The Rainbow Basin Natural Area Rooo I've been having the most pawsome weekend. I took my human and her friend (my sister Bella's human) on a road trip to Vegas! And what's even better is that we went to the Blogpaws Conference! I will tell you more about Blogpaws later this week, but for now - … [Read more...]
Let Me Tell You About the Dog Friendly Lake Tahoe Mountains
A Holiday in the Mountains Rooooo I just took my human pack on a totally pawsome long weekend away. As you know I'm an Entlebucher Mountain Dog, and my ancestors herded cattle in the Swiss Mountains, but my humans have never taken me there. As Switzerland is pretty far away from San Francisco, I … [Read more...]
Fetch Banned in San Francisco: Final Call to Have your Say!
Deadline 18 February You might remember that Alfie wrote about the Golden Gate National Recreation Area's new dog management plan which involves cutting where dogs can run off leash on GGNRA lands in the San Francisco Bay Area by nearly 90%? We have until 18 February to comment on the plan … [Read more...]
One Totally Pawsome Week of Walkies and Hikes
Sniffing out some pawsome trails Roooooo guess what? Some of my friends came all the way from the UK to San Francisco to celebrate New Year's Eve with me - how pawsome is that? Okay so they might have planned to see my humans while they were here too, but I made a really nice walkies itinerary for … [Read more...]
Alfie’s Guide to Crissy Field – Off Leash Fun on the Beach
Alfie's Un-Official Guide to Off Leash Fun You know me, I'm a happy, bouncy pup and I need lots of exercise. I take my human for long walks every day and it gets really boring to go to the same places every day so we both love to sniff out new places to explore. Well, to be fair I do most of the … [Read more...]
Help Save Off Leash in My Favourite Parks: Fort Funston; Crissy Field; Ocean Beach
Unreasonable Dog Management Plan Roooo I have a bone to pick with some humans over at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. They have released a dog management plan which involves cutting where dogs can run off leash on GGNRA lands in the San Francisco Bay Area by nearly 90%. Oh my dog, 90 % … [Read more...]
Moving from London to San Francisco with Dog – and Staying Sane
Its Linda here behind the keyboard today. Some of you have asked me about how Alfie coped with the long flight over to the US, and what's involved in moving a doggie across the big pond. So here goes - a little more about our big move from London to San Francisco, this time around told from the … [Read more...]
I’ve moved to San Francisco
Dear Pilot – Letter from my friend to the pilot flying my plane to San Francisco
Dear Pilot, Please can you look after my friend Alfie. He is on your plane. He's never been flying before and I think he is afraid of heights. I think pilots aren't scared of flying & good at taking care. I drew a picture so you can see what he looks like and he loves lots of treats and fetch … [Read more...]
I got my Fit to Fly certificate at the Vets Today
Roo I have a big smile on my face today because I'm just back from the vets & they told me I'm fit to fly on the airplane with my human to the USA *waggy tail*. Pre Flight Vet Check Up Before any dog is allowed to travel as far as from the UK to the USA they need the vet to check them over … [Read more...]
Impawtant Announcement: I’m moving to…..
Rooo so I know I was a little cheeky when I posted a teaser on Wednesday, asking my readers to guess what I'm up to later this month. But boy did you guys have some pawsome guesses, check 'em out! "Are you moving to SF?" "Are you going to be in the starting lineup of the 49ers?! That would … [Read more...]
I’ve been keeping a little secret from you all: Impawtant Announcement #WordlessWednesday
Listen up pups! I have an impawtant announcement to make. I've been making some big plans & I've kept a little (well kinda big) secret from you all *waggy tail* I have only told Snoopy, Bella & Archie what I'm planning to do. And now I have some pretty big and pawsome news to tell the … [Read more...]
I can’t believe my humans took me to a Dutch doggie work camp
*yawn* I'm still kind of sleepy - its been a looooong bank holiday weekend and the trip to Holland was hard work. That's why I told my human to write the blog post about our Euro tunnel trip yesterday, I was just way too sleepy to lift a paw to help. I can't believe the humans told me we were … [Read more...]
Sniffing Out the Eurotunnel and Travelling to Holland with Alfie
Hi, its Linda here behind the keyboard. You kind of know me already - I'm Alfie's human and he has grudgingly agreed to let me write the blog post today as he is way too tired to lift his head up after our long weekend in Holland. Bringing Alfie Abroad We've been planning to bring Alfie to see our … [Read more...]
Dog Friendly Holiday in the Lake District
As you know I took my humans on holiday to the Lake District a couple of weeks ago. We had a great time, staying in a wonderful cottage with a log fire and a cool window space for me to sleep in and keep guard at the same time. The only problem was the sheep. Or rather, the only problem was that … [Read more...]
