We’ve been keeping a BIG secret from you, and it’s time to come clean … months have gone into the planning, and in just a few weeks we’ll be embarking on the Ultimate Pet Friendly Road Trip! We’ve selected the #1 pet friendly attraction in each of the lower 48 states and D.C, and we’re setting out on a 10-month, 15,000-mile tour of the United States to visit each one!
Our Mission
This is going to be far more than just a fun adventure – we’re on a mission to celebrate the bonds that grow between humans and pets as they travel together, and to raise awareness for animals searching for their forever homes. We want to share the wide variety of activities that are available to pet travelers, help build the confidence of those pet lovers who haven’t yet ventured out with their furry companions, and do our part to assist homeless pets that would love nothing more than to be someone’s travel buddy.
Live Events
The best part of the whole thing is that we’re scheduling seventeen live events, so we’ll get to meet you! Everyone knows that we believe deeply in promoting the rescue/adoption of pets – after all, none of this would be happening if we hadn’t found Buster as a stray! So we’re working with the Humane Society of the United States and local animal rescues to co-host these gatherings during the tour.
Our first live event will take place on February 11, 2017 in Carmel, CA, in partnership with the SPCA of Monterey County. There will be fun for everyone, and we can’t wait to have you and your pets join us. Of course the SPCA will have adoptable animals there, too – so if you don’t have furry wingman for your next road trip just yet, we’ll see about fixing that!
Other cities where we’ll be hosting live events on the tour are:
Phoenix, Arizona
San Antonio, Texas
Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida
Charleston, South Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
Williamsburg, Virginia
Annapolis, Maryland
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mystic, Connecticut
Boston, Massachusetts
Bar Harbor, Maine
Louisville, Kentucky
St. Louis, Missouri
Duluth, Minnesota
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Portland, Oregon
Our Sponsors
None of this would be possible without the support of our wonderful sponsors: Winnebago, 2 Hounds Design, Alcott, goDog®, PetGuide.com, Red Roof Inns, Sleepypod, The Bark, and The Honest Kitchen. Please be sure to visit their websites and social media pages and thank them for their participation!
Join the tour virtually by following along on the blog and tracking the #pawsomememories hashtag on social media (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter).
We hope this tour will encourage more people to make priceless memories with their pets — whether they’re heading around the block or across the country!
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Thanks so much, Rene – we’re getting super-excited to get on the road!
This is awesome! Cant wait to see where this journey takes all of us! Safe travels!!!
Woo-hoo, Lisa! I’m looking foward to it!
Yeah! You are coming to Annapolis!!! We’ll definitely be there!
YAY!! I’m looking forward to it, Kathleen!
I’m going to make a point of seeing you when you are in Boston!!
That would be great, Eric! I’d love to meet you both. Yes, the dates are set and you can find them at events.gopetfriendly.com. We’re finalizing the locations and times, and those will be posted as soon as they’re finalized. Looking forward to it!
I hope you post the dates a head of time for these events etc…. if things worked out i’d bring my dog (we do trips as much as we can as well).
I would love that, Bunny! The live event in Louisville is scheduled for July 22nd, so mark your calendar and we’ll have more details soon!
We’ll be here until the end of the month, Colby Morita. Send me an email – it would be great to get together!
That would be fantastic, Chris! I hope it works out.
We’re still working out the details of the live events, Katy, but we should have all of that on the events.gopetfriendly.com website soon. I do know that the date of the St. Louis event is July 29th, so mark it on your calendar, because it would be great to see you!
Thanks, Pam! We’re getting anxious to hit the road … only a few more weeks to wait!
Can’t wait to read all about it!
Where in Saint Louis? I’m only a few hours away, and I’d love to meet you guys! Any stops in Illinois?
GoPetFriendly.com Hmmm…you’re only about an hour and a half away from me. I’m meeting with a puppy raiser tomorrow to place the last puppy from the litter. How long will you be in Palm Springs?
I would love to do that. Let us know when you are near Louisville Ky. Carma Poodale and I would love to come see you!! We are only a couple hours away and would be happy to drive up to see you. Safe travels!!!
Thank you very much, Lesha – we’re really excited to get rolling!
Bummer! I wish we could have scheduled more events, Colby, but trying to make it all the way around the states and avoid snow and ice was a challenge. We’re probably closer to you now in Palm Springs – I’d say we should meet up, but I know that you have your hands full with a litter right now!
That sounds wonderful, Bonnie! I wish we could stop everywhere … but we have to make it all the way around and beat the snow! =)
Yep, our boy has already been in all of the lower 48 states and DC, Jill – but doing them all in one year will be quite the adventure!
That would be wonderful, Debra! We’re scheduled to be in Tampa on April 15th. I hope it works out for you.
Unfortunately, Huston isn’t on the route, Eleirem – though we do love visiting there. Hopefully we’ll get back that direction in 2018.
I wish we had time to make all the stops, Travis! Unfortunately, the schedule is really tight – but we’ll keep you in mind for future travels, because visiting pet friendly wineries is always fun. Thanks so much for welcoming our furry friends!
Fantastic, Jessica! Louisville is on the schedule for July 22nd – it would be great to see you there!
We’ll be there on November 4th, Marilyn – I really hope it works out for you to join us!
YAY!! That would be awesome, Jessica. It would be so great to see you, and maybe Gretel can come, too!
Thank you, Debbie – we are very much looking forward to it!
Our event is scheduled for November 4th, Cindy – and it should be a whopper! It’s the last stop on our trip, and we’ll be ready to celebrate. I hope to see you and Roxybella there!
Very good to know, Lorrie – I don’t think we’ll make it to Eureka Springs on this trip, but we’ll definitely keep it in mind for the furture. We’re going to be seeing Arkansas’ beautiful Buffalo River on this trip!
Safe travels and maybe we can meet up along the way!
Yes – we’re getting the details worked out now, Beth, and we’ll be posting it on the website and making announcements as we finalize the plans. Looking forward to seeing you!
Me too, Fran! That will be a big celebration – the culmination of our 10-month, 15,000 mile jouney. I’d say I can’t wait …. except there is so much fun to be had between now and then. I’ll look forward to seeing you there!
Safe travels and can’t wait to hear about this wonderful trip
How exciting! I’m bummed, it doesn’t look like you’ll be having a live event near me. I’m sure you’ll have a great time on your road trip.
I am so excited…even though there is no live event scheduled in OKC, we’ll follow you and hope for a quick meet & greet in our hometown!!
Very cool!
When will you be in Tampa? Would l;ove to see you.
Would love for you guys to stop by Houston! ���
You guys wanna stop at Oak Mountain Winery in temecula ca on your journey? We are dog friendly!
So Awesome. I am so excited to watch and read and see all the awesomness you guys have in store. Hope to meet ya in Lousvillr when ya get here. Safe travels!!!!
Hope the dates in Portland work for us, would love to come visit. �
Looks like we might have to make a trip down to Portland :)
Let me know when you are in Portland!!!!! It sounds wonderful!���
that sounds like a most excellent adventure
I don’t know your exact path of travel, but if you will be passing through Arkansas, I highly recommend Northwest Arkansas and Eureka Springs, AR. The whole area is beautful, lots of great places to stay with the RV and Eureka Springs is likely the most pet-friendly town in the state! Great trails, hiking, or just strolling through downtown. As long as the boys behave, many shops will gladly welcome them in along with their shopping companions.
Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida yeah
Looking forward to your visit to Portland.