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  • Nighttime Nuzzles in Costa Rica

    Nighttime Nuzzles in Costa Rica

    There is nothing more rewarding than gaining the love of a dog.

    By Jane Thomas

    We weren’t supposed to land in San Jose, Costa Rica, a few days before the city shut down for Easter. That is, I forgot to check – again – when the moveable feast would be occurring. Accommodation prices throughout the region baffled me until I realized my error, and it was with a degree of desperation I leapt onto...

  • Bowser Goes to Banff

    Bowser Goes to Banff

    A Fido-Friendly Mountain Adventure 

    By Jane Cassie

    There are fringe benefits to being a dog owner. Along with free kisses, surprise wake-up calls, and the occasional sock theft, you also get a personal trainer who never skips leg day. Especially when hiking the trails around Banff National Park and Lake Louise.

    “Sorry, there’s no exception to the pet rule,” the ticket seller says, stone-faced....

  • When Freedom Finally Came

    Beagle Freedom Project (BFP), the release of 500 beagles from Ridglan Farms in Dane County, Wisconsin,

    Inside the Historic Rescue of 500 Beagles from Ridglan Farms with Beagle Freedom Project.

    By Susan Sims, Publisher FIDO Friendly Magazine

    There are moments in animal rescue that forever change the people who witness them. For Shannon Keith, founder and president of Beagle Freedom Project (BFP), the release of 500 beagles from Ridglan Farms in Dane County, Wisconsin, was one of those moments.

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  • A New Chapter with Brandon McMillan

    Brandon McMillan and family

    Television Host, Animal Trainer, Husband, Father and Once Again, the Voice Behind Get Your Licks on Route 66®.

    By Susan Sims, Publisher FIDO Friendly Magazine

    I first met Brandon McMillan in 2015 when he graciously agreed to serve as spokesperson for our Get Your Licks on Route 66® cross-country pet adoption tour. Over the next three years, Brandon lent not only his celebrity status but his...