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ThanksThe two guides most people use are Perazzoli and Whitson's Northern Caminos (http://northerncaminos.com/) and the Confraternity of Saint James 2 guides to the del Norte (www.csj.org.uk). There are several threads here on the advisability of taking a dog with you on the Camino and you should look through them to consider the factors involved-- many hotels will accept them, fewer pensions, and almost no hostels/albergues.
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It’s possible I’ll also be bringing along a 6~8 month old dog ( Labrador) if he or she is in the shape for it. ...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HostalThanks
For the life of me I can’t understand why the Spanish name so many hotels hostals. I stayed in a few hostals that were clearly hotels.
Are the names interchangeable in Spain?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HostalThanks
For the life of me I can’t understand why the Spanish name so many hotels hostals. I stayed in a few hostals that were clearly hotels.
Are the names interchangeable in Spain?
Yes without a doubt. I would never take a chance walking a dog like that unless the vet said it was safe. I would also get a second opinion.6-8 months is a bit young for long distance walking as joints/bones are still growing, you might want to check with your vet first. BC SY
How will you determine that?if he or she is in the shape for it.
Also many, if not most hostales and pensiones don't have a 24 hour front desk. Many are a few rooms above a bar. It is the norm to receive two or more keys when staying at these establishments: a key for the door to the building, a key to the hostal or pensión, which is often upstairs which may or may not have an elevator, and finally a key to your room. I have also stayed in places where my private bathroom wasn't ensuite, but I had to walk across or down the hall. In that case I had a fourth key to the bathroom!https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostal
The Four Seasons is a hotel, the 2-3 star mom & pop small hotel in town is a hostal or pension. Albergue/dorm type lodging is also known as a hostel.
I suspect that if you delve into the licensing and regulation for lodgings in Spain, which I have not done, you will find that "hotels" have certain features, "hostales" have different (fewer amenities), and "albergues" are different again. For example, 24-reception, dining/breakfast facilities, multiple uses (sometimes the owners live on-site), option of shared bathrooms, shared dorms, etc. In some cases the distinction might be some technicality that is not so obvious to us.For the life of me I can’t understand why the Spanish name so many hotels hostals. I stayed in a few hostals that were clearly hotels.
Are the names interchangeable in Spain?
I figured if the dog was going on 8 to 15 mile daily hikes with me here at home he would be OK to do the same in SpainHow will you determine that?
Many places in Spain do not permit dogs, so do some advance research to find the places, probably private accommodations, that will.
That makes the most sense of everything I’ve heard.I suspect that if you delve into the licensing and regulation for lodgings in Spain, which I have not done, you will find that "hotels" have certain features, "hostales" have different (fewer amenities), and "albergues" are different again. For example, 24-reception, dining/breakfast facilities, multiple uses (sometimes the owners live on-site), option of shared bathrooms, shared dorms, etc. In some cases the distinction might be some technicality that is not so obvious to us.
[QUOTE="Jersey
My biggest obstacle right now seems to be getting the dog from La Coruna to Valencia and back again.
Wow really? You can take dogs on the train?Renfe accepts dogs for an extra fee of €5 on longer trips. Requirement is a muzzle which can be bought for a couple of euros at s bazar chino. Buses are the real problem!
Thanks
For the life of me I can’t understand why the Spanish name so many hotels hostals. I stayed in a few hostals that were clearly hotels.
Are the names interchangeable in Spain?
Consider pilgrims like myself who are very allergic to dogs and cats, so having one in an albergue would be a problem for me.looks like I’ll be able to do 4 or 5 weeks on the Camino Norte next May/June
I’m not looking to finish. I like to take my time and enjoy the towns along the way.
( I have to be in Valencia the middle of June for a weeding )
I’ll be more than happy to finish the following year.
Good book to get?
It’s possible I’ll also be bringing along a 6~8 month old dog ( Labrador) if he or she is in the shape for it. Would that be a problem as far as hotels, hostels and pensions?
No worries for you. I would stay in private rooms.Consider pilgrims like myself who are very allergic to dogs and cats, so having one in an albergue would be a problem for me.
We are on the Norte now and we have seen a guy with a dog on trail. The dog definitely stayed at the private albergue in Colombres but we haven't seen him anywhere else. It looks like they are camping with the dog too.
Hi! I just finished the Camino del Norte on good sturdy Teva sandals. Not a problem at all, quite the opposite!How is El Norte? Where did you start? Do you think a trekking boot vs a trail shoe is better given the elevations/more ruggedness? Thanks I’m planning to walk it from airy. March 2018
Ups and downs dosn’t mean rougher terrain, just more cardio. Actually, the Norte has quite a bit of road walking, much easier to navigate on than those horrible tractor tracks or rocky hills on the Frances.
On the general topic of high boot or regular below the ankle, if you chose to immobilise your ankle with a high boot, you will actually put the strain on your knees with every step. Not a good idea. Good old trekking runners, or yes, trekking sandals will do.
When walking down a hill, a smooth hill mind you is best, make sure you zig-zag from one side to the other. It makes the incline, and therefor the stress on the knees, lesser. And use your poles by making them longer.
The two guides most people use are Perazzoli and Whitson's Northern Caminos (http://northerncaminos.com/) and the Confraternity of Saint James 2 guides to the del Norte (www.csj.org.uk). There are several threads here on the advisability of taking a dog with you on the Camino and you should look through them to consider the factors involved-- many hotels will accept them, fewer pensions, and almost no hostels/albergues.
Yes without a doubt. I would never take a chance walking a dog like that unless the vet said it was safe. I would also get a second opinion.
If I have to I would fly him over when I finished walking.
[QUOTE="Jersey
My biggest obstacle right now seems to be getting the dog from La Coruna to Valencia and back again.
I appreciate all the great advice and it is all very good advice.@Jersey I'm glad you are seeing the problems before you start. I'm reluctant to discourage anyone from their dreams, but please don't take your dog. At 6 to 8 months he is just a baby. In any case I would discourage anyone from taking a dog unless the dog is used to walking 20km day after day after day. It is very different to walking that distance once or twice a week.
As another person said, a dog will follow you out of love - to the end of the earth - but what does that say about the person?
Some dogs are happy on the camino - as far as we can tell. But they did not ask to be there.
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