Calaveras County: Sip and swirl along Highway 4

DogTrekker’s Calaveras County Wine Trail sports 24 listings and growing, with many wineries and tasting rooms situated in or near the hip and happening town of Murphys on Highway 4. Stroll down Main Street, and you’ll be amazed to find more than 20 opportunities to wine-taste with your pup by your side! Read more.

Finding the right vet

By Dr. Shannon Leggieri, DVM, MS of Claremont Veterinary Hospital, Oakland. Finding the right veterinarian can be a stressful process. It is important that both you and your furry companion connect and trust the doctor you choose. Read more.

Typical tail injuries and the ways to treat them

Photo by Zen Chung.

A dog can do a lot of things with his tail; wag, knock your wineglass off the low table, smack you in the face.

Contra Costa Humane Society

Piper photo by Contra Costa Humane Society.

Contra Costa Humane Society is a small independent humane society formed in 1991 by the merger of two local animal welfare Read more.

Pleasant surprises in Pleasant Hill

Photo by @clearerphish.

This East Bay community of 35,000 is surrounded by hills that perfectly reflect its name. But while some may view its location (23 miles east of San Francisco and 73 miles west of Sacramento) as merely “close to" (as in “close to” the City by the Bay as well as Napa and Sonoma wine country), Pleasant Hill holds plenty of dog-friendly appeal on its own.