Not Perthshire I know! but good value for money and very dog friendly. We use them when we go to a dog trial at Balmoral and we take over all 6 so there are a lot of dogs and we are given a warm welcome

http://www.invercauldlodges.co.uk/index.html

I dont know of any in the uk but my one in france is dog friendly In mine the garden is totally enclosed and quite large, dogs of any size are alowed (one christmas I had a St Bernard, a Pyrenean mountain dog and another huge dog all in the cottage at the same time) Dogs are alowed in any part of the house, poo bags are provided for clearing up. I also advise my doggy clients of good places to walk, if my feild next to the house hasnt got calfs in then people can give thier dogs a good run there. I really like having dog people in, usually they clean up really well and leave the cottage spotless. I have only ever had one problem with a couple with one dog and they left early before I got there (this was in the days I didnt take a deposit) and the cottage looked like my 8 dogs had been living there for a month with no cleaning done Some people with dog friendly dogs have been here to the farm and the dogs can have a good romp with mine.
http://www.swissnormandygite.com/ I think if I was looking for a cottage that took dogs I would look for one that had a page on its site dedicated to bringing your animals like mine does

Sounds like a good place Leanne. If I were going to Wales I would definitely be looking it up!

I don't think I am particularly fussy ... but I am guessing a wigwam would be on a site with lots of other wigwams and I like my own space too much. Thanks for the idea though.

I agree Dani. These self catering cottages are not cheap, and so I also think that when they allow dogs, there should be no restrictions as to where in the house the dog goes. Another one I saw last night said it was pet friendly and encouraged people to take both dogs and horses, but then said that dogs had to be kept in a "comfy outhouse with underfloor heating" Hmmm don't think so, thanks very much!

I am starting to wonder if Perthshire cottage owners are trying to appeal to the family market, rather than the dog owning/walker types. I have never had a problem finding really nice accommodation that is dog friendly in the NW Highlands ... and may end up looking back there if I can't find anything suitable in Perthshire. It is just usually really wet on the NW Highlands and Islands when we take our hols ... ie end of March/beg of April and was hoping that by going somewhere more central we might miss being drenched every day

I have seen that one. I have used Unique Cottages before. It does look really really nice, but lots of other people must think so too, as it is booked up for all the dates I looked at that we could do next year.

Those are the ones I had sort of set my heart on in the other thread, and then I read the brochure which says no dogs in the bedrooms. I think I may just say sod it and book one of those. I am confident that Yogi would be fine sleeping out of the bedroom but not so sure about my sister's BT ... but then she is only small and any hairs could be hoovered up The properties do look fab.

Thanks for the idea anyway ... but not sure it would be my kind of thing anyway really

I feel the same as you Gnasher and also always leave any cottage I stay in in as clean a state as I found it (cleaner on occasion ). I have never had such trouble finding the sort of property I like in a nice, rural area as I have this time. It also seems to me that more and more properties that profess to be dog friendly are actually only allowing one dog

Thanks Dani, that does look really nice, but I prefer something a bit more traditional and rural. Thanks anyway though, it does look very nice.