"Pet Friendly"? Maybe "Pet accommodating." There was a big notice on the checkin counter that said that if we left our dog in the room that he would be removed. Now, I understand that as a hotel owner you don't want your guests leaving a dog alone with full reign of the room; our dog is kennel trained and we are able to leave him happily in his kennel when we leave the hotel room and have never had an issue. However, this warning felt very inhospitable. Fortunately we were just spending the night while driving through, but in the future we will have to avoid La Quinta Inns because of not being able to even leave our dog in his kennel in the room.