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Susan Sims on Pet Life Radio


These pet travel podcasts are about pet travel and pet friendly hotels. Planning and preparation are necessary when traveling with family pets. Consider whether your pet is comfortable when traveling. Some animals, like some people, function better in familiar surroundings. A car-sick animal can make a trip miserable for everyone. Some ill or physically impaired dogs and cats cannot withstand the rigors of travel. If this is the case, discuss options such as using a reliable pet-sitter or a clean, well-managed boarding facility with your veterinarian.

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Episode 38 - Take Your Dog to Camp

Susan and Nicholas talk about summer camp, and welcome Elaine Osmun from Yellowstone Dog Sports in Montana.  Yellowstone Dog Sports offers many opportunities to learn and play with your favorite dog, in a beautiful setting near Red Lodge, Montana.


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Episode 37 - Carsick Pups, Yosemite & Stowe Mountain

Susan and Nicholas chat with Dr. Guidry of Helping Hands about how to keep your furry canine friends from becoming carsick, as well as other travel safety tips.  Next up is Yvonne Navarette, Marketing Assistant at The Redwoods In Yosemite, located in Yosemite National Park, featuring private cabins available for summer vacations.  In the third segment Susan and Nicholas talk to Leslie Kilgore, PR Manager at Stowe Mountain Lodge.  Stowe Mountain Lodge will begin Burgers, Brews and Biscuits on Friday, May 18. The program allows local dog owners and guests staying with dogs to dine on the patio at Solstice

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Episode 36 - Flying with Fido and a Visit to Canyon of the Eagles in Texas Hill Country

Hosts Nicholas Sveslosky and Susan Sims from FIDO Friendly magazine talk about their experiences of flying with Fido and offer a Top 10 list of tips for flying safely with Fido, along with Alaska Airlines PetStreak Animal Express and Banfield pet hospital partnerhip.  Also, Susan talks about her recent trip to Canyon of the Eagles resort in Texas. 


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Episode 35 - FIDO Friendly Magazine Unleashes the Top 10 Fido-friendly Ski Resorts!

Nicholas and Susan, hosts for Travel Tails, carve out a few of the top 10 ski resorts where both you and Fido are welcome. Did you know that in the mountain town of Telluride, Colorado, you can hop aboard a pet-friendly gondola and take the scenic ride at no charge all year round?

They also talk about the 26 days of gift giving where each day you can enter to win the prize of the day with the grand prize is a crooked dog house being awarded on December 26.  The destination pick of the show is the Salish Lodge located just 30 minutes east of Seattle which is perched above Snoqualmie Falls. 


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Episode 34 - Top 10 Fido Friendly Beaches!

Find out what beaches in the country were named to the Top 10 Fido-friendly beaches list and hear about a bone shaped swimming pool made especially for Fido! PLUS a special guest who made it out of Chile during the earthquake with her two African born hounds.

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Episode 33 - Fido Friendly Destinations and Leashes and Lovers

Susan and Nicholas talk about dating, relationships and fido friendly destinations for you and your dog with Leashes and Lovers author, Sheryl Matthys


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Episode 32 - Taking Fido on the Road

Travel Tail Hosts Nicholas Sveslosky and Susan Sims talk about their very first hotel stay with their dogs and give tips on how to travel well with Fido along with an interview with Carol Bryant, Social Media Director for FIDO Friendly magazine about a Fido-friendly inn in upstate New York.


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Episode 31 - Cool Canine Camp!

Travel Tails Hosts Nicholas Sveslosky and Susan Sims are back with more Fido-friendly destinations where both you and your furry best friends are welcome like Portland and Arch Cape Oregon as well as information about a very cool canine camp destination in upstate New York.

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Episode 30 - Do You Know The Way To Santa Fe

On the pet adoption tour 'Get Your Licks on Route 66' Susan Sims talks about one of her favorite hotels, The Inn & Spa at Lorreto where Fido is welcome and where you can visit the historic Lorreto Chapel and the Miraculous Staircase.  http://www.innatloretto.com/ Check out the tour website for blogs about the tour: www.getyourlicks.org.


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Episode 29 - Beau's Been Groovin' In Coconut Grove, FL

All the guests were abuzz about the celebrity dog in the cabana by the pool at the Mayfair Hotel, little did they know it was our Beau- groovin' to the Miami vibe! Join Janine in this episode of Travel Tails as she shares a long list of pet-friendly activities, restaurants, and resources she and Beau discovered on a recent trip to Coconut Grove, Miami, and South Beach, Florida!  Pack your sunscreen, your walking shoes and your doggles!


