Carthage to Catoosa: Dog Friendly Kicks on Route 66
“If you rush this road, if you don’t spend a day in whatever random town you discover, you’ll miss the spirit of the road and the people who still breathe life into it.” Those are the words I used to describe mine and Henri’s adventures on Route 66 in my first post...
Patios, Parks, And Trails You Should Hit With Your Dog in Northwest Arkansas
Spring has finally sprung in Northwest Arkansas. The sunny days are coming more frequently and the temperatures are slowly creeping toward tolerable. On those sporadic 60 degree days that tease you happily into the outdoors, there is no shortage of things for you and...
Matlacha: A Dog Friendly Fishing Village With An Art Problem
In 2014, I spent about two months in Ft. Myers, Florida. After only two weeks in town, I was introduced as a regular at Bonita Bill’s. Soon thereafter I met the folks at the dog-friendly Sea Gypsy Inn and began attending “secret meetings.” “Secret meeting” is...
Follow the Paws: Dog Friendly Places in New Smyrna Beach
By the time we hit New Smyrna Beach, we’d been gone from home for 14 days. We’d visited Destin, Crystal Springs, Ft. Meyers Beach, and now we had one more chance to stall and an official dog beach to put our paws on before beginning the journey back to Arkansas. ...
Detours With Dogs: Three Florida Backroads You Need To Take
When Henri and I left home in Arkansas on December 20th, 2018, we were supposed to be heading to Memphis for an overnight Christmas adventure, including a carriage ride through the Starry Nights light exhibit at Shelby Farms. A rainy forecast pretty much ruined...
Explore. Sleep. Repeat. at the Dog Friendly Wanderoo Lodge
This is a story. A story about how one night in Eureka Springs, Arkansas became two; celebrating birthdays with strangers became partying with friends; and how the Joy Motel became the Wanderoo Lodge. Tim Freeman, owner of the newly remodeled Wanderoo Lodge,...
Standard vs Inflatable SUP When Paddling With Your Pooch
Recently I visited a girlfriend who lives on Lake Murray, SC. While there, we decided to take the jet skis across the lake to a restaurant for lunch. It’s been twenty years since I’ve been on a jet ski. Somewhere between zooming across a lake at 23 years old with...
About Denise
Denise Holmes is a professional pet trainer, known for her spunky personality and training concept Love. Trust. Teach. Outgoing and full of Southern charm, Denise has an innate ability to find the fun, and fun people, in most any situation.