Where you can actually take your dog
16 dog policies, each one read on the page the hotel group, shop, airline, railway or park publishes itself, and dated so you can see how fresh it is. There is no page here for a company whose policy we could not read. Where an operator says the rule varies by location, this site says that, not yes.
Retail chain3
- Lowe'sDogs allowed, with conditionsYes. Lowe's states that it is a pet-friendly store and welcomes pets, not only service animals, as long as you keep your dog under control.
- PetSmartDogs allowed, with conditionsYes. PetSmart permits domestic dogs in its stores provided they are appropriately secured — leashed or safely confined — and vaccinated as appropriate.
- WalmartService animals onlyNo. Walmart does not allow pets in its stores.
Hotel group3
- Marriott BonvoyDepends on the individual locationAccepted at many properties, but each hotel sets its own rule.
- Red RoofDogs allowed, with conditionsMost Red Roof Inn and Red Roof PLUS+ locations accept up to two well-behaved domestic pets per guestroom, up to 80 lb each.
- Wyndham Hotels & ResortsDepends on the individual locationWyndham runs a pet-friendly hotel collection, but admission and terms are decided by each hotel.
Airline2
- Delta Air LinesSmall dogs in the cabin, with conditionsSmall dogs may travel in the cabin on domestic flights if they meet Delta's age, health, size and kennel requirements.
- United AirlinesSmall dogs in the cabin, with conditionsYes, if the dog is small enough. United accepts domesticated dogs that fit in a carrier under the seat in front of you, for a service charge each way.
Rail operator1
National park7
- Acadia National ParkDogs allowed in some areas onlyUnusually widely, yes. Acadia permits leashed pets on 100 miles of hiking trails and 45 miles of carriage roads, with a short list of named exceptions.
- Glacier National ParkDogs allowed in some areas onlyIn developed areas only. Glacier allows pets in campgrounds, picnic areas, parking areas and along roads, and on no trail in the park.
- Grand Canyon National ParkDogs allowed in some areas onlyAbove the rim, yes. Leashed pets are allowed on South Rim trails above the rim and throughout developed areas, but not below the canyon rim.
- Rocky Mountain National ParkDogs allowed in some areas onlyRoads and campgrounds only. Rocky Mountain National Park prohibits pets on all of its trails, on the tundra and in meadows.
- Yellowstone National ParkDogs allowed in some areas onlyBarely. Pets are allowed only in developed areas and must stay within 100 feet of roads, parking areas and campgrounds; no trail, boardwalk or thermal area is open to them.
- Yosemite National ParkDogs allowed in some areas onlyOnly in developed areas. Dogs are allowed on fully paved roads, sidewalks and bicycle paths, and are barred from trails, meadows, beaches and wilderness.
- Zion National ParkDogs allowed in some areas onlyOn one trail only. The Pa'rus Trail is the sole trail in Zion that allows pets; every other trail, the wilderness and the shuttle buses do not.
How each of these was checked
A policy about a named company or park is a factual claim about somebody else, so the bar is a page that operator published. For every entry above, that page was opened and read on the date shown on the entry, and the operator’s own wording is quoted so you can check us against it. Nothing is inferred: one hotel group’s rule is never used to describe another, and a parent company’s statement is stored once rather than copied onto each of its sub-brands. Where an operator leaves the decision to individual locations, that is what the page says.
Service animals are kept separate from pets throughout. Access for a trained service dog is a matter of law rather than of a company’s pet policy, and an emotional support animal does not carry the same public-access right under the ADA. Neither is blurred into the other here.
Dataset 2026.09. More on method: our sources and editorial policy.
What is deliberately missing
Some of the most-searched chains are not on this page, and that is the finding rather than a gap to be filled in later. A page saying “dogs are probably fine” about a real company is worth less than no page, because a reader would act on it at the door.
- Home Depot, Target, Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Trader Joe's
- No pet policy published on the company's own site. What circulates online is other people reporting what a store let them do, which is not a policy.
- Costco, Sam's Club, Tractor Supply, Petco, Whole Foods, Starbucks
- The page would not open for us — it returned an access error or a bot check. Not disproved, just not read, so there is nothing here to publish.
- Hilton, IHG, Best Western, Choice Hotels
- The pet-policy claims we were given did not hold up. The Hilton page cited does not say what it was said to say, and the others could not be opened.
- Menards, Kohl's, Best Buy, Marshalls, TJ Maxx
- No first-party policy page exists that we could find, and we do not publish a guess about a real company.
Before you rely on any of this
Pet rules, fees and weight limits change without notice, and staff at an individual hotel, store or park entrance can apply them differently from head office. Every page here shows the date its source was read. Treat it as the question to ask when you call ahead, not as permission.