Pets, Omens, and Magical Thinking During Covid-19

  At Petswelcome, there’s nothing new about social distancing and quarantining. Hey, we work on the internet. Being digitally isolated and experiencing existential dread everyday is just more of the “same old same old” to us. It’s part of the job description. I’m so used to it that I don’t even realize how pitiful I […]

Top Ten Presidential Dog Facts

George Washington's Dog

With Presidents Day coming up, all of us at Petswelcome thought it would be a good idea to update our Top Ten Presidential Dog Facts. With the impeachment just finished, the debacle in the Iowa caucuses still unraveling, and all the bad political news that’s making headlines, it’s the perfect time to focus on (hu)man’s […]

A Hotel Chain Dedicated to Pets (but Allows Humans)

hotel dedicated to pets

We can dream can’t we? Petswelcome has been doing this a long time and we always thought that, one day, some ambitious entrepreneur would come up with the brilliant idea of starting a hotel chain dedicated to pets. Yes, there are some great chains like Kimpton, La Quinta, and others that are wonderfully pet friendly. […]

Confessions of a Pet Travel Entrepreneur

Dog Traveler

“Nobody knows you’re a dog on the internet,” is the caption of a famous New Yorker cartoon that shows one dog sitting at a computer explaining to another dog the advantages of cyberspace. I’ve always loved that cartoon and thought that, in a weird way, it captured what I do for a living. Not that […]

Top 12 Weird and Wacky Things People Do with Dogs

Dog and man in sky

I know there are a lot of weird and wacky things people do with dogs. But I keep it on the straight and narrow with mine and, in general, do normal things: go for walks, do road trips, play fetch, roll around on the grass and howl, try to catch birds in our mouths, urinate on […]

How To Spend a Perfect Summer Day With Your Dog

dogs in hammock

As July comes to a close, I start thinking about the end of summer. It’s not that I’m a pessimist, but there must be a slant of light or some other subconscious signal in the air that turns my thoughts to death and dying and the futility of life and the universe. Like I’m some […]

13 Ways We Annoy Our Pets

Our pets mean the world to us. We love them and they love us. But, as with anyone we live with, we also annoy each other. Our pets may have some behaviors that drive us batty like waking us up in the middle of the night by playing with a toy, or barking and trying […]

Cats: How To Train Your Human

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My cats have trained me. I admit it. They allow me to come and go as I please but other than that, I am under their control. Last night I had a little heart to heart talk with them and asked how they trained me without me being aware it was happening. They have owned […]

U.S. Presidents and Their Pets

Many U.S. presidents have had pets during their time in the White House and some were exotic and even dangerous to own. While many had dogs, cats, horses, and small animals some presidents went to the realm of exotic and dangerous pets and had bears, tigers, and alligators! Here’s a few of the many pets […]

Silly Sunday: Quotes About Dogs and Cats

Sometimes after a long day and annoying commute, I’m happy to come home to my cats. They’ll meow at me for about 20 minutes and then spend the rest of the night napping, purring, and hoping I give in and feed them till they burst. I know several people who have said that their pets […]

10 Reasons to Use Petswelcome.com

There are ton of resources for you when you need to find a hotel, flight, or car to rent. There are also many sites that post pet friendly events, hotels and motels that love pets, and many of the same things we post here. So, why, oh why, should you use Petwelcome.com? Simple. Our site […]