Gracie's Bark | Pet Friendly Resource

Thank You Gracie from Powerless Connecticut

Kelly and Lexi contacted Gracie's Bark to share their experience visiting pet friendly Dartmouth Massachusetts due to power outages in Connecticut caused by a surprise winter storm.

Gracie's Bark wanted to share their pet friendly thank you note. We were thrilled Kelly and Lexi had an opportunity to explore pet friendly beaches and pet friendly trails in beautiful Dartmouth Massachusetts. 

"Hi – Thanks to your posts, I will give Slocum River reserve a visit tomorrow.  I am staying at the Marriott Residence inn in North Dartmouth with my daughter, her friend, and my trusty buddy Lexi while we wait for power & heat to be restored back home in Connecticut.  We found Gooseberry Island by dumb luck today, then moved on to Horseneck beach.  Both great spots, in all our opinions!" said Kelly & Lexi on November 1, 2011.

We contacted Kelly again this week to thank her for sharing her story and asked her if it was okay for us to put her wonderful comments on our bark blog and she responded: 

"Oh sure!  I was thrilled that Dartmouth was so dog friendly, and to find all the DNRT properties--they have almost an embarrassment of riches!  We visited Horseneck Beach three times, Gooseberry Island, Destruction Brook, Slocum's River, Smith Farm, Round Hill Beach, and the Ridge Reserves (not sure I recall that name correctly--at Collins Corner).  Our forced vacation from powerless Connecticut turned out to be pleasant after all!"

We hope they come back and visit us again soon! 

Have you visited the Southcoast area of pet friendly Massachusetts recently?

If so, we would love to hear more about your pet friendly stories. If not, you and your dog should plan a visit!

Gracie's Bark would be happy to help you find the perfect pet friendly adventure. Email us anytime at: [email protected] 

A Dog's Letter: Dear Gracie, Love Ceilidh

Bark Gracie, 

Wow it's been too long since we traded woofs at Many Paws Pet Villa's basic training.  I hope you've got Tammi and Rob well in hand.  It's been a constant effort, but I think I've worked wonders with Mary.  

I really miss cavorting and running flat out at Horseneck Beach, but during the off-season (why do they call it that when there are so many birds to chase?) I also enjoy Gooseberry Island. 

  

I had my first swim ever (no paws touching) this summer because Mary was doing something very strange - she was lying horizontally in the water and I just had to check it out.  She says I whimpered the entire time I was swimming, but that's not my recollection.  I just wanted to be sure she was okay!  

I completely agree with you about DNRT's properties (www.dnrt.org).  Slocum's River Reserve is my favorite - when the woods are buggy there are always the meadows with a breeze off the river.

Lots of dog friends and things to sniff and rabbits! I could catch one if I wanted but it is more fun to scare them away. When I'm feeling brave, I bark at the cows too.

 

I also run on my person-uncle's farm.  I do not know why he objects to me lying in the cool dirt or chasing rabbits through the vegetation, but it is still a favorite place and I get lots of treats just for lying in the grass in the shade instead helping them turn the dirt.

Glad to see you are having fun this summer.  Mary says I look forward to more runs with you at Horseneck in the Fall (but I don't know what look forward means, so it must have something to do with her)  

In the meantime hope you caught the latest news on Dartmouth's Dog Park. I know Mary could use some help.  

Woof (and rabbits!) ~ Love Ceilidh

Dear Ceilidh: Thank you so much for writing me a "bark" letter about your summer adventures. We will definitely post the latest news on the Dartmouth Dog Park soon. I am super excited about this! Hope to see you in the near future at Gooseberry Island or Slocum's River Reserve. ~ Love Gracie

Enjoying Pet Friendly Trails

We love to go on walking and hiking trails with Gracie. It is a great form of exercise for Gracie and she enjoys it immensely!

We've been fans of the Dartmouth Natural Resource Trust organization for about a year. We had recently discovered all the beautiful walking and hiking trails we have right in our own town.  Many of the trails are pet friendly and some even allow pets off-leash.

We wondered over to Parson's Reserve the other day and we were amazed at how beautiful it was. It ended up being a real treat for everyone, including Gracie.

We'd love to hear about other trails and see pictures of your dogs! Comment on one of our blog posts or send us an email at [email protected].

For more information about Dartmouth Natural Resource Trust, visit their website at www.DNRT.ORG 

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Gracie & Buddy: A day of sniffing all the trails!

We decided today that we would exhaust these pups!  So, we hiked 2 long trails in Dartmouth... we were gone for 6 hours!  Gracie & Buddy had so much fun!  We now have some nice, well-behaved, tired pups this evening.