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The Walk and Wag Rag
hikewithyourdog.com newsletter

January 2008.
In this issue:

 

Feature
Doggone Hypocrisy
Did you know that the White House lawn is a national park? Neither did I. Just another national park our dogs will never be able to visit. I discovered this little fact when the Bush family issued a holiday video last month to promote his vision of sprucing up...

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The New Podcast From hikewithyourdog.com...
Doggin' America: The Travelogue For The Active Dog Owner
Each episode describes a park or region to hike with your dog that you can listen to on your computer or download through iTunes. Use it as a tool to plan a vacation with your dog or click on your iPod and use it as a guide to dog-friendly trails when you are visiting a new park...

Doggin' America Podcast - The Travelogue for the Active Dog Owner

 

Beach of the Month
Crescent Beach

Dogs aren't allowed to poke around Redwoods National Park (http://www.nps.gov/redw/) too much but they are allowed on this wide semi-circle of sand. The waves in the broad cove usually lap softly onto the shore but this was the site...

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On the Trail At...
Long Island's Walking Dunes

In 1879, ten years before his death, Arthur W. Benson, of Brooklyn Gas 7 Light and Bensonhurst fame, purchased 10,000 acres of government land around Montauk for a little more than $15 an acre. He envisioned his new lands as a playground for the rich.
A generation later Robert Moses, the visionary New York land planner, saw a different future for Montauk. He wanted...

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Quick Tip
The Case Against Flexi-Leads

The retractable rope leashes that let dogs roam as far as 25 feet away from your side are doing no one any favors - you, other trail users, and especially your dog...

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