To say that what we have here is a comprehensive guide to hotels that welcome pets would be a considerable understatement. At 888 pages, this travel tome weighs in as the leading authority on hitting the high and dusty trail with your loyal and trusty pal. The Habgoods, who also wrote several best-selling regional guides on the same subject, have done their homework as […]
Pet Custody – Causing Judges to Chase Their Tales
PET CUSTODY It Has Judges Chasing Their Tails While Barney the dog may not consider himself a piece of property, the Pennsylvania Superior Court does. Last July the court denied a Philadelphia man’s request for visitation rights with Barney, ruling that the Golden retriever/Golden Labrador mix was his estranged wife’s property. The court concluded […]
Bone Appetit: The HerbFarm in Washington State
Executive Chef Jerry Traunfeld dishes about his success at The Herbfarm and his two shiba inu, Lulu and Ruggles. In a small corner of Washington State’s wine country, lies The Herbfarm, one of the nation’s most unique culinary destinations. This small restaurant, with its on-premise herb farm, is one of the toughest reservations to snag and […]
Aliza Sherman and Her Pal Chewie
When I first decided to rescue a dog from a shelter, I hadn’t owned a dog before, unless you counted Wyskers, the miniature schnauzer, who was, by default, my mother’s dog because my sister and I failed to consistently take care of him. Because my only exposure to canine companionship was a terrier breed, […]
Red, White, and Blue Causes
Marie Mason’s paintings often include a red dog. Winthrop Handy’s White Dog Gallery sells a piece called white dog. And, George Rodrigue’s paintings always include the infamous blue dog. What do these three American artist have in common? Philanthropic and patriotic giving. Missouri-based Mason, Massachusetts-based Handy and California-based Rodrigue use their artwork to […]
The Art of Simple Pleasures with Keith Haring
There was a time when art wasn’t hidden away in museums. During Europe’s Middle Ages, for example, many of the pieces we now see kept behind glass sheets and velvet ropes were simply part of daily life– their beauty and their functionality inexorably interwoven. Goblets and spoons, for instance, were objects of aesthetic appreciation […]