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Episode 28 - Montana Getaway For You And Fido Plus Get Your Licks On Route 66!

Hang on to your hats! The zany mother and son duo from FIDO Friendly magazine are back and they have a great story to share with listeners about a recent weekend getaway to Paws Up Resort, a Fido-friendly ranch in Montana as well as an interview with Tracy Murdock of Paws Up.  Also, FIDO Friendly magazine and North Shore Animal League America bring you Get Your Licks on Route 66! The cross-country adoption tour kicks off early June and travels to raise awareness of shelter adoptions with its mission to save lives.

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Episode 27 - Pets Are Pampered In The Sunshine State

Tune in this week as Janine talks with the representatives of two luxury, pet-friendly hotels that have been newly added to the PAW; Pet-friendly Accommodations Website.

First, Janine visits with Keith Overton.  Keith is the Sr. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Tradewinds Island Grand on St. Pete Beach in Florida.  The Tradewinds Island Grand has given immense thought to their pet program offering a pet room service menu featuring 'Fido Fajitas & Mutt Meatload, a fully loaded 'Doggie Accessory Center' stocked with dishes, leashes, toys and towels, even a pet friendly section of beautiful beach at the resort property!

Then it's on to the Jupiter Beach Resort and Spa to speak with Diane D'Amico, the  Director of Sales & Marketing for the resort.  Diane extols the pet-friendly attributes of the resort including the pet welcome amenity and their specialized pet program, "Pampered Pups".  Heading to Florida with your favorite furry friend anytime soon?  These two luxury pet-friendly hotels could be just what you're looking for!


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Episode 26 - Alpha Dog Public Relations Talks With Travel Tails

Listen as Janine talks with Susan Hartzler president and owner of Alpha Dog PR, a public relations firm based in Los Angeles, CA that represents many pet-related and travel industry related clients.

Susans dogs; Baldwin & Bliss have traveled all over the world. One trip had them acting as ambassadors for the World Dog Games in Mexico City because of their agility champion titles and because not only are they agile and athletic, they are also therapy dogs who work with children. This combination made them the perfect ambassadors and they've got storeis to tell! Particularly, they weren't crazy about the conveyor belt ride at the airport! Tune in to hear all about their adventures!


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Episode 25 - Pet Identification Options For Travel

Ever get confused about how to best id your dog in case you get separated while you are traveling together? Should you micro-chip, should you utilize a database maintenance system, how about just a plain ol' id tag? Listen as Janine talks with three industry experts and compares services and costs of three id tag companies; idtag.com, tags4tails, and 1-800 help 4 Pets.

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Episode 24 - Picture Perfect!

Listen as Janine talks with J. Nichole Smith of Dane+Dane Pet Photography and Dog Is Good. Nichole travels extensively as a photographer of luxury pet-friendly hotels for City Dog Magazine and has some fantastic suggestions about where to stay on the West Coast when traveling with your pet. Nichole also shares her photography expertise with listeners as she provides 'The Top 5 Tips to Taking a Great Photo of your Pet".


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Episode 23 - Make My Buddy Butch Your Buddy Too!

Join Janine today as she interviews her first guest on the Travel Tails series; author of My Buddy Butch, Jeff Marginean. Listen as Jeff tells us how being a 'first time' pup dad has changed his life and learn about the projects Jeff has coming up, including extensive work with breed specific shelters.


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Episode 22 - PAW Announces the 'Top Dogs' in Luxury, Pet-friendly Hotels for 2008!

Janine Franceschi and her Irish Setter, Beau, the owners of PAW;Pet-friendly Accommodations Worldwide set off across the country four months ago from the East Coast in a 'paw-print' adorned 2008 Honda Element. Their mission was three-fold; to source, visit, and review luxury, pet-friendly hotels for inclusion on the PAW website, (www.luxurypaw.com) as well as their weekly podcast for the Travel Tails Series on PetLifeRadio, and to discover and recommend unique pet-friendly activities, resources, and restaurants in each PAW hotel city.

