Golden Retriever Ronja will be taken to a hotel by her owner this New Year's Eve.

A rising number of dog owners choose to take their dogs to a calm place instead of giving sedatives during the fireworks on New Year?s Eve.

New Year?s Eve fireworks can be a major cause for distress for noise-sensitive dogs, but the sale of pet sedatives has gone down in recent years, according to figures from the Apoteket pharmacy. Instead, many dog owners are choosing to take their pooches to noise-free environments like airports, where no fireworks are allowed. 

Many of the pet-friendly hotel rooms in Sweden...