Issue 89: Spring 2023
Travel
Adventures in Petsitting
When life offers a moment of magic, reach for it with both hands.
The Woodlands, Texas
At The Woodlands, art is functional and fun with twists of fantasy.
Bow Wow Boise
The City of Trees offers Fido fun day and night.
Home
Goodbye, Dear Atlas
Atlas filled the hearts of those he met, with good cheer and beaming smiles.
A Loving Goodbye
Five tips for pet guardians exploring end-of-life care for their loyal companions.
Cost of Pet Parenthood
The importance of being financially prepared to be a pet parent.
Spring Essentials
Spoil your precious pup with some of the season’s hottest gifts for Fido.
Living
Bowser on a Budget
The calendar may say it’s vacation time!
Spring Essentials
Fun Fido finds to enjoy with your dog all year round.
The Backyard
Vets for pets.
Features
Cover Winner
Molly the Fire Safety Dog
The Fire Safety Dogs have helped families understand the importance of being fire safe.
New Year’s Resolution Winner
Meet Burgess Thuet and his plans for 2023.
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...