** UPDATED WITH 2023 DATES ** We are so lucky to be in the Bay Area where there is a wealth of festive events and twinkling lights during the holidays. While the biggest, most popular events like Christmas in the Park, Gilroy Gardens Holiday and IlluminOdyssey typically do not permit dogs, there are still many…
It’s that time of year again. That annual dance we have with Kona where she gets pricked by a bunch of needles and gets upset at us for tricking her into spending even ten minutes of her year with this scary stranger. So we win her love back by treating her to a pup cup…
Well, here we are, again, with our next set of back-to-back atmospheric rivers in 2023. Apparently we’ve already seen at least 11 of them this winter season! I’ve lived in the Bay Area my entire life and have never experienced this much chilly, damp weather. While my natural instinct is to stay indoors and burrito…
This past week was full of celebration! It was not only my birthday, but more importantly, it was also Kona’s Gotcha Day on January 17 – the day we adopted her from Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA. It was a long weekend too, so we were grateful for the extra day to spend together celebrating…
Without a doubt, the best neighborhood of holiday lights in the South Bay — and possibly even in the entire Bay Area — is in Willow Glen, a charming community centrally located in San Jose. It is a MUST SEE for us every holiday season. And not just once or even twice. This year we…
Dog friendly holiday fun this year range from lighted boat parades to outdoor holiday festivals to tree lightings and neighborhood lights. Best of all, these activities are all FREE unless noted otherwise…
We had just adopted Kona and realized that most of our prior go-to happy hour spots are not dog friendly – even if they had an outdoor patio. It was frustrating that we had to rely on a combination of Yelp, Google Maps, blogs, individual restaurant websites, and word of mouth just to find a happy hour where Kona…
The dog friendly Los Gatos Creek trail begins at Lexington Reservoir and follows the Los Gatos Creek for nearly 16 miles through Downtown Los Gatos, Vasona Lake County Park, Los Gatos Creek County Park, Downtown Campbell and San Jose, where it connects with the…