Tag Archives: dogs
Travel Toronto: Pet Expo Meets the Stars
Thank you social media for giving us celebrity pets. Well, it actually gave us a forum – many forums – for posting images of our interesting, ugly, cute, amazing, and beautiful pets. Some got attention … a lot of attention, primarily by accident. The owners of now famous Grumpy Cat didn’t set out to retire […]
Dogging it in NYC: Day 1 Where my 3-day dog travel adventure started
I heard a lot about the lobby of New York City’s Hotel Pennsylvania – specifically what happens during the Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show every February when hundreds of pedigree pups are carted (or kenneled) into the hotel conveniently located across from Madison Square Gardens, home of the grand evening show ring and Best in […]
Dogging it in NYC: Day 1 An Evening of Agility
Holster, a six-year-old Australian Sheppard, won the 3rd Annual Westminster Kennel Club Agility Championships 2016. He’s the first of his breed to win the Master’s Agility Competition, an event usually dominated by Border Collies. Even better, I was there to see him win his first 20-inch jumping class Saturday, February 13 at WKC Agility event […]
6 Tips Dog Writers Need to Know: Day 2 Dogging It in NYC
Writing is for the dogs – especially if you’re a member of the Dog Writers Association of America. Even if you’re not, the annual Seminar and Writing Competition Awards Luncheon in NYC is open to the general public (for the same cost), which is how I ended up there. Bonus: it’s on the same weekend […]
Travel Las Vegas, Nevada: All in with Fido
Go all in and add Las Vegas to the list of places promoted as ‘pet-friendly.’ (Well, for dogs anyway). According to TravelWeekly, an eNewsletter for travel industry members, more properties in Sin City are allowing dogs because so many people are travelling with canines in tow.
Travel Oxford County, Ontario: Ain’t Nothing Like a Pound Dog
NOTE: The Second Annual Pound Dog HOWLER Fun event is November 6, 2016 at the Snyder’s Farm, Ayr, Ontario. 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. There’s a haunted house here? Ok, this is my kind of farm. I’m at Snyder’s Family Farm in Ayr, Ontario on another adventure with my schnoodle Victor. But we’re not here […]
Dog-friendly Guelph, ON: Hanlon Dog Park Controversy
A city park where dogs can run free along grassy fields, a gravel path and moving water, sounds like a great thing – if you own a dog.
If you live nearby, you might write letters to the newspaper complaining about the park’s popularity and amount of doggie doo doo in the area you take your kids.
Travel Haldimand, Ontario: Dog-Friendly Creepy Caledonia
Victor the schnoodle got his Scooby Doo on during our Creepy Caledonia haunted tour in Caledonia, Ontario. This time without any meddling kids, or ghostly sightings. But he sure loved travelling in a pack, sniffing downtown streets along with Sasha – who actually resembles the cartoon Shaggy companion – and a new friend brought along for the […]
Travel: Door County, WI (Part II): Sea Dogs in Sailor Suits
Sea Dogs is a combination of traditional wall-mounted information, life-sized replicas of famous Fidos, interactive computer screens where you can play dog-to-the-rescue video games and a kid’s dress up play area that allows little ones to crawl into a full-sized dog house for photo opts.
Dog-friendly Toronto, ON: Victor Does Word on the Street Book Festival
True, Word on the Street is not exactly a dog festival, but at least dogs can attend and roam among the tables and tents of books, magazine and writer-related other stuff. (The exception this year was the Amazon-sponsored Harbourfront Stage where Bob Rae was promoting his new book – one reason I went – and me […]
