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PersonRainbowsend
23/6/2014 at 11:32am
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Quote: Originally posted by LlaniDavis on 22/6/2014They have to provide you with a dog walking area.
They have to keep the grass cut in said area.
They have to clean up after irresponsible owners
They have to provide bins for the waste
They have to pay for the waste to be collected and removed.

None of those come free.

If you don't like it then find somewhere else to go.


I agree but also add that there is the disposal of food containers and waste. A think a small charge should be acceptable to most people, it costs a lot less than kennels.
We all have to choose a site which suits us and all sites choose their terms to best suit their business.



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To me it's just greed

Take for example a Campsite I was only looking at yesterday....

Standard Pitch 12.50 (19.50 Premium)
Adult 7.00 x2 for us
Child 3.00
Dog 1.50
Power Cable 1.50
Gazebo 3.00

Total £35.50 per night ..... Or £40.50 for premium pitch.

And if you wish to arrive after 18:30 an additional £5 charge ??

I'm certain at that price the dog fee of £1.50 wouldn't cause to much financial hardship ? ?


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Personkawasakiversys
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We have bought/rescued our two dogs, we feed em, keep em clean and pay insurance for them so paying extra for them whilst on a site makes little or no difference to us. Anything that is classed as leisuretime costs money.
As long as we like the site, and the price isnt riduculous then we just accept it. We are pleased we can take our dogs.


PersonTigermouse
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Quote: Originally posted by kawasakiversys on 25/6/2014
We have bought/rescued our two dogs, we feed them, keep them clean and pay insurance for them so paying extra for them whilst on a site makes little or no difference to us. Anything that is classed as leisuretime costs money.
As long as we like the site, and the price isn't ridiculous then we just accept it. We are pleased we can take our dogs.


Agreed





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Personalan29
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£1.50 out of £35.50 seems very little in the scheme of things.


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It drives me nuts just wading through the £1 for this and 50p for that. I found 2 lovely sounding (not been yet so who knows) sites both under £20 a night for 2 people 2 dogs awning van and hook up all in price, awnings free, dogs free, hook up free, pitch. £35.50 is a lot of dosh per night!


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We regularly go to Riverside caravan park near Southport. The charge for a dog is £1.50. There is a good long dog walking area around the perimeter of the site which is kept well mown, there are plenty doggy bins, regularly emptied.
I think that is a bargain for the price


PersonFrannyvan
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I believe you don't pay for dogs at CC club sites: however that didn't stop some hideous owner at Hurn Lane letting their dog poo down the middle of the campsite "road" where my kids were biking and roller skating and we also spent an evening listening to a dog howling for several hours.


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Quote: Originally posted by Tigermouse on 25/6/2014
Quote: Originally posted by kawasakiversys on 25/6/2014We have bought/rescued our two dogs, we feed them, keep them clean and pay insurance for them so paying extra for them whilst on a site makes little or no difference to us. Anything that is classed as leisuretime costs money.
As long as we like the site, and the price isn't ridiculous then we just accept it. We are pleased we can take our dogs.


Agreed






Agreed again. Ours is a rescue dog and we'll pay whatever it takes if we like the site. But the same goes for anything, if we like it and want to do it and it costs we either pay or dont do it.


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I don't see any harm, in a small charge for a dog. £1 per night. But some places are sky high. I seen one place that charged £4.50 per night.


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Quote: Originally posted by acesup1504 on 26/6/2014
I don't see any harm, in a small charge for a dog. £1 per night. But some places are sky high. I seen one place that charged £4.50 per night.




I always think the high charges is to discourage dogs without actually saying dogs not allowed.


PersonTigermouse
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There are several site owners who post on these forums, I wonder if any of them - especially those who DON'T provide facilities such as dog walks, poo bins etc - would like to join in this discussion and justify WHY they charge for dogs? And how many would be honest and brave enough to say "Because we can"?

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I see no issue with sites charging for aspects of camping life which impact on their resources. We camp as 2 adults with no dogs, trailers, or children and see no reason why we should subsidise those who do.

Equally, if we want a large fully serviced pitch we expect to pay for that, not everyone else.

Ultimately it's the bottom line total price.

Too high? Go elsewhere.

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We had a four day break in Southerness in a Parkdean Holiday Park - okay it was a large static caravan and I appreciate that more effort is needed to clean a caravan with a dog on board however £30 charge for the dog I deem a tad steep - sorry if I am a bit off the topic


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No, I don't think that's off topic. The principle is the same.

A discussion about the amount is one thing - and people's views will vary on that - but in the original post the objection was paying anything for a dog.

Take that to its logical conclusion and we end up with one overall rate per day/week, whatever size of party and whatever they bring.

That pricing structure might suit some, but it wouldn't suit us. We'd be subsidising the rest. Solo campers even more so.

The only fair approach is to charge extra for the "extras" according to the notion of how they impact on facilities.

But ultimately, if the bottom price is too high, don't go.

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PersonAbsurdbird
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We have 2 dogs and like most dog owners, don't mind paying a bit extra if the site provides something for them - a dog walk that needs to be kept mown, for instance.

What does drive me mad is having to pay extra for an awning. We have a porch awning and often have to pay an extra pound or 2 for it. As it fits on the pitch we have already rented and doesn't encroach on any other space and we don't have anyone living in it, I really don't understand why a site would charge us more. Again, to me, it's because they can.

Sorry to have gone off the dog theme.



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