Adventure Dog Blog

Today I was surfing around the web and found this awesome company called Go Dog Go! that provides outdoor adventures for dogs. They even have a dog bus!

What they do is pick up dogs in their dog bus, travel out into the beautiful outdoors, and then spend one to two hours hiking and playing offleash. Then, the dogs are returned home where they are definitely going to take a nice nap!

There are photos on the website of so many dogs running around outdoors in a big pack, having a fantastic time together! It’s awesome.

The company is located in Squamish B.C Canada, so if you are nearby, be sure to check out Go Dog Go!

We can’t always trot about the globe, adventuring with our canine friends. Luckily, adventure isn’t always too far from home. Lots of cities across North America now offer off leash parks for dogs.

An off leash park is a green space in the city designated as being off leash, meaning you can let your dog run free! These parks are great places for your dog to get better exercise than they could ever hope for from a regular walk, and they can meet other dogs to play with. Over time, if you regularly attend an off leash park with your dog, you’ll probably make some of your own friends too!

To find offleash parks in your city, you can usually visit your city’s webpage and find a listing of the parks.

You can also look up off leash parks online in Canada here and dog parks in the U.S.A here.

You can also find a nice little article about starting your own dog park here.

I thought you might enjoy seeing some photos from one of our adventures with Anna and Mr. Meaty. We were living in Yelapa, a small village near Puerto Vallarta in Mexico. We decided to take a day trip to a village named Quimixto, further North. We had to get onto a boat in the morning, returning by boat at supper time.

My big dog Anna doesn’t like boats, so I had a bit of a struggle getting her into the boat in the morning, but once we were settled, the trip was fine! Happy to leap off the boat, we had a great time exploring the village before tourists began arriving later in the day.

Anna and Mr. Meaty loved sniffing around the beach, playing in the water, exploring the village, and then cooling off by laying in the sand under a big tree.

The end of our adventure was a bit more adventure than I had bargained for. When the boat pulled up at the dock, I went to push Anna onto the boat but she refused. Then, as the boat pulled back on a wave, she thought it was leaving without us and decided to jump into the ocean and swim!! I was horrified, because the dock was too high for her to get back up, and the rocks at the edge were slippery and tall. There was a serious risk she may drown or get squished between the boat and the dock as the waves carried it around.

Luckily, I managed to coax her out of the water and onto the rocks, and when we tried again, I was able to get her to jump onto the boat!

Enjoy the photos!

A dog camp located North of Toronto Canada, at Camp Dog Wood North you’ll find activities like Animal Communication, Freestyle, Agility, Search and Rescue, Tellington Touch, K9 First Aid, Disc Dog and more.

Offering informative speakers, activities, demonstrations, a complimentary wine & cheese meet and greet, opportunities to have your dog(s) herding instinct and as a Canine Good Neighbor, a mini craft show, and onsite photography sessions.

This year’s camp (2006) is from September 15th through to the 17th. Visit Camp Dog Wood North’s Website for more details!

A camp for dogs and their people!

With seminars and activities for you and your dog, you can choose to be active, or just sit back and relax together. Activities for dogs in past camps have included things like agility, crafts, costume contest, makeovers, flyball, scouting, frisbee, lure coursing, pet tricks, tracking, and more.

Accomodations are offered in dorms for females, males, or couples, private rooms, tent or RV, and offsite.

Being a parent, something that I noted is that you can bring your child to camp also as long as you can supervise them and your dog(s)!

Check out the Dog Days of Wisconsin website for more details. Have fun at camp with your dogs!

Located in Cincinatti, Ohio just forty minutes from the downtown core in Woodland Lakes. Enjoy a four day retreat with your dog and work on dog activities like herding, freestyle, field events, obedience, agility, and flyball.

In the Adventures section, the site lists information about dog activities like flyball, rally-o, herding, freestyle, obedience, agility, lure-coursing, field events, disk, and swimming. A typical day consists of three morning dog classes and two afternoon dog classes. There are lectures, discussion groups, adventure activities for dogs, and evening activities with dogs.

Visit the Dogskills Adventure website for more details.

Blue Sky Dogs New York brings you dog friendly travel services like Best Friends Weekends & Day Trips, Canine Country Days, Dog Friendly Travel Planning, and adventure gear for dogs.

Best Friend Weekends offer worry-free, all inclusive vacations with accomodations, activities, meals, and transportation options. Past weekends have included activities like wine & cheese receptions, guided hikes, dog friendly dinners and more.

Day Trips can include things like transportation and boxed lunches with visits to dog friendly vineyards with playtime and treats.

Canine Country Days get you away from the city with your canine friends to enjoy activities like hiking, rolling, climbing, sniffing and playing. Includes transportation, digital photos, treats, water, and unlimited fun.

Blue Sky Dogs also offers custom travel planning should you hope to make a getaway with your dog.

Visit the Blue Sky Dogs website for more information on their services.

Located in Ingleside Illinois, Camp Dogwood offers four-day Spring and Fall camps for people and their dogs. With plenty of activities to choose from, you can customize your day with things like agility, obedience, nature hikes, frisbee, tracking, canine olympics, beach parties, clicker training, cooking with and for your dog, dog massage, herding, flyball, freestyle dance, and more.

All camp packages include lodging and meals with rates per person including up to two dogs. With double, single, and shared rooming options, or tenting and local hotels. Group rates and discounts are available for groups of five people or more.

Dogs are allowed to sleep in bed with you if you wish, all meals are provided (bring your own dog food though!), most sessions attract at least 100 human campers, roommates can be arranged for you if you like, all dogs must be up to date on their vaccines, and credit cards are accepted.

Visit the Camp Dogwood website for more information.

Hoping to take a trip with your dog? Dog Paddling Adventures offers trips for every season, like Spring hikes, padding & camping, fall hikes, and skijoring and snowshoeing.

Dog hikes are offered in many beautiful locations, and are also sometimes offered in combination with pet photography or animal communication workshops. Paddling & Camping are offered as one day trips or mutli-day retreats. With customized trips, women’s retreats, and lots of beautiful vacations. The Fall hikes are like the Spring hikes with beautiful conservation areas and parks to explore, and various workshops available. In Winter, learn skijoring, go snowshoeing, take winter hikes, and go kick sledding with your dog!

All of these adventures include photos of you and your pup! All of the gear required is provided, including full instruction and delicious meals. Even better, costs associated are per person, not per dog, so you can bring as many of your pups as you’d like!

Dog Paddling Adventures is located in Toronto, Ontario. Find out more by visiting their website.