Dogs in Bend
Help make Bend a dog-friendly town
Resources
Looking for more info on dog issues or perhaps a bumper sticker to let others know you care about policies affecting dogs? Then check out the links and reference info below. Of course, please recommend other useful resources to add to the page!
Books listed below are linked to Amazon, but most bookstores should be able to order these for you. I've not read all the books, and don't always agree with the ones I have read -- this is a list, not an endorsement.
For lists of dog parks and dog-friendly lodging around the country, check out Pet Friendly, Pets Welcome, Dog Friendly, Dog Park, and Dog Fun.
Hiking with your dog
Hiking with Dogs by Linda Mullally
Dogs on the Trail by Gary Hoffman
Best Hikes with Dogs, Oregon by Ellen Morris Bishop. Of the four local hikes on the Deschutes National Forest, three currently require leashes (hint, hint, Forest Service...).
Traveling with your dog
Canine Oregon: Where to Stay and Play with Your Dog by Lizann Dunegan.
Dog Lover's Campanion to the Pacific Northwest by Val Mallinson. This is part of a series that also covers other regions.
Have Dog Will Travel, Northwest by Barbara Whitaker. Also part of a series.
Traveling with Your Pet by AAA.
Other resources
My Dog Votes. This company/campaign focuses on a different set of issues, but I like their bumper stickers!
The Bulletin reference to Central Oregon being pet-centric came from John Costa's column, p. F1, on December 31, 2006.
The Bulletin article on dogs and exercise was by Markian Hawryluk, p. E1, on August 30, 2007.
The data on recreation participation in Oregon (in general and with dogs) come from the 2002 OSU study conducted for Oregon State Parks. Some of the results come from the project report, while others are based on my analysis of the raw data.
The Baltimore/Seattle study was conducted by Dori Rosenberg, a graduate student at UC San Diego.