April 2007: Let's Go! The Bay Area's Best Dog Scenes
Best places to enjoy the outdoors with your dog... our guide covers San Francisco, the East Bay and Sonoma County. Also in this issue: The Cost of Convenience, a reflection on the pet food recall by Christie Keith... The fine art of teaching your dog to come when called, by Trish King... Laser Surgery by Christopher Forsythe, DVM... A Day in the Life of a Veterinarian... Scoop new round up... SNAPS! and much, much more! Link to articles
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- 707-508-9816
- aokdog@sonic.net
- Affinity Pet Services
- 707-738-4300
- careforpets@sbcglobal.net
- Altimira Veterinary Hospital
- 707-938-4546
- 735 Broadway, Sonoma
- www.altimiravet.com
- Animal Behavior College
- 800-795-3294
- www.animalbehaviorcollege.com
- Animal Care Center
- 707-584-4343
- 6470 Redwood Dr., Rohnert Park
- www.accsonoma.com
- Art By Fred Morse
- 707-224-4255
- info@fredmorse.com
- Bay Area Pet Fair
- 415-229-3174
- www.bayareapetfair.com
- Michael W. Blacksburg
- Attorney at Law
- 415-260-6951
- michael@blacksburg-law.com
- Canine Comfort
- 707-836-9220
- 8900 Lakewood Dr., Windsor
- CanineStein
- 707-254-9615
- Central Animal Hospital
- 707-762-2693
- 203 D Street, Petaluma
- www.centralanimalhosp.com
- Coddingtown Veterinary Clinic
- 707-456-4646
- County-Wide Dog Training Club
- 707-544-7479
- www.countywidedtc.com
- Nikki Cuthbertson, Animal Communication
- 707-780-9514
- www.onewithnature.info
- Dairydell Finishing School
- 707-762-6111
- 2575 Adobe Rd., Petaluma
- www.dairydellcanine.com
- Dawg Groomer
- 707-763-2144
- 225 A 2nd St., Petaluma
- Distinct Advantage Real Estate
- 415-513-7300
- 707-812-0343
- www.dareweb.biz
- Dog Bone Alley
- 510-521-5800
- 1342 Park St., Alameda
- Dogster.com
- www.dogster.com
- www.catster.com
- Dorfman Canine
- 800-994-7677
- www.dorfmancanine.com
- Feed This, Inc.
- 707-823-7001
- www.feedthis.com
- Friends of the Petaluma Animal Shelter
- 707-763-6560
- Give Your Dog A Bone
- 415-499-0364
- 2180 Northgate Mall, San Rafael
- Golden Pet Sitting
- 415-233-1383
- www.jennifergolden.net
- Happy Hounds Massage
- 415-864-6756
- www.happyhoundsmassage.com
- Hopalong Rescue
- 510-267-1915
- www.hopalong.org
- Humane Society & SPCA of Sonoma County
- 707-542-0882
- Hwy 12 at Llano Road, Santa Rosa
- www.sonomahumane.org
- Incredible Canine Training Center
- 707-322-3272
- www.incrediblecanine.com
- Jeffrey's Natural Pet Foods
- 415-402-0342
- www.feedemraw.com
- Lakewood Pets
- 707-838-2121
- 9084 Grooks Road South, Windsor
- Marin Humane Society
- 415-883-4621
- www.marinhumanesociety.org
- Michael Loeb Photography
- 415-453-8755
- www.loebimages.com
- My Dog Bakery
- 707.578.7297
- 208 Davis St. Santa Rosa
- Natura Pet Products
- 800-532-7261
- www.naturapet.com
- Nutro Pet Foods
- www.nutroproducts.com
- Ocean View Senior Apartments
- 650-359-2114
- 555 Crespi Dr., Pacifica
- Off Leash Obedience
- 707-377-3346
- offleashtrainer@yahoo.com
- Oil Paintings of Pets
- 888-722-2728
- www.oilpaintingsofpets.com
- Our Best Friends
- 707-763-6560
- 301 2nd St., Petaluma
- Paws for Love
- 707-565-7116
- www.pawsforlove.info
- Pawtrero
- 199 Mississippi St., San Francisco
- 415-863-7297
- Mark C. Penn, Coldwell Banker Realtor
- 888.766.6622
- www.myhomeinsonoma.com
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- Pet Indulgence
- 707-769-7350
- www.pettindulgence.com
- Positively Trained
- www.positivelytrained.com
- Rivertown Feed & Pet
- 200 First St., Petaluma
- 707-762-4505
- Rocket Dog Rescue
- 415-642-4786
- www.rocketdogrescue.org
- Ruth Michels
- 238 South Main St., Sebastopol
- 707-823-0616
- 707-291-1156
- Second Chance Rescue
- 415-721-1721
- www.secondchancerescue.com
- Sonoma County Animal Shelter Volunteers
- 707-565-7104
- www.theanimalshelter.org
- Soulmates
- 415-457-3443
- soulmatesanimalcare@comcast.net
- South Paw
- 199 Brannan St., San Francisco
- 415-882-7297
- Unleashed Dog Training
- 707-235-1038
- 225 B 2nd St., Petaluma
- Vet-To-Pet
- Dr. Paula Loniak
- 707-540-2020
- Veterinary Healing Arts Center
- 707-823-1491
- Vineyard Dog
- 707-226-5300
- 1136 Main St., Napa
- Western Farm Center
- 707-545-0721
- 21 West 7th St., Santa Rosa
- www.westernfarmcenter.com
- Western Pacific Loans
- Don Johnson and Janet Hamilton
- 707-524-8020
- 800-741-1336