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New Year's in Los Angeles
Where else to go for New Year's Day but Pasadena, California? Home of
the Rose Parade, little old ladies, and lots of winter-blooming flowers.
Of course, visiting the beaches, Hollywood, and Pink's hot dogs were
a great way to ring in the new year.
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Heading west on I-40, the scenery started to get interesting near Laguna,
NM, with beautiful, striated canyons and cliffs. But there was nothing worth
stopping for until eerie Meteor Crater.
Although dogs aren't allowed in the crater viewing area, there are lots of empty
roads nearby that are great for running car-bound dogs.
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First stop in L.A. was Dodger Stadium, where you and your dogs can roam around
the beautiful ball park.
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It was a warm and windy day--perfect for a ball game, even though it was
December!
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If you're going to
Disneyland, be aware that their "kennel" is a room full
of crates containing water and food bowls. Owners select their
dog's location, so the bottom crates were full of small dogs, when
our two big dogs arrived and had to be hoisted into the upper crates.
The staff cannot touch the animals, so they can't help, walk or pet your
dog. For $10/day, I think the Magic Kingdom could do better.
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The La Brea Tar Pits are a great place to go with your dog. Several dogs were
playing on a nearby hill and the area is almost completely fenced in.
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We finally made it to the Huntington Dog Beach,
and the ocean was so wonderful that even water-phobic Brisco couldn't resist
running in it.
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Of course Newman Aquadog couldn't wait to leap into the waves.
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The obsessed Buddy, a pit bull cross, LOVED to chase a ball...
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...no matter where it went.
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