Category Archives: Places to visit

Stage Fort Park, Gloucester, MA

Stage Fort Park in Gloucester, Massachusetts is a great dog friendly place to spend the day, with trails, dog park, and two small beaches.  Trails range from easy to difficult, with scenic strolls along the shoreline to large boulders to climb with breathtaking views of the harbor.  Half Moon Beach is a small sandy beach, […]

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Lower Harbor Trail, Winter Harbor, ME

Winter weather may be lingering here in Maine, but that isn’t keeping us from looking forward to summer by looking back to our Acadia National Park adventure last year!  Here is a trail we explored in the fall, but haven’t shared with you yet.  The Lower Harbor Trail on the Schoodic Peninsula in Winter Harbor, […]

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Gonic Trails, Rochester, NH

Gonic Trails in Rochester, NH, is an easy dog friendly hike with scenic views of a waterfall.  Consisting of approximately 5 miles of trails, there are three trail options through the forest that lead to Isinglass River.  On the day we visited, we followed Locke’s Loop (blue markers / 1.5 miles), then veered off to […]

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Winter Hikes: Maudslay State Park, MA

This weekend Chuck Billy and Asa went in search of spring at Maudslay State Park in Newburyport, Massachusetts.  Spoiler Alert: We didn’t find spring.  We did find though a magical winter wonderland filled with all sorts of things to explore for a perfect dog friendly hike.  Consisting of 480 acres of historic landscapes including an extensive […]

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Spring Dog Adventures

Today is the first day of spring!  However, let’s face it, Mother Nature loves winter and is making it linger.  Who knows what she has planned for us in the upcoming weeks?  But whatever Mother Nature does we hope you get outside and enjoy all that spring in New England has to offer!  So while […]

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Maine Fun Facts

Happy 198th Birthday State of Maine!  On March 15, 1820, Maine separated from Massachusetts to become the 23rd state.  That makes Maine 1386 years old in dog years!  Now we may be a bit biased because we live here, but Maine is our favorite state!  To celebrate Maine’s birthday, we thought we would share some […]

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National K9 Veterans Day

In honor of National K9 Veterans Day, we thank the retired Military Working Dogs and Police K9s for your bravery and loyalty in protecting our country and the men and women who served beside you.  National K9 Veterans Day was created thanks to the efforts of retired military working dog trainer, Joseph Wright, who chose March […]

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Great Island Common, New Castle, NH

Great Island Common in New Castle, NH is a scenic, dog friendly place to visit during the off-season.  Consisting of 32 acres it includes a small sandy beach, rocky shoreline, picnic area, and stone jetty popular for fishing.  This is a scenic location to walk your dog with sweeping views of two lighthouses, Whaleback and […]

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