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Staying with a dog

Dog · National parks · Train

“Dogs welcome” means something different everywhere. In some places the dog may sleep on the bed, in others only in the hall. And national parks have their own rules.

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Questions for your host

  1. How much, and for what? Per night or per stay? Is a cleaning deposit required?
  2. Where is the dog allowed? Room, bed, sofa, dining room, garden?
  3. Can it be left alone? In the room, in the car, nowhere?
  4. Size and number of dogs: some places have a limit.
  5. Fencing: is the garden enclosed?
  6. Surroundings: can you walk straight out into nature, or along a road first?
  7. Other animals: pet cats, hens, sheep on a farm?

National parks

ParkRule for dogs
Bohemian Switzerland (České Švýcarsko)the law forbids domestic animals from roaming free anywhere in the national park outside the built-up areas of villages
Krkonošedogs may not run loose – they must stay within reach and under command; the administration recommends a lead, particularly near pastures
Šumavadogs must be under constant control so as not to disturb wildlife
Podyjífollow the signs and the park administration’s rules

Stricter rules apply on the Polish side of Krkonoše – dogs must be on a lead.

By train

On Czech Railways (ČD) a dog travels in 2nd class, muzzled and on a short lead, with a ticket priced by distance. A small dog in a closed carrier travels free.

Where to go with a dog

According to the editorial Stay DNA Dogs score (see how the score is made), the friendliest destinations are Vysočina, the Třeboň area, the Bohemian Paradise, the Beskydy and the Jeseníky – lots of space, few cars and fewer restrictions than in the strictest zones of the national parks.

On the map

Map layers
Prague–Vienna Greenways (Czech section) (schematic)Rožmberk Heritage Greenway (schematic)

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    Borders: Natural Earth 1:10m (public domain). Regions and routes are schematic. Sources for each layer: how the atlas is made.

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    Sources (4) checked on
    1. Act No. 114/1992 Coll., on nature and landscape protection – Section 16 (in Czech) – Bohemian Switzerland: domestic animals may not roam free
    2. FAQ – Krkonoše National Park Administration (in Czech) – dogs may not run loose, lead recommended
    3. Visitor rules – Šumava National Park (in Czech)
    4. Travelling with a dog – České dráhy (in Czech)

    Where a source is only in Czech, it says so. How we pick sources and fix errors: About the atlas.