Issue 96: Summer 2025
Trends
Contest Winners
Meet the lucky dogs who recently won big time!
Photos of Fido cover two pages.
Travel
Adventures in Petsitting
Waiting to welcome me was Nell, a beautiful Fox Red Labrador who was gentle and shy with impeccable manners.
Bowser on a Budget
From mountain trails to city sidewalks, these summer stays roll out the red carpet for you and your dog.
Cover Girl Tika the Igga
Social Media Queen Tika The Iggy Has 400 Haute Couture Outfits!
Living
“Dear Honey…” – Ask the Director of Barketing
Sniffing out the scoop (and the poop) on all things dog-life!
Hi, I’m Honey, the Director of Barketing at FIDO Friendly Magazine—I chase stories, fetch answers, and take my title very seriously (except when I see a squirrel).
Got questions about how to be the goodest travel buddy, hotel guest, or jet-setting pup? Sit. Stay. Read on.
Feature
Road Trip from Oregon to Mendocino
Five properties rolled out the welcome mat for Fido from The Vintages Trailer Resort to Stanford Inn by the Sea.
Stars of Social Media
Meet Chucky, a mini pig whose human mom makes ASMR videos of him eating fruit and veggies and doing other fun things. Nathan the CatLady, who helps rescues around the world and creates adorable videos of his cats. FIDO Friendly also wants to introduce you to a very funny veterinarian whose children film him with their pets and his patients.
TRAVEL DIRECTORY
Fido deserves to stay at the best hotels. Find the PAWfect accommodations for both you and your dog.
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...