Places to play in golden gate park with your dog

Golden Retriever in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Golden Gate Park is to San Francisco what Central Park is to New York, but oh-so-much better, at least in our dog-centric opinion. Read more.

San Francisco is for dog lovers

Addie headed for fun at Fort Funston. Photo by Heather. If there’s a more dog-friendly big city than San Francisco, we at DogTrekker.com certainly don’t know about it. An abundance of open space available to the canine set is one of the City by the Bay’s main attractions for dog lovers. Well behaved pooches are allowed to exercise and socialize off-leash in two dozen places within city limits, including several—Bernal Heights, Crissy Field, Fort Funston—with views to drool over.

Strut your mutt 2014

Fun for all at Strut Your Mutt. On August 23, head for Treasure Island in San Francisco. Once you get there, join the happy throngs converging on the Great Lawn for the second annual Strut Your Mutt festival, where you, Sadie, and your BFFs can take part in a walk or fun run and raise funds for animal rescue. Read more.

Golden gate labrador retriever rescue 2014

Shiloh Some of the dogs who land at Golden Gate Labrador Retriever Rescue were found as strays or come from bad situations. Young Lab/border collie mix Titus wandered the streets of Madera before being rescued; Silicon Valley girl Bailey, a 1-year-old chocolate Lab, was in a stairwell at Intel, but nobody claimed her. Others, especially the seniors, have had long and happy lives with the same people, but a job loss or family tragedy can change everything. Read more.

Ruby and jack arrive from india

Intrepid DogTrekker Dave Bratton had some unexpected fun this morning hanging out with these cuties, two dogs that just arrived from India. Ruby and Jack are rescue puppies from Dharamsala, India, home of the Dalai Lama. The good people at Dharamsala Animal Rescue (pictured) are working hard to care for the many feral dogs that roam that city. Ruby was skin and bones and dying of distemper when found and Jack lost one leg...but seems to not mind at all. Read more.