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.

Mistral about the city

Mistral Visits Corona Heights, San Francisco Kala Sherman-Presser and her nine year old black lab Mistral have this urban waves and wilderness thing pretty well figured out as these photos show. Taken in San Francisco and neighboring Marin, they prove that us city dwellers and our pups can find beauty and solitude just minutes away from our doorsteps. Read more.

Save our access to GGNRA lands

Rohn at Crissy Field As DogTrekker.com first reported in an editorial last September, the then recently revised 1,900 page plan did little to improve the outlook for dog owners who have used the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) lands for decades to walk, run and recreate with their dogs. Just one percent of the 80,000 acres managed by the GGNRA in Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo Counties allow dogs, and if the current plan is put into play, it would reduce this access to only .1 percent. That would leave 99.9% of the lands off-limits to dogs and their owners. Read more.