Issue 91: Winter 2023
Feature
12 Stays of Christmas
Celebrate the season with packages that are gift wrapped especially for you and your dog.
Toxic Winter Plants
Experts reveal the dangerous holiday plants for Fido.
Saving Dogs and Cats in the Israel Gaza War
An interview with Network for Animals.
GAZETTEER
Pu from issue 90 and update anything in fine print.
Trends
Contest Winners
Meet the lucky dogs who recently won big time!
Travel
Adventures in Petsitting
When dogs become the real stars of the season.
Where does Fido ‘winter’?
Port Aransas is for Sun-Lovers and Snowbirds.
Breckenridge, Colorado
You and Fido will get hooked on the charms of this Colorado Rockies paradise.
Home
How I Spent My Summer Vacation Winner
Meet Seven and read about his FIDO FABulous Summer!
HOWLiday Gift Guide
Spoil your precious pup with some of the season’s hottest gifts for Fido.
Living
The Backyard
Brooklyn: The Dog who Changed the World.
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...