Doggone Disappointed

Being a dog owner and always looking for tips on how to happily travel with Fido, I read with interest your Weekend Escape on Yosemite (“Dog Days Inn,” April 26).

I was disappointed to note that the only way the author and his wife could enjoy their weekend away was to break the hotel’s and the park’s rules on dogs--especially ironic since the author cited these rules. For example, they left their dog alone on the patio of their hotel room during at least one mealtime and later let the dog frolic unleashed in the Merced River.

While I’ve been guilty of the same practices (the people who write these restrictive rules clearly have never traveled with a dog), I expect Times articles to be more helpful.

SANDY BROWN

Glendale