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From The Editor
Greetings, everyone!
Wow, it's hard to believe this is the 10th issue of
the FloridaPets.net "NewsPetter." Our subscriber list is
growing faster
than we had imagined and the Web site continues
to blossom as we add more and more content every
day. If you haven't checked out the site lately, you will
be surprised at all the new goodies we've found for
you and your companion animal.
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We try hard to cover pet-friendly spots and
happenings in all areas of
Florida, but of course we are limited by the fact that
we can't be everywhere. That's why we're searching
for a few people to act as "News Hounds" and help us
add even more information and resources to
FloridaPets.net.
If you live in one of the following
areas, are familiar with pet-friendly places and events
there, and can spare a couple of hours each month,
we'd like to talk with you:
* Daytona Beach
* Ft. Myers/Ft. Myers Beach
* Miami/Miami Beach/Ft. Lauderdale
* Ocala
* Orlando
* Panama City /Pensacola
* The Tampa Bay area, including St.
Petersburg/St. Petersburg Beach, Sarasota, etc.
Interested? Email me at
WebMistress@FloridaPets.net.
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In this month's issue we feature a
pet-friendly, six-story
hotel on one of the world's most famous beaches,
an event of the furry kind you won't want to miss, an
artistic photo from one of our readers that proves
cats and dogs can be pals, a few travel tips and more.
We hope you enjoy this issue of the NewsPetter.
Please pass the word about FloridaPets.net and write
us with any suggestions or requests. Until next month,
thanks for "tailing" along with us and
remember our motto: "They're part of the family, so
take them
along!"
Patricia Collier
Editor
Special Note: If you cannot see the
photographs in this NewsPetter, you are missing out on
a lot of neat stuff! Some of our readers just can't get
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pictures and other artwork, so we've come up with this
solution.
You can read the entire issue online by clicking here...
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Featured Pet-Friendly Activity |
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Put Some 'Furry' In Your 'Skurry'!
By Patricia Collier
The Suncoast Humane Society, the Venice Herald
Tribune, Big Dog Sportswear and Grand Venetian
Aviation proudly present the 6th Annual Furry Skurry,
scheduled for Saturday, March 27.
The 2004 event will be held at its new location,
John Nolan Park on the Island of Venice. This beautiful
downtown park is located one block from Venice City
Hall on Av Des Parques which is off West Venice
Avenue. Parking for the event will be at city hall and
downtown at the public parking at Centennial Park.
The day's activities kick off with the annual BIG
DOGS Pet Walk at 8:00 a.m. All pets, big and small, and
their guardians are encouraged to participate in the
walk, along with local celebrities, and help raise funds
for the programs and services offered by the Suncoast
Humane Society shelter.
This year's pet walk route will go through
downtown,
towards Venice beach on Venice Avenue. Pet Walk
pledge forms are available at the shelter, the Paw
Prints Retail store in Venice or online at
http://www.humane.org.
The day continues until 6:00 p.m. and features live
entertainment by the GunnRunners and the
Acoustic Cats, pet adoptions, a children's play area,
a hospitality tent, table displays, arts & crafts and
more! Be sure and start tuning up your dogs now for
the Furry Skurry
Competitions. You'll have opportunities to participate in
contests such as basic obedience, agility, even
barrel jumping.
For more information or to get directions to Furry
Skurry, call the Event Chairman,
Barbara Jernigan, at 941-724-2272.
See more fun photos from Furry Skurry 2003 here... »
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Featured Pet-Friendly Vacation |
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Have A Doggone Good Time in
Daytona
By Patricia Collier
At Quality Inn Ocean Palms Hotel in Daytona Beach
Shores, you'll find time to treat yourself and your
companion animal to lots of relaxation. The photo at
left gives you an idea of the welcoming nature of
the facility.
General Manager, Tim Fraser, said one of the cool
things
about his hotel is that, while there are about 8,000
rooms in
Daytona Beach, not many welcome pets.
