Take Paws The official pet travel blog of GoPetFriendly.com

Surprised By Pet Friendly Bend In The Road

Winery - Bend, OR

When we wrote about how much we enjoyed our visit to Portland, a few of you said that we needed to see Bend. Bend, Oregon wasn’t even on our radar. I’m so glad we have you guys to point us in the right direction! Bend is as lovely as you said, and just the perfect [...]

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Fort De Soto Park Gets Two Dew Claws Up!

Pup at Hurricane Cafe, Pass-A-Grille, FL

We have departed the lovely state of Florida and are making a beeline for Denver. Take a look at a weather map and you might question our sanity, but duty calls! We’ve been invited to speak about pet travel at the Colorado RV, Sports, Boat and Travel Show from March 3rd – 6th. So, we’re [...]

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GoPetFriendly Visits Pet Friendly Key West, FL

Last month when we were looking out at the swirling snow and fierce wind, we spent a lot of time imagining ourselves in Key West. Last week we finally arrived at this tropical haven for those needing a break from winter weather. Our day seeing this pet friendly island was a bit much for our [...]

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Up to My Ass in Alligators

This is the sign that greeted us at the off-leash dog parkin the James Island County Park, located east of Charleston’s city limits. And as you’ll see from the pictures below, it IS possible that you could run into a gator here. So much for the downside. The upside is that this is a beautiful [...]

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The Best Dog Park Ever (for now)

If you have a dog and live (or find yourself) in Iowa City, you have to check out the Thornberry Off-Leash Dog Park. Iowa City is a Big 10 Conference university town – home of the Hawkeyes, and these folks know how to do a dog park right!  Thornberry is located at the very end [...]

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A Rainy Day in Asheville

The Hurricane Ida storm system strolled into Asheville Tuesday night and hovered all day Wednesday. Undeterred, we decided not to spend the day in a hotel room. Our first stop was the brand new Pet Soup animal shelter. Next, we waded out to an off-leash dog park located in French Broad River Park. The dog [...]

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