Carmarthenshire tourism authorities are trying to become the dog friendly capital of Britain with an initiative to make dogs as welcome on holiday as their human counterparts.
Dogs and holidays aren’t always the easiest combination in Britain, but with the amount of open countryside and huge long sandy beaches, Carmarthenshire believes it has what it takes to encourage people to take their canine companions with them rather than using the various boarding kennels.
Situated in South West Wales, the coastal National Park in Pembrokeshire is just next door gives access to miles upon miles of clean beaches so you and your dog(s) can run, walk or just meander while enjoying some of the calmest seas and best weather in the country.
Just to the north are the lush woodlands of the Teifi Valley which open up into a wide region of grassy countryside, or to the east is the Black Mountain part of the Brecon Beacons National Park if you prefer a more mountainous walkies.
Critically in any holiday is the accommodation and food & drink. According to the Carmarthenshire visitors web site, there are lots of dog friendly places for you and your pooch to dine out, although according to a report in the Daily Mail, this might still need a little work.
One place the Mail does recommend is the The Black Lion Inn which have their own dogs and thus know exactly what a dogs dinner should be. Plus they run their own self-catering business.
A really good idea that one enterprising resident had was the Dial-a-Dogbath service whereby a man in a van comes round to where-ever you happen to be and gives the dog a bath – pure brilliance.
Another good place to look for pet friendly self-catering is Hoseasons pet friendly holidays.
