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Singing the Pet Friendly Blues in Memphis

Mabel the Carriage Pup in Memphis, TN

When we rate a city on its pet friendliness our criteria is a little different than most. In fact, we only consider one thing: Is it easy to do all the things a visitor would normally do – but do them with our dogs. Unfortunately, we found that Memphis does not get high marks for [...]

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Chattanooga Chew Chew

Can I haz cheeburger?

After Rock City, we stopped in Chattanooga. The visit was all too brief because the temps were in the high 80s, there wasn’t a lick of shade on the streets, and our boys don’t take to the heat. Sniffing Around The commerce afforded by the Tennessee River and the arrival of the railroad made Chattanooga [...]

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See Rock City

  Welcome back … hope that everyone had a nice holiday weekend. We’ve got some catching up to do, including filling you in on one of the more unusual side trips we’ve taken with Ty and Buster. Sniffing Around Built in the late 1920s on the estate of Garnet and Frieda Carter, Rock City is [...]

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Nosing Through Nashville

First, another shout out for the Sheraton Music City in Nashville where we stayed.  Particularly noteworthy – the lobby, bar, and patio area around the outdoor pool are pet friendly, and there was a grassy area in the back of the hotel big enough to play ChuckIt with the boys! We don’t always pick the [...]

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