Issue 63: Fall 2014
Travel
24 Top Eco-Friendly Resorts Where Fido Goes Green
Dog lovers today are committed to being environmentally aware.
27 Ski New Mexico
Take your powder hound with you and hit the slopes.
30 Snow King Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Fido-friendly guest rooms have no size, or breed restrictions.
32 Hotel del Coronado
Journey back in time to the Hotel del Coronado with Fido.
34 St. Louis, Missouri
This is an inspiring city to enjoy long romps and boat rides with Fido.
36 American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog
St. Louis’s AKC Museum of the Dog celebrates canines’ inner and outer beauty.
37 Doubletree Minneapolis
Chill out with Fido and order room service.
38 Stay on an island with Fido
Paradise Point is paradise for you and your dog.
Community/Trends
12 Contest Winners
Past winners and the loot they received from FIDO Friendly contests!
14 Leave No Dog Offline
Follow our Twitter and Facebook Fido fun.
16 FIDO Fun Zone
From Puparazzi to Crossword Fun, buried treasures await.
20 FIDO Expo
A bonanza of tongue-wagging canines.
Features
40 25 Days of Gift Giving
Enter online by going to our Facebook page beginning December 1st through December 26th for your chance to win the prize of the day!
42 Feature Giveaway
A shelter dog from the Idaho Humane Society is featured in a photo shoot surrounded by great products you have a chance to win!
44 COVER: Danica McKellar
Official spokespeson for Get Your Licks on Route 66®
46 Get Your Licks on Route 66®
Sixth annual pet adoption tour traveling from Los Angles to Chicago with a mission to help save lives.
48 Fido Finds Bliss at Paradise Pet Lodge
It’s a dog’s life at this boarding and grooming center in Woodinville, Washington.
50 About A Boy And His Dog
Star of About a Boy speaks about acting and his furry companion.
52 Natural dogs are healthy, naturally!
Naturopaths say raw meat diet and situation specific supplements key to canine health.
54 Fall Gourmet Adventures with Fido
Author and her faithful Cretan hound discover four fab gourmet adventures where Fido can come too!
56 Pet Hospice
Animals receive tender loving care before crossing Rainbow Bridge.
Home
57 Table For Two Tuna Fish-Cakes
You and Fido can share this home cooked meal and bring in the warmth during the Fall cooling.
58 Crate & Garden
From our vault! Preparing your garden for a quiet winter.
60 He Yaps/She Yaps
How to change the name of your adopted shelter dog.
61 Bowser on a Budget
Seasonal hotel packages mean a Fido-friendly Fall.
62 Adoption Story
Ace has taught his new family to slow down and smell the flowers.
64 50+: Celebrating Life with Fido at Fifty-Plus
Fall Foliage and Festivals.
Wellness/Living
65 The Glossary
Veterinarian-to-English dictionary.
66 Psychology
A Dog’s Guide to “Stay” in a Relationship.
68 The Doc is In
The most common fatty tumors, lipomas, are benign and usually not cause for concern.
82 The Backyard
RICOCHET: Riding a Wave of Hope with the Dog Who Inspires Millions.
From this issue
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Adventures in Petsitting
The Third Mabel
Mabel, from the Latin for ‘lovable,’ proves to be the perfect name.By Jane Thomas
My first Mabel was over ten years ago, 140lbs of lolloping Saint Bernard convinced she was a lapdog. She cried the first night when I closed the bedroom door so, much to her drooling delight, I gave in and surrendered a good four fifths of the bed. My second Mabel was a few years back, a beautiful...
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Columbia, South Carolina
By Robin Tierney
Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, beckons "come" to dog lovers with dozens of memorable places to stroll amid beauty and peace. All will make you smile, and one may also make you cry.
With so many choices, let's leash up Fido and get right to it.
Among the nation's best, yet lesser-known, greenway networks, its 12-plus miles of trails edge the Broad, Congaree and...
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Stars of Social Media
The Ruff and Puff Dog Daycare School Bus Takes Clients to a Private Dog Park
By Elise Phillips Margulis
Its social media audience loves seeing the cuties’ antics on the bus and in the park.
Denzel Morrison, owner of Ruff and Puff, is a professional dog trainer. He shared his inspiration for opening a dog daycare operation, “I grew up with dogs, so I knew I wanted to do something with them, and...
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Brooke Shields
Interview with Publisher, Susan Sims
Brooke Shields is Brand Officer for Prospect Pet. Fresh off the release of her best-selling book Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old and the launch of her age-positive haircare brand Commence, Brooke is expanding her mission into a new space: pet wellness.
Brooke Shields is a mother, acclaimed actor, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and founder of...