There’s going to be a stampede of vacationing pets and their parents visiting The Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas after the word gets out that Animal Fair’s readers have honored the historic establishment with the 2008 Cesar® Five Dog Bone Award for Pet-Friendliest Hotel. The Driskill, built in 1886 by a wealthy Texas cattle rancher, […]
Nature-Gorgeous Pet Place To Hike: Huntington Beach, California
If anyplace in the world epitomizes summertime, it would have to be Huntington Beach, California. This beach town has it all! Huntington Dog Beach, located along the Pacific Coast Highway has plenty of dog-friendly hotels, shops and restaurants. There is a café which allows you both to dine together and offers a special dog menu. Also this […]
Camelids – Weaving the Deep Cultural Animal Threads of Peru
Camelids are arguably the cutest family of animals. They are even-toed ungulates, like pigs, deer, and giraffes, meaning their middle two toes tend to bear their weight. And what a weight these two toes can carry! This endlessly adorable family, Camelids, is comprised of the Arabian camel, the Bactrian camel, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos. […]
Winery Dogs: New York North Fork of Long Island’s Bedell Cellars
Spring/Summer weekends are a great time to visit wineries – that welcome dogs! When you think of a winery you think of lush green vineyards with row after row of crisp tasty abundance. You dream of barrel after barrel of wine stacked on top of one another holding what certainly tastes like heaven. You envision […]
Holiday Celebrations Around The World Honoring Dogs!
In the Mesopotamian religion, there was a group who worshiped a dog deity and a temple referred to as “the dog house.” In the ancient Egyptian religion, Anubis, the god of the afterlife, had the head of a jackal. Zoroastrianism included the proper treatment of dogs in their holy books and required that dogs had […]
Heavenly Puppy Hikes @ Red Mountain Resort In Utah
Every dog will be red with envy when they hear at the Dog Park about this Magical Destination in the Red Rock Mountains. The spa’s backdrop is the Mojave Desert landscape – so note bring lots of water for you and your pup. Situated on Fifty-five acres of black lava gardens and fragrant mesquite […]