13,000 miles, 30 states, and 50 luxury, pet-friendly hotels later, PAW is proud to announce the 'Top Dogs' in luxury, pet-friendly hotels from across the country in four major categories; Luxury Pet-friendly Resort, Luxury Pet-friendly Hotel; Chain and Individual, and Best Pet Welcome Amenity as well as the 'Top Dog' in the pet-friendly restaurant, activity, and resource categories. And the winners are...

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Episode 21 - Cowboy Hats and Red Rock Deserts; Arizona & New Mexico

Janine and Beau cover a lot of ground visiting Phoenix & Scottsdale Arizona, driving through Sedona, and discovering Santa Fe, New Mexico! Where should you stay, what should you do when you visit the South West with your pup? Tune in and Janine and Beau will make sure you don't miss any of the spectacular scenery, pet-friendly local products, (Beer for dogs!), and southern hospitality they discovered on this leg of their journey.


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Episode 20 - C-A-L-I-F-O-R-N-I-A... Here We Come!

From the Avenue of the Giants to Huntington Beach and everywhere in between, Janine & Beau discover pet-friendly wineries, their favorite pet-friendly hotel to date, his and hers Calistoga Mud baths, and countless activities, restaurants and resources for everything pet-friendly in California! Grab a pen you're going to want to take notes!


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Episode 19 - Northwest Doggie Digs

In this segment of the special series, 'Being In The Doghouse Never Felt So Good!" for Travel Tails, Janine and Beau check out the Seattle scene including COLA Off-Leash Areas, Seattle Center, and the Sunday Ice Cream Cruise. Then they hit the Oregon Trail with adventures in Portland featuring Lucky Labrador Brew Pub, Bone-Jour Gour Mutt, The Corn MAZE and much more!

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Episode 18 - Colorado Canine Cuisine For Our Happy Denver Dog

In this segment of the special series, 'Being In The Doghouse Never Felt So Good!" for Travel Tails, Janine and Beau hit the mountains and enjoy the scenery, shopping and local flavor of Denver and Aspen Colorado.


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Episode 17 - Breezing Through the Windy City

In this segment of the special series, 'Being In The Doghouse Never Felt So Good!" for Travel Tails, Janine and Beau enjoy everything Chicago has to offer! Hotels, shopping, cool dog parks and more… even a chance meeting with a famous pet communicator who tells Janine that Beau thinks she drives too fast! Tune in!


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Episode 16 - Beau Has His Stage Debut In Nashville, TN

Janine and Beau spend 8 days in an around Charleston, SC in four very different luxury, pet-friendly properties and learn the true meaning of Southern Charm. Eight days provides lots of time to investigate pet-friendly activities, restaurants, resources, and events. Tune in and discover what Janine and Beau discovered in the South Carolina low country!

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Episode 15 - SC... I Thought It Meant South Carolina, But It Means the Epitome of Southern Charm!

Janine and Beau spend 8 days in an around Charleston, SC in four very different luxury, pet-friendly properties and learn the true meaning of Southern Charm. Eight days provides lots of time to investigate pet-friendly activities, restaurants, resources, and events. Tune in and discover what Janine and Beau discovered in the South Carolina low country!


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Episode 14 - Virginia Is For (Dog) Lovers!

For years the slogan for Virginia tourism has been "Virginia is for Lovers" but it could easily be "Virginia is for DOG lovers!"

Come along with Janine and Beau as they go from Richmond, VA to Thomas Jefferson country in Keswick, VA and detail the fun, fantastic pet-friendly things to do in each area.


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Episode 13 - Philadelphia & Washington D. C. - Capitol Fun!

In this episode of Travel Tails Janine Franceschi, owner of PAW;Pet-friendly Accommodations Worldwide reports on the second in a series of special reports called "Luxury Digs; Being in the Dog House Has Never Felt So Good!" Today's episode highlights the luxury, pet-friendly accommodations, activities, restaurants, and resources Janine and her Irish Setter, Beau have discovered on the most recent leg of their promotional tour in the cities of Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC.

Get a pen and paper and be ready to jot down the fun and interesting things they've discovered in the City of Brotherly Love and our Nations Capitol.

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Episode 12 - New York City; Running with the Big Dogs

In the first episode of Janine and Beau's cross country promotional tour to promote PAW;Pet-friendly Accommodations Worldwide, Janine discusses her favorite pet-friendly discoveries in New York City and provides a little background on PAW, the company & the website.


