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Tips for traveling with your dogs

li Ok, so I am terrible and just now go to reading this story about some tips for traveling with your dogs.  Oh, sure, I should have had this to you BEFORE the holidays, and not after.

Anyway, I thought this was a pretty good article with some good, practical tips.

A couple of my favorites:

1. Place a Do Not Disturb sign on hotel doors: The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) recommends putting up the Do Not Disturb sign on your hotel door during those times you have to leave your dog in the room by itself. Even if your dog is usually good-natured, a strange maid with a rolling cart might startle your pet, and you could find yourself in the middle of a lawsuit.

Make copies of all vet records: Most airlines don’t require vaccination records, but it’s still a good idea to make copies of your dog’s vet history just in case it gets sick or injured during the vacation. If you’re traveling during the holidays, your dog’s regular vet might be out of the office and unable to fax the needed documents to you in time.

Everyone love parades

On Saturday, several members of KC Dog Advocates marched in the Brookside St. Patrick's Day Parade.  We had several dogs walking with us, along with the folks from WOOF who are working to get a new dog park built in the Brookside area.  The KCDA folks also created a bit of a stir by taking a public stance in the local mayoral election in Kansas City, supporting Mark Funkhouser (our members are in the last photo wearing the orange bumper stickers).

This election is important to us because Al Brooks, his competitor, proposed BSL in KC last summer, in spite of he himself owning a three-time-biting Doberman Pincher (none of the bites have been reported to Animal Control).

Alvin did pet one of our pit bulls though -- I guess he didn't realize how dangerous it was while he was petting it. Whew.

Parades are great fun.  The weather was great and it appeared that everyone along the parade route was having a great time.

There were several other dog groups in the parade -- some folks from the Sirius Animal Rescue, the Kansas City Canine Club, MABBR, and I believe a few others.

We were talking when we were down in New Orleans a few weeks ago for the Barkus parade how fun it would be to do a dog-parade similar to the Barkus parade in New Orleans...with dogs dressed up, people having a great time, and dogs representing themselves well as truly man's best friend. So in honor of our first really nice weekend filled of parades, dogs, and good times, I will leave you with a link to some of our fun dog pictures from our trip to New Orleans.                                           

Enjoy the pics.  And enjoy your pets. And if you get a chance, enjoy a good parade.  Happy Monday.

Who's manning the ship here?

  Sorry, I've been away.  The wife and I just spent the last 4 days in New Orleans celebrating the first weekend of Mardi Gras (I didn't realize there were two weekends), including going to the Barkus Parade.  Let's just say that for certain this was a much different trip than the last time we went helping out HSUS and the ASPCA with dog rescue after Hurrican Katrina.

I have a lot of stories to tell from down there, both on this blog and elsewhere.  I also have a TON of pictures from the Barkus Parade down in New Orleans that I look forward to sharing in the next few days.

I'm sure I also have some emails and silly news articles to corral too...so bear with me as I get caught up. 

Sorry for not getting blogs out in the usual manner...time escapes you in the Big Easy.