a dog-people community
From the monthly archives:
On the way back from the Bangor, Maine, the other day I decided to take a detour. In the interest of exercise for Lola and adventure for my daughter and I we dumped Interstate 95 and opted for Route 202. A Twitter tip had mentioned swimming holes along that route and man did we find [...]
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Last Saturday I needed to go on a road trip. I have family in Oldtown, Maine, and we needed to get some face time with loved ones. I think I’m lucky that Lola travels so well, I don’t need to pack any crates or have special meds for long car trips. The only thing I [...]
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Last year around this time I took the Lola dog to meet my friend Dave Headley in Jaffrey, NH. Dave is a former colleague, fellow photographer and one of my closest friends. Dave said knew of a rail trail that he thought would be a great place for a dog walk, and he was hoping [...]
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I love cool, earthy, unique things. I prefer pounded to polished and denim to satin. I celebrate local every chance I can by buying local food and choosing local businesses over big box stores. If I can’t find what I want locally then I strive to give my business to another small business. When I [...]
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It seems so simple, it’s just walking the dog. Lets face it, we don’t all do it, every day. We don’t have 8 glasses of water every day either, that doesn’t make us bad people. So our dogs live with the environment we provide for them. If we are busy, go-go-go’ers, then they are ready-ready-ready [...]
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I live down the road from full assisted and semi-assisted senior living facilities and I have been fortunate to meet some really great people out walking dogs. Last winter, I couldn’t help thinking about how much of a challenge the weather must be for so many of them. I would get so nervous thinking about [...]
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As I find great Dog-Tweeps, I’ll pass them along. If you find follow worthy folks please pass them along too! All places “dog friendly”, videos, and more. Definitely a Dog-People site and worthy Tweeple Name Dog Travel Network @DogTravelNet Location Everywhere dogs are welcome! Web www.dogtravelnetwork.com Bio We are the Dog Friendly Place to [...]
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I met @MightyQuinn54 on Twitter today, he’s a dog. Not just any dog, he is Randy Pierce’s Guide Dog. Who’s Randy Pierce? A real life hero and inspiration. My friends at 2020 Vision Quest, a nonprofit organization sponsored by the New Hampshire Association for the Blind, made the introduction for me and “wow!” is all [...]
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I don’t know when the I first articulated the idea for what I call “Lola Beans – Dog-People Community Centers” but it wasn’t long after Lola and I rescued each other. Shortly after Lola came into my life, I quickly understood there was a pattern of civil unrest in my home on the days Lola [...]
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