Issue 90: Summer 2023

Fido Friendly Issue 90

Feature
The Asher House
Meet Lee Asher and his pack of rescue dogs along with other furry critters at his 240-acre ranch in Oregon.

Get Your Licks on Route 66®
Pet adoption tour travels down America’s Favorite Highway for the 15th year.

Adoption Stories
A few pups and the people they adopted.

Trends
Contest Winners
Meet the lucky dogs who recently won big time!

Travel 
Austin, Texas
You can stay with Fido at outstanding hotels with fabulous views.

Corpus Christi, Texas
You’ll love exploring Corpus Christi’s beaches with Fido.

Park City, Utah
What to do without the snow? As it turns out, plenty!

Kimpton Hotels
Explore two properties where Fido is welcome.

Adventures in Petsitting
In the summer months Oxford has some of the finest
pub gardens.

Home
Ultimate Guide to Moving Long Distance with Fido
Moving can be a stressful time and adding Fido to the mix is made easy with these guidelines.

A Loving Goodbye
Five tips for pet guardians exploring end-of-life care for their loyal companions.

From this issue

Recent Articles
  • Adventures in Petsitting

    Mabel - a two-year-old ball-obsessed Golden Retriever who willingly walked mile after mile through the Cotswolds

    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...

  • Columbia, South Carolina

    War Dog Monument in 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...

  • Stars of Social Media

    Dog on Ruff and Puff bus

    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...

  • Brooke Shields

    Brook Shields and her pup, Tuzi

    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...