Issue 82: Fall / Winter 2020
Travel
26 Big Bear
Big Bear cool cabins offer pet-friendly accommodations for the entire family.
28 A Day in Whistler
Snowboarding and fun with Fido.
30 Painted Lady
Once a house of ill-repute, among other things dating back to 1881.
44 Adventures in Petsitting
Hungary's ever-present history.
48 Washington County, Texas
From the Value: Refined Rustic Seclusion.
52 Palm Trees and Puparazzi
Play Like a Millionaire in West Palm Beach.
Community/Trends
12 Contest Winners
See some of the recent winners and their loot from FIDO Friendly contests!
FIDO Fun Zone
From Puparazzi to Crossword Fun, buried treasures await.
18 FIDO Expo
A bonanza of tongue-wagging canines.
Features
20 Fetch Fido a Flight
Now there is a flight to freedom for these fortunate pets.
24 25 Days of Gift Giving
Join in the fun each day in December for your chance to win fabulous prizes.
36 Retired Military Dogs Home for the Holidays
Mission K9 Rescue brings hero dogs home for their next chapter.
40 Tiny Cabins
Get away from it all with Fido in your own private Airstream.
56 Essay Winner
How I spent my summer vacation.
58 Holiday Gift Guide
HoHoHo! Santa has plenty of gifts to choose for Fido this season.
Home
34 Feature Giveaway
Adoptable shelter pets surrounded by prizes you could win.
Wellness/Living
58 GALLERIA
Lifestyle Guide, and Product Guide
62 The Backyard
One man’s many years of rescuing and rehabilitating dogs on his own grows into an operation that helps these animals on a broader scale.
From this issue
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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...
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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....
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When Freedom Finally Came
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
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...