Issue 90: Summer 2023
Feature
The Asher House
Meet Lee Asher and his pack of rescue dogs along with other furry critters at his 240-acre ranch in Oregon.
Get Your Licks on Route 66®
Pet adoption tour travels down America’s Favorite Highway for the 15th year.
Adoption Stories
A few pups and the people they adopted.
Trends
Contest Winners
Meet the lucky dogs who recently won big time!
Travel
Austin, Texas
You can stay with Fido at outstanding hotels with fabulous views.
Corpus Christi, Texas
You’ll love exploring Corpus Christi’s beaches with Fido.
Park City, Utah
What to do without the snow? As it turns out, plenty!
Kimpton Hotels
Explore two properties where Fido is welcome.
Adventures in Petsitting
In the summer months Oxford has some of the finest
pub gardens.
Home
Ultimate Guide to Moving Long Distance with Fido
Moving can be a stressful time and adding Fido to the mix is made easy with these guidelines.
A Loving Goodbye
Five tips for pet guardians exploring end-of-life care for their loyal companions.
From this issue
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Adventures in Petsitting
Stories of Horses and Hounds
How a housesit led to the creation of four very special books.By Jane Thomas
We started the stories back in 2022 after I looked after Mary’s rescued horses, one former racehorse and three barrel-shaped Dartmoor ponies. Mary had read some of my other books and was keen for me to bring her animals to life, and after a particularly successful year when we’d brought...
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Baltimore, Maryland
By Robin Tierney
Events include parades featuring Fifi the Poodle and other grand hand-crafted foot-powered vehicles.
Once again, dogs rule.
Parade spectators cheer as a 15-foot-tall pink poodle chugs steadily up Federal Hill, a historic landmark and park boasting views of Baltimore’s skyline and Inner Harbor. This bark-worthy contraption has outpaced other pedal-powered vehicles that look...
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How I Spent my Summer Vacation Contest Winner
By Lucas — As told to pet parent, Alison Smith.
Despite the heat and other stuff, my summer was busy.
I’ve added a bunch of new BARK Ranger badges to my collection — it’s like being a park ranger, but way cuter, and no one questions how often I stop to sniff every single thing. We explored National Parks and historic spots around Boston and Baltimore. Now I’ve got 25 badges proudly displayed...
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The 12 Stays of Christmas
By Paris Permenter and John Bigley
Whether you’re ready to “deck the halls” in a snowy mountain lodge or dreaming of a beach walk where you and your dog can “fa la la la la” to the sound of waves, these Fido-friendly destinations are full of holiday cheer. Take a jolly stroll through the snow as the bells “ring out so merrily,” or indulge in a luxury glamping stay where “all is calm, all is...