environment!
The owner's partner agreed making some calls to find another place to go.
We ended in Aerie Guesthouse 3 blocks away, where we had an excellent stay, our dog played with the two owner's dogs.
So be aware of the Tucker inn, they can be rude if something doesn't please them!
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20 July 2011
The policy of the Tucker Inn as is the case with all pet friendly establishments is to welcome well behaved dogs. The pet these guests refer to is a 15 month old, 100 pound plus, un-neutered male dog. Within moments of arriving, these guest's dog, which was so large and strong the owners had difficulty controling it, was humping our male dog Colby. Seconds afterward, the dog had jumped up into and was walking through our raised garden beds. Because he is an unneutered male dog, he promptly marked everything with his scent.
In over 10 years of being a pet-friendly inn, this was the first dog we could not accept as a guest. We regretted doing that as we are truly pet friendly. However, we run the inn as an open environment where guests and their pets mingle freely. It was clear that this dog was not properly socialized for such an environment and we did not allow him to stay for the safety of our guests and the other pets visiting (there were three other dogs in residence during this period).
We had never been informed as to the size and age of this pet as well as the fact that he was going to seek to exert dominance over all other dogs at the house. When it was clear that the dog was not sufficiently well behaved to stay at the house, Thomas immediately went to work to find alternative lodging, which he was able to do. We refunded the full amount of the guest's funds and wished them well, apologizing profusely for not being able to accommodate them.
Well behaved dog guests remain very welcome at the Tucker Inn and we encourage our guests who wish to join us with their human and canine family members.
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