Italy | DoggyMom.com

Tag Archives: Italy

The dog friendly Italian supermarket

Posted on April 16, 2016 | Leave a comment

Unes grocery shop owner Gianfranco Galantini noticed how many small dogs were being left outside his shop in the city of Liano, Italy as their owners dashed inside to do their shopping.

He decided to welcome the dogs inside by designing pet-friendly shopping trolleys.

(Picture: Lucia Landoni/ La Repubblica)

The front section of each trolley has a solid bottom, allowing the dogs to sit or stand inside. It’s legal to bring the dogs inside the store, so long as they are under control. The store also cleans the trolley after each use.

Word gets around dog owners pretty quickly when a shop is welcoming to dogs; owners have responded by shopping there and by all accounts, the dogs have been well behaved and there haven’t been any problems.

The trolleys have proved so popular that the Unes grocery chain is considering rolling them out in its other stores.

Wouldn’t you like to see this type of pet-friendly shopping in your community?

(Picture: Lucia Landoni/ La Repubblica)

Kathleen Crisley, specialist in dog massage, rehabilitation and nutrition/food therapy, The Balanced Dog, Christchurch, New Zealand

If you are planning a trip to Italy this year…

Posted on January 1, 2016 | Leave a comment

….make sure you ask about the ferry companies working in the Gulf of Naples and don’t give your business to the company who refused to look for a puppy who fell overboard in freezing waters.

Noodles (photo from RYCC Savoia Yacht Club Facebook page)

In late October Noodles, a Labrador puppy, was being taken to his new home with his owner on board a ferry in the Gulf of Naples. Noodles slipped his leash and fell overboard. The employees aboard the ferry refused to stop and look for the puppy explaining that he would be dead…

…and then along came a yacht from the RYCC Savoia Yacht Club. And little Noodles paddled his heart out to get to them and was saved.

Noodles, shortly after rescue (photo by RYCC Savoia Yacht Club)

Noodles was reunited with his owners and has had his 5 minutes of fame.

I haven’t been able to find a reference to the ferry company by name, but certainly dog lovers should give their business elsewhere – to companies who would stop for a little lost puppy.