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Chico in Canada: Toronto adventures
We were in Toronto to promote Mila’s Journey, a movie about Mila’s life, so the first thing we did was set up the stand at the convention center. Of course, Chico helped as much as he could. Since there was … Continue reading
Chico goes to Canada, part four
We were scheduled to leave our campsite in Algonquin provincial park on Wednesday morning, but the blackflies were so bad on Tuesday night that we would have run away on Wednesday even if we’d been booked in for another week. … Continue reading
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Tagged Algonquin Park, camping with dog, Canada, canadian blackflies, feld trip, Field Trip, Ontario Canada, toronto
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Chico goes to Canada, part three
We spent three days in Algonquin Park, walking different trails every day. We saw lots and lots of wildlife, much of it unfamiliar to my European friends. Twice we stopped by the side of the road where moose conveniently presented … Continue reading
Chico goes to Canada, part two
Algonquin Provincial Park is a huge area, about 2 hours from both Toronto and Ottowa. Our arrival was right in the middle of a three day weekend, so the campground was pretty full when Chico and I arrived. Our spot … Continue reading
Chico goes to Canada, part one
The plan was to meet my friend Mila and her sister Christina at a campground in Algonquin (Ontario) Provincial Park on a Sunday afternoon. Mapping suggested it was 11 to 12 hours driving time, so I decided Chico and I … Continue reading
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Tagged Field Trip, Ontario Canada, travel with dog, Trillium
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Chico visits an art gallery
While visiting my cousin Eva in South Dartmouth, Mass, I met Dedee Shattuck who invited us (that’d be me and Chico) to come see her eponymous gallery, the Dedee Shattuck Gallery, in Westport, MA. Just starting their second year in … Continue reading
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Tagged dog, dog friendly business, Field Trip, good dog, Shattuck Gallery
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LA County takes a step in the dog-friendly direction
Recently, Los Angeles County passed a law that allows dogs to dine on the outdoor deck or patio, provided they enter the patio from an outdoor gate and don’t sit on a chair or table. There’s an interesting article about … Continue reading
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Tagged dog friendly business, dogs in restaurants, Field Trip, Los Angeles
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The cover of this week’s New Yorker magazine
. . . shows Mitt Romney driving a car with Rick Santorum riding in a dog house strapped to the roof of the car. You can see it here. In 1983 Mitt Romney’s family went on vacation and when the … Continue reading
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Tagged crate, dog crate, dog on roof, Field Trip, Mitt Romney
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Silverton Sporting Ranch, part two
The main attraction of the weekend at Silverton Sporting Ranch was our guided snowshoe walk. Denise said that our ultimate destination was a small hunting camp on her land. She had gone there on snow mobile earlier that morning to … Continue reading
Silverton Sporting Ranch
We had quite the field trip in mid-February. My longtime friend K got a deal on a lodging, food, and guided snowshoe expedition package at the Silverton Sporting Ranch in Canaan, Maine. K’s husband couldn’t make it, the place is … Continue reading
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Tagged annie riecken, Chico, desirable behavior, Dogs, Field Trip, good dog, rescue dog
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Can I Bring the Dog? 