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Adventures on the Road: Moose’s Great Escape

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We managed to drive nearly 500 miles that first day on the road — from New Jersey, through Pennsylvania, and into Ohio. One great thing about Ohio’s turnpike (also known as Route 80) is their rest stops. We pulled off the highway for a walk and piddle break and found my favorite thing about the whole trip: a fenced in area specifically for walking and exercising dogs. How wonderful! If you’re ever driving that way, rest assured that the human areas of the rest stop are just as nice. A nice turnpike employee provided us with a list of what … Continue reading →

The Great Large Dog Road Trip

Success! After weeks of web surfing, emailing, calling, and questioning, I’ve finally found an apartment that is willing to take me and my two dogs, Moose and Lally. We’ll be headed west from New Jersey on May 7th. And there’s about a million things to do beforehand. Have to call the vet and schedule appointments for both dogs — I want to make sure they get a complete physical and have refills on things like heartworm preventative and flea/tick preventative. I’ll also need a copy of their vet records to come with me. I’m going to get one of those … Continue reading →

Dogs In Bars?

Washington State is considering legislation that would allow dogs to join their owners in bars and restaurants with liquor licenses. The bill — proposed by Senator Ken Jacobsen — would give bars and restaurants the option to allow dogs to join their owners, provided the dogs stay leashed at all times. Jacobsen got the idea in downtown Olympia, when he saw dogs waiting outside a local pub on a cold, rainy day. His thinking was that if people can bring dogs into hotels and stores, why not bars and restaurants? On the one hand, I really like this idea. I … Continue reading →

Welcome To “Yappy Hour”

You don’t have to be a dog lover to love this blog. Here I thought Wisconsin was the booze capital of the midwest… I guess I was wrong. A friend of mine just returned from Minneapolis, Minnesota with his pooch Ming-Ming… drunk! Okay, I’m kidding, they weren’t drunk, but they did spend the weekend at the Millennium Hotel’s “Yappy Hour” where they imbibed in “poodle coladas,” “chocolate Labrador martinis,” and “K9 Cosmos.” It’s true… and they weren’t alone. The hotel hosted a cocktail-wagging happy hour for pets and their owners. From what I hear the turnout was incredible. Dog owners … Continue reading →