Issue 92: Spring 2024
Trends
Contest Winners
Meet the lucky dogs who recently won big time!
Contest Entries
Check out the cute pups who made the Spring issue!
Travel
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville elevates each day with natural and manmade majesty.
Paws in Paradise
A Fido-friendly journey through the charms of Cambria, California.
Adventures in Petsitting
For two months we would be the custodians of a home perched one hundred steps from the water’s edge and surrounded by acres of rainforest.
Home
Bowser on a Budget
Fetch some spring fun with Fido-centric packages at mountain resorts and city hotels alike.
Spring Essentials
Grrrrreat products for you and Fido to enjoy this spring.
Camping and Hiking with Fido
Tips and tricks plus products to ensure your outdoor adventures run smoothly with Fido.
Living
The Backyard
Two Hogs, Two Dogs, and a Country to Cross is a heartwarming tale of perseverance.
Feature
Kane & Wings are a Lifeline to Independence
Vision Rehabilitation services that increase safety, confidence, and independence.
Advertiser Spotlight
Meet founder Jay Michaelson of HandsOn Gloves, the number one pet grooming product in the pet industry.
Remembering Ricochet
A tribute to a life well-lived in service of others.
GAZETTEER
Hotels and Inns that welcome Fido from sea to shining sea.
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...