The Dog Lover's Companion to Seattle 2 Ed: (Paperback)

by Steve Giordano (Author), Phil Frank (Illustrator) "One-third of all Washingtonians reside in 2,126-square-mile King County, mostly in and around Seattle..." (more)
Key Phrases: room rates range, dog fee, leashed dogs, British Columbia, State Highway, Granville Island (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
There are enough puppy puns here to prompt even the most pious pet lover to protest, but this publication proves itself nonetheless by providing plentiful playground preferences for your pooch and his pals. Author Steve Giordano tours the area with his four-pawed accomplices, fox terriers Emma and Quinn, to get the dirt on Seattle-area parks, beaches, and recreation areas, as well as restaurants and hotels (the people kind that accept the canine kind).

A four-paws rating system helps you identify just how dog-friendly each place happens to be. Avoid the fire-hydrant icon, which translates into "worth a squat"--and just barely; these should be visited only under the fullest of bladders. As for the paws, a "one paw park isn't a dog's idea of a great time. Maybe it's a tiny park with few trees and too many kids running around. Or perhaps it's a magnificent-for-people national park that bans dogs from every inch of land except paved roads and a few campsites.... Four-paw parks, on the other hand, are places your dog will drag you to visit again and again. Some of these areas come as close to dog heaven as you can get on this planet. Many have water for swimming or zillions of acres for hiking." Some listings even come with a foot symbol, indicating the coincidental good fortune of a place that happens to thrill the biped at least as much as her best friend. --Kathryn True --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
This special breed of guidebook provides all the information you and your canine companion need to "ruff" it in and around Seattle. With each entry rated from a pooch's perspective on a one- to four-paw scale, author Steve Giordano and his four-legged assistants sniff out the best spots for romping and relaxing. Includes illustrations by San Francisco Chronicle cartoonist Phil Frank and tips on the dog-friendliest parks, hotels, and shops. "This book is indispensable to dog owners, lovers, or indulgent onlookers, and vastly entertaining as well." -- Sierra Club

Product Details

• Paperback: 270 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing; 2 edition (July 10, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566912903
• ISBN-13: 978-1566912907
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,358,206 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sunny, the Golden Retriever & I highly recommend this book!, October 18, 1997

By	[e-mail] (Seattle, Washington, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dog Lover's Companion to Seattle (Paperback)

Add this to your travel reference library! Not only does this book cover the most amazing part of North America, it includes excellently researched dog-friendly references and rates them on 4-paw scale (aren't we dog-lovers silly!). The author has taken the time to ask about the definition of "small" dog so I'm not wasting time on places that preclude my 80-pound love puppy. I have used it for park and lodging information in the Seattle and Victoria, BC areas and have found all to be accurate. The book covers the Seattle metro area, 11 counties in Western Washington and parts of British Columbia. Be advised that if you are traveling to Seattle with your pooch, it lacks the most current info on Seattle's trial off-leash program. Call Seattle or King County Animal Control for accurate, up-to-the-moment sites and restrictions which changes as often as the City Council and Parks Department like. If only this author would do a Portland version! They do have Bay Area, California, Boston and Atlanta versions as well. Happy reading & traveling! Woof!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Informative, but lacking in imortant areas, March 22, 2005

By	Hubbah (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This book has a lot of information about Seattle, its surrounding parks as well as hotels, traveling with your dog, etc... However, its description of parks is short on detail and also out of date as well -- being that it was written four years ago.
The back of the book has a list summarizing the best parks -- but it's poorly organized, leaving out Marymoor, for example, which the book earlier mentions as the 'best dogpark in the Northwest.'
I'm hoping to find a more thorough and up-to-date guide for me and my pooch.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most complete book I've seen!, February 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Dog Lover's Companion to Seattle (Paperback)

Most books only list lodgings that accept pets-- this book lists all kinds of things to do with your pet-- like outdoor concerts, restaurants, etc. This is the stuff you really need to know when vacationing with your pet. I, too, would love to see a Portland version!