Issue 93: Summer 2024
Trends
Contest Winners
Meet the lucky dogs who recently won big time!
Travel
Adventures in Petsitting
Dogs in the Dales.
Chattanooga
When going to Chattanooga, pack your best hiking shoes because you and Fido will definitely get your steps in.
Boise, Idaho
Hotel Renegade
A real gem in the Gem State.
{verdigreen} Hotels & Residences
For pet-friendly travelers seeking rest, refuge or reset.
Home
Bowser on a Budget
Summer getaways welcome travelers with special amenities and adventures for dogs.
New Products Guide
Look inside to find what’s new!
Living
The Backyard
Remember me as Sunshine
New book honors dogs loved and lost with portraits and poems.
Feature
Finding Gobi
In 2016, Dion was running a 155-mile ultramarathon in the Gobi Desert. Who he found in the desert would change everything.
How do you say goodbye?
A touching memoir of a life well-lived.
Introducing Fido to Fluffy
New cat? New dog? Dos and don’ts for the perfect introduction.
Jon Provost
Jon Provost never dreamed that 60-plus years after he starred as Timmy on “Lassie,” people in more than 50 countries would still be watching the show.
Get Your Licks on Route 66®
Cross-country pet adoption tour helping to save lives, one shelter at a time kicks off for the
16th year.
TRAVEL DIRECTORY
Fido deserves to stay at the best hotels. Find the PAWfect accommodations for both you and your dog.
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...