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Episode 11 - The Dog Chef

Susan and Nicholas talk to Micki Voisard, the Dog Chef. Master Dog Chef Micki Voisard has been speaking on Dog Health for over 15 years. Working with many animal rescues, she created The Healthy Animal Food Program which offered raw meat and vegetable scraps to dogs with serious nutritional needs.


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Episode 10 - Seattle Dog & Park City Pooches

Travel with hosts Nicholas Sveslosky and Susan Sims as they adventure to Park City, Utah with black Lab Tasha. While the hosts are skiing and snowboarding, Tasha is well looked after at the brand new doggie daycare and spa facility, Doginhaus. Also meet up with publisher of new dog magazine, Tove Warmerdam and find out what Seattle Dog is all about. Meet Sheri Arsenault, owner of Doginhaus, dog daycare, boarding and spa facility in Park City Utah.

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Episode 9 - Going Green With Fido

Going Green is the buzz word for 2008. Going Green to live an eco friendly lifestyle is good for us, good for the planet and good for Fido. Join hosts Nicholas Sveslosky and Susan Sims as they scratch the surface of the Going Green with Fido quest and learn about great products for your environment. Plus, visit with them as they talk about one of Portland Oregons environmental people and Fido-friendly hotels.


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Episode 8 - Pet Beds

Join hosts Nicholas Sveslosky and Susan Sims as they talk to Rick Brun, owner and inventor of OCK9 orthopedic pet beds and find out why the memory foam in these custom beds are good for your pet and perfect for travel.


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Episode 7 - Ramp4Paws

Travel Accessories for Fido are an important facet to remember when traveling with your dog. On today’s show, Editor and Publisher of Fido Friendly magazine, Nicholas Sveslosky and Susan Sims, talk with Cathy Trauernicht, owner of Ramp4Paws. Cathy invented a new type of ramp to assist Fido with easy access to and from your vehicle. Be sure to listen in and find out what the hosts have picked as their top 10 Travel Accessories for 2007.

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Episode 6 - Dogtravel Company

Are you daydreaming of flying your Great Dane in cabin, right next to you? Well look no further as host Nicholas Sveslosky and Susan Sims talk with Kelly Waffle and Chris Shoulet from the Dogtravel Company about plane and train excursions for you and Fido. The members-only, dog-friendly, travel service is taking reservations now so listen in and learn how your best friend will get the first class treatment on your next flight.


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Episode 5 - Crossing Borders

Have you ever day-dreamed about traveling to South America? Now picture this trip with your dogs and you will have an insight into the world of author and world-traveler, Lorraine Chittock. Lorraine visits with us from an internet cafe in Peru and talks about her latest adventure with her two African-born hounds, Dog and Bruiser.


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Episode 4 - Coast to Coast

Lake Shasta Houseboat Adventure Author and animal behaviorist Arden Moore took a houseboat trip to Lake Shasta along with her menagerie of friends and dogs. Join Arden on her adventure on the 15-foot Escapade.

Then Nicholas talks about his recent trip to the Ocean Sands Resort and Spa in Pompano, Florida.

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Episode 3 - Fly The Fur-Friendly Skies

Join hosts Nicholas Sveslosky and Susan Sims as they talk about all things related to dog travel. This episodes topic is safety when flying the fur-friendly skies with Fido. Listen to find out what steps to take when preparing to fly your dog in-cabin or cargo and be sure to stick around for the second portion of the show when special guest, Susie Kerwin-Hagen from Midwest Airlines, tells us why their motto 'The Best Care in the Air' extends to their four-footed passengers as well. Midwest Airlines offers a Premier Pet Program that allows you to travel with your animal and earn Midwest Miles while your pet will earn free travel and they provide a goodie bag for your best friend too


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Episode 2 - What's Inside The Big Red Box?

Join hosts Nicholas Sveslosky and Susan Sims as they talk about all things related to dog travel. This episode includes a trip to the Loews Coronado Bay Resort in beautiful San Diego, California. Listen to find out about a surf camp for your dog and a Gondola ride with your favorite pooch. Also, safety when traveling with Fido is of utmost concern and you won't want to miss the shows guest, Cher Luck, founder of Country Dog and Friends pet first aid kit as she discusses the importance of being prepared while on the road with your best friend. Cher tells us what's inside the Big Red Box!!


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Episode 1 - Paws Up with Arden Moore!

Susan Sims & Nicholas Sveslosky talk to pet expert, author, and animal behaviorist, Arden Moore.


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