Here is an invaluable guide to the dog-friendly areas in Chicago, its suburbs, and its surrounding counties. From parks and beaches to stores, bars, restaurants, and cafes, it provides a list of places where dogs are welcome guests and rates them in terms of interest for both dogs and their human companions. DogGone Chicago thoroughly explains the leash laws and cleanup laws for all the areas it covers, plus it includes helpgul infromation on places to stay, neighborhood festivals, and other doggy-doings.
Steve Dale is a syndicated columnist; TV, radio and podcast host; pet advocate and certified animal behavior consultant. Pet owners across the United States seek out his expert advice and commentary on everything from controversial pet legislation to calming an anxious calico.
Dale writes two weekly syndicated columns for Tribune Media Services (TMS). He's also a contributing editor at USA Weekend, a columnist for Cat Fancy and thecatchannell.com, and a ChicagoNow blogger. Recently, Dale published his first series of eBooks, including "Good Dog! Practical Answers to Behavior Questions" and "Good Cat! Practical Answers to Behavior Questions," for the ePublishing division of TMS.
Dale also hosts two nationally syndicated radio shows, "Steve Dale's Pet World" and "The Pet Minute"--together these shows air on more than 100 radio stations--and a weekly WGN radio podcast. He's appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "National Geographic Explorer," "Pets: Part of the Family," and several Animal Planet television programs.
Dale serves on the boards of the CATalyst Council (where he is a founding member), Winn Feline Foundation, Tree House Humane Society (Chicago), and the American Humane Association, where he's a National Ambassador. Among his many honors, Dale has received the AVMA Humane Award and the HSUS Pets for Life Award. In 2012, he will be the youngest person ever inducted into the Dog Writers Hall of Fame.
