[hokisteph5]

I just went through a similar situation. I made a reservation at a cabin in May for a trip I was taking at the end of July. When I made the trip, I asked upfront about their pet policy and they were advised I had Rotties. Nothing was ever said during that conversation that they didn't allow certain breeds.

In a weird coincidence, my dad has a campsite at the same place as the cabins. The weekend before July 4th one of his friend's boxers was banned from the campground because it wasn't leashed and pinned another camper's dog to the ground in a supposed bid to play. The boxer was reported as having tried to attack this other dog and my SIL sent me an e-mail that the campground put out a list of rules. One of the rules stated the vicious breeds weren't allowed (e.g. pit bulls, rotties, etc.).

When I requested a list of the rules from the campground I was told to refer to the rules. When questioned on the phone, the owner said people lie about what kind of breed their dog is. I told her it would be a little hard for me to lie since my dogs' vet paperwork refers to them as either a Rottweiler or Rott Mix. If I would've thought quick enough, I would've asked her upfront what breed she had down for my two since she said they ALWAYS ask at the time a reservation is made.

I personally think they were ignoring their insurance restrictions and when the boxer incident happened, their insurance threatened to cancel their policy when they found out they were allowing the "restricted" breeds to be at the campground and in the cabins.

I ended up canceling my reservation for that cabin and was fortunately able to find another cabin that was $5 cheaper/night and instead of paying a $150 pet deposit I only had to pay a $10 fee for both dogs, for the entire three night stay. I've also reported them to the local BBB and Chamber of Commerce since I don't make any travel reservation when my dogs come along unless I know their breed is okay beforehand. It's more of a pain for me, but it gives me peace of mind.