This is a great chance for dog lovers to be heard:)There is a comment section at the end. Probably 75% of our hiking is done in the East Bay Regional Park system, and we’re so lucky compared to other areas of the country that have hardly any places where dogs allowed even if they are on…
Chico and I visited Briones Regional Park for the first time last week. What an awesome park for dog lovers! So awesome that we goofed around and didn’t even get to Briones Peak and Table Top Trail like I had planned. I had seen photos taken from Table Top Trail of Mount Diablo, and it was…
It is heartbreaking to have post something like this, I just can’t imagine…And according to some message boards and neighborhood groups, the jogger has attacked dogs before, but nothing can be done, he says he felt threatened. The 15 pound pug was running back to it’s owner and he went out of the way to…
This wonderful 3.5 mile off leash loop can easily be extended in several different spots. It also has water and restroom access, tho you should always bring your own water in case it is shut off. For Chico, depending on length of hike or pack balancing, I use different sizes of Gulpy Water Dispenser for Pet,…
There is an Algae outbreak in Lake Chabot which has killed 3 dogs, 1 dog died at Clear lake last year, and Lake Temescal was closed to the public for an outbreak last year. In all the research I did about trail safety with dogs, Algae was never mentioned yet so many trails intersect with…
The murders of David Robert Ruenzel on a trail in the East Bay Regional Park Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve around Thanksgiving last year, and of Luis Doctolero Fernando Perez on a trail in Vallejo’s Hanns Park around Christmas last year, as well as some muggings around Tilden and Grizzly Peak Blvd, left me looking for even…
Hiking with Chico the Boston Terrier 