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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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...