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Posts in category "travel"

What If Your Dog Is Afraid of the Car Ride?

What If Your Dog Is Afraid of the Car Ride?
More people are traveling with their pets than ever! Some pets love the idea (mostly your average dog),  wiggling rear ends when they know that this time when you packed the suitcase, ‘I’m coming along.’ Isn’t it amazing how they figure it out, whether they are invited or not? Other pets might not be so... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
May 19, 2012 at 1:35 pm
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A Canoe Ride Through our Animal Shelter in Peru, Please Help

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With as many issues with fundraising and sometimes even keeping their doors open that some animal shelters have….arguably the problems are sometimes far more desperate in other countries. I can’t help but feel for the situation in the Amazon Basin at a shelter called Amazon CARES, located in Peru. I was surprised at even hearing... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
May 18, 2012 at 7:17 am
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Anti Cruelty Society Yappy Hour Driving the Midwest

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GMC’s Driving the Midwest Celebrating Anti Cruelty Society’s successful Bark in the Park event with a Yappy Hour cocktail hour (technically two hours).  Home town hero Dr. Sheldon Rubin was the featured speaker... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
May 16, 2012 at 9:18 pm
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Obama at the 2012 White House Correspondents' Dinner on Romney's Dog

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I wrote about Gov. Mitt Romney (as have others) traveling in his car several years ago with a dog inside a  carrier strapped to the roof of his car. President Barrack Obama (with tongue in cheek) at the Correspondents Dinner in Washington D.C. talks about that, and offers a peek at a new ‘Romney campaign... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
May 1, 2012 at 1:53 pm
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Petfinder's 2011 Most Pet-Friendly North American Airlines

Petfinder's 2011 Most Pet-Friendly North American Airlines
Petfinder.com has compiled their list of North America’s most pet friendly airlines. Not sure that’s easy to do. In fact, not sure how anyone – these days – could compile a list of airlines that are people friendly. No matter, here’s what Petfinder has come up with: Most Pet-Friendly Overall: Pet Airways. Not sure how... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
July 25, 2011 at 12:41 pm
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Pet Reporter Replies from Egypt: What It's Life Is Really Like

So, what’s life really like in Cairo, Alexandria and other regions where there are protesters in Egypt. Much as been reported in the news – but here it is from someone who lives there. I have not heard all these details, or this perspective represented elsewhere in the media. I met my reporter friend, Helena... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
February 2, 2011 at 11:47 am
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We Loved This Uninvited Guest

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We just had a marvelous time at the Iberostar Grand Paraiso near Playa del Carmen, Mexico. So guests are identified, all wore plastic bracelets. Here’s the story of a guest who didn’t have one of those plastic bracelets. In fact, this guest even shared our pool-side seat – and I’m glad he did!  ... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
January 2, 2011 at 5:55 pm
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Traveling with Pets, Safety First

More people are traveling with their pets more than ever before. Car manufacturers are even paying attention to safety and comfort – for dogs! Toyota is arguably an industry leader in this regard. Pet friendly Toyota Venza The special Pawssport charter flight, operated by Elgin-based Valley Air Service Inc., caters to pets that travel onboard... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
December 19, 2010 at 11:27 pm
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Remembering September 11

I recall 9/11 as it if was yesterday. I happened to be watching The Today Show. I recall seeing the second plane hit. The sinking feeling in my stomach, I can still feel, and tears still come easily. It was clear – America was attacked. It’s something I just never thought I would experience. I... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
September 11, 2010 at 3:58 pm
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Get Your Licks on Route 66 Pet Adoption Tour

A long, long trailer of adoptable pets is traveling across Route 66, and North Shore Animal League America and Fido Friendly magazine kicked off the 2nd annual Get Your Licks on Route 66 Adoption Tour in Chicago Heights on Friday, September 10. Here are images of the event: ... Read more »
By Steve Dale,
September 11, 2010 at 10:39 am
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