Tag Archives: travel
Albuquerque Cat Found 1300 Miles From Home
Eight months ago Robin Alex’s cat, Charles, disappeared while Alex was out of town working for Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans. Charles was being watched by one of Alex’s friends. No one knows where he went or what happened to him- until now.
Chicago Animal Care and Control called Alex to let her know that [...]
Pet Airways — A New Travel Option for Pets
I’ve talked about the pitfalls of vacations and traveling as a devoted pet owner. Among the options, the least attractive has always been to have our dogs fly with us. I’ve done it a handful of times and each time it is nerve-wracking for me and disturbing for the dogs. The questions that race through [...]
Fred and Hank Mark America (update)
A couple of days ago I posted about the Fred and Hank Mark America website and raved about Joan Brady’s pictures. She was kind enough to let us post one here.
I’ve been following their travels through Jim’s daily reporting. The FHMA team are in Louisiana as of last report and heading toward Tennessee. They spent [...]
Fred and Hank Mark America
Please do yourself a favor and check out Fred and Hank Mark America!
Fred and Hank are beagles. They are on a cross-country road trip with their people.
It is written by Jim Brady, a former co-worker, who is a truly gifted writer — Joan, his wife and also a former co-worker, does the majority of the [...]
Help on Finding a Pet Sitter
On Monday, I wrote about options for the pet-owning holiday traveler. One possibility I didn’t mention was hiring a pet sitter. Lindsey, who works for Tigertail Foods and owns Carefree Companions — a pet sitting service, wrote in a terrific comment that is far too good to let sit “below the fold”. With her permission, [...]
Holiday Travel and Pets
One aspect of the holidays is visiting with family and friends. Sometimes we’re going just across town, but more often than not our holiday travel involves making a long distance trek for the once a year pilgrimage home. Traveling is stressful enough without the extra pressure of the holidays. Add to that what to do [...]