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DogTrekker’s official spring/summer event guide is live!

With sunlight lingering longer and wildflowers breaking into bloom, now’s the perfect time to play outside. While you’re at it, why not make a positive impact? DogTrekker’s spring/summer 2025 event section spotlights this season’s top pup-friendly events – all supporting California animal welfare organizations.

Choose from walks, costume contests, wine tastings, adoptathons and other festivals geared toward families with four-legged companions. Your participation funds rescue efforts and medical services that truly change lives. Mark your calendars and enjoy these exciting spring events! 

 

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Season of Giving: Support animal welfare organizations in California

As the season of giving unfolds, the DogTrekker team turns our hearts and pocketbooks towards those rescue/adoption organizations that make lives more joyful and meaningful – especially the lives of our loyal canine companions. Throughout California, numerous animal welfare groups tirelessly work to ensure that every dog experiences the love and care they deserve.

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Condé Nast Traveler readers’ top Northern California hotel picks

Stanford Inn by the Sea at sunset. Photo by Stanford Inn.

The #1 priority topic among our DogTrekker community has always been recommendations for the most dog-friendly hotels in California. Here are four of our favorites from Condé Nast Traveler’s 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards list of leading Northern California hotels. Add these to your must-stay list when visiting the Bay Area, Sonoma Coast and Mendocino. 

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