If you choose to take your four legged friend on your summer holiday this year then there are a few things that you’ll need to think about.

Firstly always book specific dog-friendly accommodation as if you take your pet to a standard self-catering apartment and they find out that you’ve had a dog there you could be hit with a rather hefty cleaning bill as some places will make you pay for professionally cleaning the carpets even if there is no visible soiling due to any guests staying who could have allergies.

Also ensure that the place that you are visiting has dog-friendly beaches and pubs that you can go to otherwise leaving your dog alone in an unusual house may unnecessarily cause them to be distressed and they may damage the property or become ill if left alone.

As long as you do your research there’s no reason why you can’t take man’s best friend and have a fab holiday away.