Dogs Trust has revealed that 75 people emailed them in 2018 looking to give up their dog due to problems with moving house.
The charity is highlighting the impact the housing crisis is having on pet owners and is calling on more rental properties to be dog friendly.
Today is Dogs Trust Ireland’s second national ‘Dog Friendly Ireland Day’, which is part of a wider initiative to encourage more organisations and services across the country to become dog friendly.
TODAY is #DogFriendlyIrelandDay & we couldn’t be more excited! We can’t wait to see photos of you & your dogs having fun! Happy snapping!!
A big, massive thank you to @K9Connectables, @4legsfriend and @eastcoastbakehouse for so generously donating items for our goody bags🐾— Dogs Trust Ireland (@DogsTrust_IE) June 21, 2019
As part of their campaign, Dogs Trust has released ‘Renting with Rover’ guidelines for both tenants and landlords. It is hoped that these guidelines will help encourage more landlords to accept dogs, which will in turn help make the house hunting process easier for people with dogs
The charity is asking all estate agents and online rental sites who currently are, or are considering, listing dog friendly properties, to make this option clear on their platforms for both renters and landlords.
Owen Reilly is an estate agent who is encouraging landlords to consider tenants with pets. 'Landlords who automatically rule out tenants with dogs are being short sighted and are excluding a large portion of the rental market. Tenants are older and more mature than say ten years ago, so many have dogs. From my experience, dog owners tend to be more responsible tenants because dog owners are more responsible by nature'
