Chance, the Chocolate Labrador
Resort at Paws Up, Greenough, Montana

Dog Director of Operations may sound like an office job, but Chance, a chocolate Labrador who shadows the human Director of Operations, gets his snout into a little bit of everything at the Resort at Paws Up. While Chance is always a gentleman to guests of this Montana cattle ranch, his animal instincts are unleashed when he assists on quail hunts. Since the 37,000-acre property is a lot for one pooch to patrol, Chance has two canine co-workers—Sissy, a mixed-breed cattle dog, and Emma, a haughty pug who works the counter at the Paws Up General Store (a.k.a. P.U.G.S.).

Petiquette: This canine-centric resort is no place for a feline, but dogs are outfitted with a Paws Up collar and leash, a bed for indoor snoozing, and a kennel for sleeping under the stars. Pooches can stay in a few of the 28 log cabins (depending on the number of both two- and four-legged guests), but not in the resort's 18 luxurious, butler-serviced tents. During the hotel's annual Wine & Bitch Weekend, which is held in the spring, there are gourmet eats for pets and people, as well as wellness seminars, and possibly the chance to chase some tail.

Resort at Paws Up
Greenough, Montana
Tel: 406 244 5200
Cabins start at $805, plus $50 per dog per night

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