Category Ontario
Special Dog-friendly Winery & How to Find a New Pup in a New Decade
For months, I tried rescue after rescue. I filled in application after application only to be rejected for minor reasons, denied even a meeting because 50 applications for a single small dog was the cut-off, or completely ignored. Shelters and rescues were either empty of dogs or void of small dogs. I must have filled out at least 20 applications.
7 Easy-to-find Dog-friendly Trails in Southern, Ontario
While no means an exhaustive list, here are the trails dogtrotting.net found within an easy drive from Southern Ontario urban areas or a short exit off a major highway. Check out these seven off-the-beaten-pavement dog-friendly hiking options discovered without venturing far off the beaten path.While no means an exhaustive list, here are the trails we found within an easy drive from urban areas or a short exit off a major highway. We present our seven off-the-beaten-pavement dog-friendly hiking options discovered without venturing far off the beaten path
Pet Friendly Ottawa: Homesteading with the Dog at Upper Canada Village, Ontario
If you build it, they will come … and since 1961 they’ve come to Upper Canada Village to check out one of Canada’s largest living history museums, complete with horses and dogs. Well, the dogs visitors bring with them. Upper Canada Village, in Morrisburg near Ottawa, Ontario, is dog-friendly and any day pups are strolling […]
Road Trip Dreaming: Dog-friendly Campground in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Yes, there are KOA Holiday Campground everywhere (especially in the US) and yes, I’ve already explored Sault Ste. Marie with my pup (see here) and stayed at the Hilton Hotel along the waterfront (no complaints there). But the KOA had dog stuff – lots of dog stuff for a campground that isn’t specifically for dog people
Surprise! Learn More about Dog-Friendly Glamping at Ontario’s Provincial Parks. Finally! (or… Eventually)
After years of inquiring (and yes, some complaining), dogs can finally stay in yurts and cabins at Ontario Provincial Parks. No fooling, as of April 1, 2020 select ‘glamping’ accommodations are available to our canine companions – as soon as the parks re-open, of course.
Take Your Dog to Kitchener, ON: Innocente Pet-friendly Brewery. Cheers.
Five years ago, Innocente Brewing Company opened its doors in Waterloo, Ontario. Two months ago, my dog Victor walked through those doors. Innocente Brewing Company is pet-friendly (presumably dogs, but maybe someone’s brought a cat). We’re in Waterloo, Ontario – the city next to Kitchener and near Blackberry home base Cambridge. In fact, I drive […]
Surprising things to do in the Soo … with a dog. 6 Pet-friendly Outings in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
If you stop in the Soo with the dog, as I did recently with my little cocker-cross Victor, you’ll spend a lot of time outside running your pup and meeting and greeting others doing the same. Welcome to dogtrotting.net’s six pet-friendly outings in Sault St Marie
Take Your Dog to Kingston: Learn where to go (and not go) with your dog in Kingston, Ontario
Chez Piggy, one of Kingston, Ontario’s favourite restaurants, is dog friendly – outside in the courtyard, which frankly is where you want to be on a warm summer day. Because this restaurant is a converted limestone stable and originally zoned to contain animals, the site pre-dates many provincial laws and therefore permission to allow pets is grandfathered, making Chez Piggy exempt from Ontario’s ‘no dogs on patios’ laws.
Toast the Coast: Norfolk County Long Weekend Dog-friendly Road Trip
On a weekend road trip with my dog, we had to veer off the beaten path to find Hounds of Erie Winery, one of the newest additions to the Toast the Coast Trail, a self-guide tour of Norfolk County wineries in Ontario, Canada.
Chasing Waterfalls at Chutes Provincial Park (with the dog)
Sometimes you have to go chasing waterfalls… especially if it’s easy. At Chutes Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada, it’s easy – and dog-friendly.
Located one kilometre off Highway #17 in Massey, Ontario, it’s the best provincial park between Sudbury and Sault Ste Marie, and the best stop if you’re travelling to either city from Toronto.
