We're building the world's largest dog friendly dataset
The Global Dog Friendly Survey is run by Roch Dog, the team behind the Roch Dog Friendly Standard. We believe "allowed" is not the same as welcome, and we're building the evidence to prove it, place by place, country by country.
What Roch does
Roch Dog certifies and grades dog friendly hotels from A+ all the way down to F, scoring every property across 70+ data points, from real access and staff welcome to fees, amenities and safety. We publish the bad grades as well as the good ones, because dog owners deserve to know what to avoid, not just where to go. The listings live at rochdog.com, and the standard itself is public at rochstandard.com.
The dataset
Behind the grades sits the world's largest dog friendly dataset, and it grows every day:
3,000+ certified dog friendly hotels. 56 countries. Over five million walking trails mapped. 120,000+ dog friendly venues, from restaurants and bars to cafes and beaches. 3,400+ emergency vets. All of it verified, and all of it working for dog owners through Kali, our free dog friendly concierge.
Why this survey
Data about places is only half the picture. The other half is you. The Global Dog Friendly Survey is the biggest international survey of dog owners ever conducted, in ten languages, asking how you actually travel, eat out and live with your dog, what "pet-friendly" gets wrong, and what dog friendly should really mean. Your answers sharpen the standard we grade hotels against and become the annual report that pushes the industry to do better.
What happens to the results
The findings are published every year as a free public report on the state of dog friendly travel. Aggregated, anonymised, and used to hold the industry to a higher bar. We never sell your data.
The prize
Complete the survey and you're entered into the prize draw to win two nights at one of the world's best dog friendly hotels. One entrant, drawn at random after the survey closes. Full rules here.
The Roch family
Roch Dog certifies and ranks the hotels. Roch Standard holds the standards themselves. Roch Society is our magazine and campaign home. And Kali Talk is where dog owners meet Kali, free, in any language, any time.