"We're nothing special, just an oceanfront
property," Fraser said, "but we do enjoy the animals."
In fact, according to Fraser, the entire Quality Inn
franchise is pet-friendly.
As you can see in the photo below, Quality Inn
Ocean Palms Hotel offers colorful accomodations and a
view not easily surpassed. Amenities include a heated
pool, refrigerators, a game room, even dataports for
those of you who can't stay away from the computer
for long, and much more.
For those of you who need a whirlwind of activity,
Quality Inn offers golf and "Broadway
and the Beach" packages. Daytona Beach isn't far from
major attractions, including Orlando theme parks,
Daytona International Speedway, at least six different
museums and much more.
Fraser said room rates are "mid-scale" and there is a
$10 per night fee for pets.
"But we limit that charge to five days, so a guest
here would only be charged $50, even if they stayed
for a week," he said.
There's no size limit, but guardians are expected to
keep their pals leashed and under control during their
stay.
Although dogs are not allowed on the beach in front of
the hotel, Fraser said they are permitted at the Ponce
Inlet Park, a Volusia county facility about six miles
south of the hotel.
For more information about Quality Inn Ocean Palms, or to make reservations, click here... »
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From Our Readers |
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Ebony and Ivory,
Together in
Purrrfect
Harmony
Meet Bear and Zoe, companions to Iman and Stuart
Haddad. Bear is a 1 1/2-year-old Bichon/Shi-tzu mix
who loves curling up with his feline sister or playing
hide and seek with his bone. As a matter of fact, if you
look closely at this photo, it looks like Bear might be
nibbling on Zoe's arm, which is decidely not a
bone!
But according to Iman, the two animals get
along
wonderfully. "They
love to wrestle together and groom each
other," she said.
Iman is a budding pet photographer and if this
photo is an example of her talent, we think she's going
to do just fine! Thanks for sharing, Iman.
View more pet photos from FloridaPets.net readers here... »
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Travel Tips and Facts |
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Nancy Solomon and her two Yorkie divas
shared this fantastic tip: "When traveling, add the
phone number of
wherever you are staying, i.e., hotel, motel, friends',
etc., to your pet's collar."
"We do this because if something terrible happens,
rescuers would be calling our home or work and we'd be
at our travel destination," Nancy said, "Plus, sometimes
cells go dead or we can't get a signal."
Psssttt...check out the front page of
FloridaPets.net for a
photo of Nancy's little ladies, all dressed up and ready
to
go...to some hot spot in Florida, of course!
Joan from Orlando wrote us to say, "In
many areas near the ocean, there are briars in the
vegetation. You need to watch and make sure you
pluck these "stickers", as I call them, from your dog's
fur
as they can get imbedded, be very painful, and
sometimes get infected."
We at FloridaPets.net offer this tip: Please
do
not travel with your pet without a handy
supply of pooper scoopers. The main complaint we hear
from motels/hotels about pets is the guardian's lack of
cleaning up after them. We animal people need to be
extra courteous, convincing more and more
establishments to welcome our fur kids.
So please..."do what you do
do, with that doo-doo, so well!"
Do you have a handy tip about traveling with pets?
Send it to
WebMistress and we'll share it here with other
readers of the NewsPetter.
Click here for our pet-friendly vacation accomodations directory... »
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Casting Call |
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Here at FloridaPets.net, we want to give everyone a
chance to show off their beloved companions.
If you haven't already done so, send your stories
and/or photos to
WebMistress. Depending on which you are
submitting, put "Story" or "Photo" or "Story and Photo"
in the subject line of your email.
NOTE: Please do NOT send stories as
attachments. Either type the story in a text editor,
then copy and paste the story into your emails, or type
the story directly into the body of your emails. You
may send photos as attachments. Thank you for your
submissions!
Check out our list of Florida animal rescues...find a pal today! »
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