For lots of people, planning a trip to the cottage means bringing fido along for the ride, too! With an abundance of open space to run around and an unlimited supply of sticks to chew on, going to the cottage can be just as exciting for your pet as it is for you. We’ve put together a gallery of pups who love ruffing it!

Designer Carrie McCarthy’s pet dog Billie gets some fresh air at this sensational cottage retreat on B.C.’s Pender Island. With a plethora of towering evergreen trees and extraordinary sightlines overlooking the waterfront, we’re shocked this pampered pooch was able to look away!

Photographer: Janis Nicolay

Source: house & home July 2014

Designer: Carrie McCarthy

Löwchen pooch Wrigley looks thrilled to be at his lakeside Muskoka, Ontario, cottage with owners Catherine and Cory DeFrancisco and new brother Charlie.

Photographer: Michael Graydon

Source: house & home July 2013

Designer: Cory DeFrancisco, Muskoka Living Interiors

This charming Ganaraskan named Maggie may not be at the cottage, but she’s a delighted camper! This 1980s airstream trailer sits riverside in Grand Valley, Ontario, and has all the luxuries of a cottage.

Tour this airstream trailer on H&H TV.

Photographer: Valerie Wilcox

Source: house & home July 2015

Designer: Kent worth (Kravet Canada), Sean Swayze (Byron Patton & Associates)

Rescue pet dog Mason enjoys a lot more than 10 acres to run amok at his Catskills, N.Y. cabin. Behind him (and owner Robin Shobin), is a relaxing firepit area that uses a sweet spot to kick back and take pleasure in the wealth of green.

Photographer: Anastassios Mentis

Source: house & home may 2015

Designer: Brendan Kwinter-Schwartz, Kwinter & Co.

Stylist Deb Nelson sits in front of her cottage studio with her devoted dog, Roxy. The duo spend their summers in this high-contrast, black and white cottage located in a historic harbor village just outside Halifax, N.S.

Photographer: Janet Kimber

Source: house & Home, July 2010

Designer: Deb Nelson

David and Heather Beaton’s Portuguese water dog, Chessie, is at ease on the deck of their 2,000-square-foot boathouse cottage in Muskoka, Ontario.

Photographer: Donna Griffith

Source: house & Home, July 2011

Designer: designer David Beaton, stylist Jentry Chin

Bulldog Biff and Labradoodle Bo Diddley spend a lot of of their time at this breathtaking ultra-modern lakefront space that rises out of the rocks on the shores of Stoney Lake.

Photographer: Michael Graydon

Source: house & home July 2011

Designer: architect Pat Hanson

Designer Martha Sturdy’s dog, Jackson, is imagined here unwinding at their cottage on Preston Island. For this pooch, unwinding in the cottage’s main entertaining space indicates being treated to a stunning view of the B.C. coastline.

Photographer: Martin Tessler

Source: house & home July 2012

Designer: Martha SturdyPooches Zach and Drew spend some time with their owners, Maxime Vandal and Richard Ouellette of Les Ensembliers, at their classic Knowlton, Quebec, cottage that was built in 1943.

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Photographer: Andre Rider

Source: house & home may 2014

Designer: Maxime Vandal, Richard Ouellette, Les Ensembliers

Portuguese water pet dog Mojo gets some sun at his family’s cottage that features a private dock and overlooks Lake Muskoka.

Photographer: Virginia Macdonald

Source: house & home July 2012

Designer: Michael Angus