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<\/p>\nDogs topped our recent pet poll, and many voters couldn’t imagine a caravan holiday without their four-legged friend, because they’re part of the family.<\/p>\n
To mark National Pet Month in April, we asked which furry or non-furry friend you take on holiday with you. And we found it’s not just the four-legged kind that get to enjoy holidays in caravans and lodges.<\/p>\n
With so many dog-friendly holiday parks it was no surprise to see that dogs came out on top with a resounding 81 per cent of the votes. And your comments proved that they are\u00a0an important part of the family and holiday life – some even have their own special beds and friends as neighbours!<\/p>\n
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Chrissie has two\u00a0Cocker Spaniels – Mollie and Gracie.<\/p>\n
“They are our family,” she said. “One of the main reasons we purchased a static caravan is to enable us to enjoy holidays with them.\u00a0They love being away with us and enjoy the beach and swimming.\u00a0We enjoy being \u2018home from home\u2019 and familiar surroundings \u2013 and of course \u2013 their own beds \u2013 makes for great stays away!”<\/em><\/p>\n Maureen Blacker’s golden retriever Alfie loves going on his holidays to their caravan.<\/p>\n “He has his best friend Canu in the caravan next door,”<\/em> she said. “They have grown up together and love to play together.”<\/em><\/p>\n Helen Holland said her dog was her family.<\/p>\n “I don\u2019t trust anyone else with his care. If I couldn\u2019t bring my dog with me I would sell up and stay at home with him,”<\/em> she told us. “Plus my hubby passed away a few days before Christmas 2016 and my little dog is my companion.”<\/em><\/p>\n Val Moles\u00a0has\u00a0always had rescue dogs and would never leave her\u00a0dog in a kennel in case he felt abandoned again and Helen Henderson’s dog Bella is also a rescue and “part of the family”<\/em>.<\/p>\n In second place were cats – but with nine per cent of the votes.<\/p>\n Delia Welham Jones takes her two cats to her static caravan as they’re both very elderly.<\/p>\n “I would want to be there for them if they needed to see a vet urgently,”<\/em> she said.<\/p>\n Just six per cent of voters declared not being a pet person. And small furry animals, like a hamster got only one per cent of the votes. It was also great to see that birds, fish and turtles and tortoises got to have a holiday too.<\/p>\n What do you make of the results? Share any comments in the box below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dogs came out on top in our recent pets poll, proving they are often the perfect holiday companion for many static caravan owners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[760,759,747,745,243,7],"class_list":["post-6162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leisuredays-insurance-news","tag-caravan-holidays","tag-dogs","tag-national-pet-month","tag-pets","tag-poll","tag-static-caravan"],"yoast_head":"\nOver to you…<\/h3>\n