Tag Archives: travelling with dogs

Amsterdam, Holland: Surprise! Meet the Guard Dogs at the Amsterdam Zoo

Inside the Amsterdam zoo is something unexpected: two giant-sized bronze-cast sculpture of woeful looking retrievers greeting people at the entrance of a zoo that is remarkably dog-free.

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Saskatoon: Pooches, Hooches, and a soon-to-be framed Shih Tzu dog

This week, I will get this image framed. I found it in a pile of stuff in my office and remembered I purchased this irresistible photo card – of a wind-blown Shih Tzu looking like a movie star – at the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan farmers market a couple of years ago when I was visiting the […]

The 1000 Island Houseboat Adventure Dream with the dog

UPDATE 2026: The adventure is complete, but you can still rent houseboats in Gananoque, Ontario. See our dog-friendly houseboating adventure here. Dog-friendly houseboating Here’s my plan … so watch for a blog entry (or more) about this adventure this summer 2015: I’d love to live my ultimate land/water Canadian dream experience: house boating with my […]

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Caledonia, Ontario: LaFortune Park. It’s a secret… pass it on.

UPDATE 2026: LaFortune Park is still functioning and still popular with dog walkers. However, it’s become more popular with people after adding a disc golf course. LaFortune Park in Caledonia, Ontario isn’t looking too fortunate these days. It’s a 106-acre plot of fenced-in land with some paved paths minimally maintained by the municipality of Haldimand in […]

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Hamilton, Ontario: City of Waterfalls and Dog Fun

Find easy trails easy to hike with your dog through Hamilton, Ontario’s waterfall trails including Devil’s Punchbowl and Canterbury Falls in Ancaster.

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Dogtrotting.net Launches!

Last August I started dogtrotting.net with a soft – very soft – launch to make sure all was working and readers were interested. Now the gate is open and http://www.dogtrotting.net is ready to bolt! http://www.dogtrotting.net is a magazine-style blog built on a love of dogs, a love of travel and a desire to somehow merge the […]

Welcome to dogtrotting.net

Dogtrotting.net is a magazine-style blog built on a love of dogs, a love of travel and a desire to somehow merge the two in our everyday lives. Sometimes when hitting the open road we can take our canine companions with us, while other times we’re globetrotting across countries and seeking out a dog fix in […]