Sandy Paws
October 7th, 2008
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Tom and I took a little trip up North and stopped in Portland Maine for a weekend.
Portland was not happy to see us. It rained nonstop.
I asked our cab driver if Portland is dog friendly. His reply? “Oh, wicked.”
They really say “wicked”- nice! We discovered Portland’s love of dogs firsthand when we hit downtown and found three fantastic dog supply stores within blocks of each other.
Planet Dog’s headquarters are in Portland, as is a big company store. (Crappy camera alert.)
I had visions of $4 “less than perfect” Orbee toys, but no such luck. No seconds, no “last season’s merch,” just lots of very cool regularly-priced stuff. I left empty-handed.
We braved the elements and stopped by a few beaches. I was happy to see this dog-friendly sign at the first one:
Way better than “No dogs allowed,” right?
We met two very wet, very happy chocolate labs:
They were off leash and had the run of the beach (the hell with rules!).
Portland charmed us, bad weather and all. It was lovely to get away …
Can you tell my book has no takers yet? DAMMIT! It’s David Sedaris meets “Marley and Me” except about a German Shepherd, not a Lab. Anyone? Anyone? No? Ok. Haha