House rental and pets

[Mountain dreams]

Could anyone tell me how easy it is to rent a property on a medium term (3 months) which would allow a dog. We are planning on a taster of living in SW France.

[londoneye]

Not sure why no-one else has responded to this, but I can give my view.

I think if you are going to try to rent somewhere relatively rural then you will have a good chance of finding a place where you can take a dog.

I once read that it was actually illegal for gite owners to refuse pets as part of their terms and conditions, so see no reason why this would not also apply to any rental accommodation. Try and search the gite owners site, as there may be something there.

That aside, because there will always be other excuses which can be used for not accepting a rental if people really don't want dogs in their property, I see plenty of French people around here (Limousin) who rent and have dogs, so think you will be ok.