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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.

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.

First stop in L.A. was Dodger Stadium, where you and your dogs can roam around the beautiful ball park.

It was a warm and windy day--perfect for a ball game, even though it was December!

If you're going to Disneyland, be aware that their "kennel" is just 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.

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.

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.

Of course Newman Aquadog couldn't wait to leap into the waves.

The obsessed Buddy, a pit bull cross, LOVED to chase a ball...

...no matter where it went.