Foxglove Cottage Ground Rules for Dogs

• • Dogs are not permitted on the furniture or in the bedrooms. We appreciate that your dog may shed hair on the carpet and we request that you vacuum this up before you leave the cottage.

• • Do not let your dog use the cottage gardens as a toilet. Pee can scorch or kill the grass and the gardens are also used by families with young children.

• • Clean up dog mess immediately (we supply waste bags) and place the sealed bags in the black wheelie bin. There is a shovel at the top of the cellar stairs.

• • Please keep your dog under control around the cottages and on the footpath outside. Alton is a farming community so take care to keep your dog on a lead near livestock. Part of Foxglove Cottage's garden is enclosed but other areas aren't so please be considerate about guests staying in our other cottage.

• • Please bring your dog's food and water bowls with you or use the dog bowls we provide.

• • Do not dry your dog with cottage guest towels. If it is wet and muddy outside we request that you access the cottage via the back door and dry your dog in the kitchen. You will find wet wipes and emergency dog towels stored in the cellar.

• • Remember that your dog is on holiday too so please take him or her with you when you go out. Your dog must not be left alone in the cottage for long periods of time unless permission has been sought from the owners. This will be given on the understanding that your dog will be restricted to the kitchen area and that it won't cause damage to the cottage by scratching or chewing, or cause a nuisance to neighbours by barking or howling.

We realise that the majority of dog owners will regard these rules as common sense. We have regular guests with dogs who return year after year, and problems are rare.