Pet Pleasant Places

Do you love baseball? Want to enjoy the experience of the ball game with you canine friend? If so, you're in luck! This is where you can bring your dog to the Kauffman and enjoy a Kansas City Royals baseball game. A ticket is $45 and the package includes the follow: A human and canine game ticket, seating located in lower level left field corner, and a  dog food mat. From every package sold, $5 will be donated to Wayside Waifs. If you do bring a dog, you must sign a waiver that verifies that your canine has been up to date on shots, and other things. You may bring your dog to the Kauffman May 30, August 15, and September 12 of 2018. There will be venders on the concourse by the Hall of Fame.

The Pet Ranch is a place where your dog or cat can stay while you're away. They're located in Olathe, Kansas. They have a 8,000 square foot property dedicated to a dog park. It's a great space for any dog, big or small. They also have a 13 acre, fully fenced outside dog park where your dogs can play off-leash. The outside dog park has trails your dog can explore, agility equipment, streams and ponds as well as a wash area. Members of The Pet Ranch can pay monthly for access to this dog park for $35. An annual membership to The Pet Ranch is $350, and includes access to the members only dog park, discounted toys and treats, VIP services, and free admission to special events. The Pet Ranch has several services including dog boarding, cat boarding, daycare, and grooming. For any of these services, you can go to their website to make an appointment.If you're interested in having your four-legged friend staying at The Pet Ranch, there's several rooming options. One...

The Three Dog Bakery has three locations in Kansas City area; Des Moines, Iowa and Bentonville Arkansas. The business began when a rescue pup named Gracie came into the family. Gracie was picky and wouldn't eat regular dog food, that's when the family started baking. Their business began in 1989, and their mission is "feed the souls of dogs and the people that love them". The Three Dog Bakery makes tons of different treats. These treats include baked biscuits, "beg-las", cookies, wafers, and dry food. They also sell books, dog toys for large dogs and small dogs, and gifts for pet lovers. The bakery also has seasonal treats. They offer flavors like "pepper-mutt mocha" for Christmas. One of the seasonal flavors for spring is "banana-mutt muffin".

Nose work is a scent training sport for canines. The sport requires the dog to find different scents in multiple environments. This includes indoors and outdoors. It became popular around 2006 and was created by three professional trainers. These trainers worked with certified detection canines. They created K9 Nose Works in hopes to have any canine companion to be able to benefit from Nose Works. For the dogs, Nose Works is physical activity, and confidence building activity. It can bond the handler and the canine. The only supplies you need for this sport is dog treats and cardboard boxes. If you and your dog would like to join competition's for this sport, there are formal competitions. To join these competitions, you have to sign up and join the National Association for Canine Scent Work.  If you're interested, there's workshops and competitions you can go to all over the United States.

Kenmore Air is a airline that offers pet friendly flights. This is a great way to see Seattle, Washington.   The flight starts with a exciting water takeoff, a sky tour of Seattle, and a landing at Lake Union in one of Kenmore's seaplanes. On this flight, you'll see Lake Union's famous houseboat communities, the University of Washington's campus, lakeside and seaside estates, Seattle's professional sports stadium, and the dramatic downtown skyline of Elliott Bay. There's no fee for dogs that weight under 25 lbs, although dogs over that weight limit have to have a purchased seat.  The flight is 20 minutes long and don't worry, everyone gets a window seat.

If you live in the midwest, you may have not thought about bringing your dogs to the beach. Some beaches don't allow dogs. Fort De Soto Park in Florida has a beach where dogs are allowed to be off-leash. Nearby there's a dog park by the beach where there's water fountains, and hoses to keep them cool.  Take your canine paddle boarding, fishing, swimming, or just lounging on the beach. There's a seven-mile trail that you and your pet can take advantage of as well. Walk, run, rollerblade or bike, the trail is multi useful. There's a paved trail as well as natural trail.