Issue 94: Fall/Winter 2024
Trends
Contest Winners
Meet the lucky dogs who recently won big time!
Travel
Adventures in Petsitting
Blue Doors and Baubles Tunisia
Traverse City
Sandy Paws, Wagging Tails: So Many Ways to Have Fun in Traverse City
12 Stay of Christmas
It wouldn’t be a holiday without your furry companion, and we have found 12 of the most Fido-friendly destinations to visit with the entire family, Fido included.
How I Spent my Summer Vacation
As told by Turbo, the family dog on a recent trip camping at wood lake (East Harrison) in BC.
Home
25 Days of Gift Giving
Enter for your chance to win a FIDO FABulous prize each day in December.
Holiday Gift Guide
Find the PAWfect gift for Fido this year.
Living
The Backyard
The Peace Puppy: A Memoir of Caregiving and Canine Solace
By Susan Hartzler
Feature
Pet Rehab
Publisher Susan Sims recounts the day an emergency veterinarian suggested euthanasia for her dog, Honey, and the steps she took to heal her dog.
Stars of Social Meda
Visit just three of the stars we found online from Cash the donkey raised inside the family home, six poodles dressed in matching outfits being read a bedtime story, and a million-dollar fundraiser using firefighters and rescue dogs for a calendar.
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...