Travels with Dog

Dog Trainer Mike Stewart with His Wildrose Kennels Pack in Oxford, Miss., Oct. 2019.

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Wildrose Kennels: Where Adventure Dogs are Made

Looking for a travel buddy? How about a four-legged one? Wildrose Kennels is Oxford, Mississippi, is where adventure dogs are born.

Radcliff in Dog-Friendly Rock City in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, Aug. 2019.

Road Trip with a Dog: Rock City, Georgia

Planning a road trip with a dog? If you’re nearby, give Rock City in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, a try. It’s dog friendly!

Featured Florida Fun Nature Travel Travels with Dog

How I Enjoy the Outdoors with My Dog

In the three years Radcliff has been in my life, I have learned a thing or two. This is how I enjoy the outdoors with my dog.

Featured Solo Travel Travels with Dog

How to Spend 24 Hours in Butler County, Ohio

Is 24 hours in Butler County, Ohio, enough time to experience this charming destination? No, but it was all the time I had. The kaleidoscope of activities, food, and fun I experienced in those 24 hours left me wanting more.

Featured Florida Fun Nature Travel Travels with Dog

Florida Travel: Quick Visit to Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park with My Dog

It has been years since I last visited the Maclay Gardens. Earlier this spring, I found my way back to Tallahassee to meet with lawmakers and worked in a quick visit to the park, bringing my dog.

Brownie the Town Dog Statue on the Sweetheart Trail in Riverfront Park in Daytona Beach, Fla. Dedicated June 12, 2018.

Featured Florida Fun Travels with Dog

The Legend of Daytona Beach’s Brownie the Town Dog

Every dog is worthy of being memorialized through a bronze statue, but how many dogs do you know are actually memorialized in bronze? This is the continuing tale of Daytona Beach’s legendary Brownie the Town Dog.

Boardwalk Trail at Congaree National Park in South Carolina, Oct. 2018

Featured Nature Travel Travels with Dog

Discover South Carolina: Congaree National Park with a Dog

Oh, how I love jumping into an adventure. In October, I drove up to South Carolina and followed some memorable pathways with my favorite travel companion by my side. My dog Radcliff. One of my stops was Congaree National Park.

Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden, Bishopville, S.C., Oct. 5, 2018

Featured Nature Travel Travels with Dog

Discover South Carolina: Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden, A Yard of Dreams

A recent conference allowed me to discover South Carolina and visit the amazing Pearl Fryar Topiary Garde, a true yard of dreams. “If you build it they will come,” is a whisper out of an Iowa cornfield in the fictional movie Field of Dreams. I am not sure if he was inspired by a whisper but in Bishopville, S.C., Mr. Pearl Fryar built a home with a stunning topiary yard in a former corn field.

Glass Bottom Boat Tour at Silver Springs State Park, Ocala, Fla., Aug. 2017

Featured Florida Fun Travels with Dog

Florida Travel: Dog-Friendly Ocala

“Radcliff. We’re going to Silver Springs State Park and monkeys are going to hop on your back and ride you like a horse! Are you excited?” I said to my dog while driving to Ocala, Fla. I cannot speak for all single female dog owners but there are a few of us who speak to our canines as if they are our soulmates. His response was similar to that of the previous men in my life, a blank stare with his chocolate-brown eyes and silence.

National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day is a Reminder to Remember Your Pets in the Event of an Emergency. This is Radcliff, Sleeping on a Tarp I Brought With Me When I Evacuated for Hurricane Irma.

Travels with Dog

What Should You Pack in Your Pet Emergency Go-Kit?

FEMA has designated May 12, 2018 as National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day (NADPD). Is your pet prepared? Meaning, do you have a plan for your pet in the event of an emergency? If you need to evacuate, please, please, please. DO NOT leave your pet behind.