Pet Friendly Places to Eat, Stay and Play in Airdrie, AB

Toby the dog here. Yup, am a dog with a blog!  Lots of imPAWtant stuff to share....

Deck this out!! Popped up to help build a deck.

 It was super fun travelling through different communities, some PAWsitively pet friendly, and some... not so much!  Airdrie Alberta had some fun pet friendly features.

Airdrie is just north of Calgary and has everything you need.... parks, trails, stores, pet spas and more!

We stayed at the Best Western which is a pet friendly hotel. They had garbage cans, great rooms, and, it is located in residential area so lots of fun places to walk with grassy areas.

The staff were pawsome and treated me like a celeb... well I kinda am.... :)

We saw this super cool mural as we were driving to a pet friendly coffee shop.  GREAT quote!

We had dinner at Subway. They have picnic tables outside so your dog can hang out with you while you eat a meal.

Met some great new friends at the dog park, which was very clean, had poop bag dispensers, and water in big bowls.  A real plus!

 Had my Go Pro video camera on so got all my new friends on film.  This pal was super interested in what I had on my back. Can't wait to see the close up of her face when dad edits the vids.

 This dog and I chased each other since we didn't have a toy to retrieve.

We stopped by and met with Kent Rupert of the City of Airdrie Economic Development Dept.  The staff let me come inside and I barked to Kent that I had arrived.... big big echo! I barked back at it.  Kent gave us great information about the city, which mom will post on another blog.  They have a ton of dog friendly walking trails, and many parks where pets are welcome.

Mom and dad loved their salad rolls from Annas, I LUVed that they were pet friendly. I got to hang outside with mom and dad and greet people who were coming in the store.  The staff kept filling up my water when they got more coffee for mom and dad.  That is PAWsome customer service!


Listen to mom as she shares our family take on traveling through Airdrie on our PAWS Across Canada tour.

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When Toby and I would travel north America sharing his story, we would often talk with children about how we became Toby’s forever family. This often opened up a dialogue about pet adoption, we got to hear so many heartwarming stories. I am really enjoying hosting my own pet related radio show PAWsitive Radio! It was our dog Toby, the star of my books On Toby’s Terms, and Toby The Pet therapy Dog, that inspired me to keep the conversations going.


My recent guest Craig Haverstick met in California at a Pet Expo. His dog Stanley could have passed for Toby’s brother. Toby and Stanley had the chance to play and surf together at Dog Beach in Del Mar California, and it was Craig who taught Toby how to surf.

Toby's first surf board lesson- Craig got Toby surfing in no time at all!

Craig spent 20 years in the Navy traveling the world. He now works as an environmental specialist at various military bases. He became involved with dogs after adopting Stanley, his first dog since childhood. He never dreamed that having a dog could be such a wild adventure. Craig volunteers as a foster home with the Chesapeake Bay Retriever Relief and Rescue (http://www.cbrrescue.org/default.asp). Since Stanley entered his life he has been involved with 2 Rose Parades, featured on the Outdoor Channel TV series "Logs & Dogs DockDogs World Championships for 2 years (with a world champion Chesapeake named Henry), inducted into the DockDogs Hall of Fame (2010), and many other numerous adventures. Stanley's rescue story can be found at:

http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x437101149/A-dogs-tale-From-local-shelter-to-Rose-Parade


Having Craig on my PAWSitive radio show was great, we chatted about some very important topics:

• Animal rescue and adoption- ways to make your pet a forever member of your family or as Craig said “a lifelong family member”
• Know the Breed before you adopt
• Responsible pet ownership- reach out and ask for help (e.g. with behavior issues)
• Find ways for your family to support local pet organizations and rescues (e.g. donations, volunteer walkers, etc.)
• The importance of pets having a job. Our Toby volunteered as a Pet Assisted Therapy dog at a local hospital, it had a profound (positive) effect on his behavior and gave Toby and I a purpose together.

Toby at Work

You can listen to the interview with Craig at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/chammond/2012/03/17/guest-craig-haverstick


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