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just what we needed before heading back to our rooms to beautiful park in the hills above Healdsburg. There are on-leash
make sure that our “Hounds” were settled in. trails here as well as a large fenced area for dogs to run free amid
The next morning the weather had abated so we decided to shady trees, tables, chairs and water stations. After the dogs
have our breakfast outside with our 4-legged kids right in front wore themselves out exploring and playing with other dogs we
of the Golf Course and next to the pool. This is where we drove into town and landed at Bear Republic Brewpub just off
started plotting our hops/canine agenda for later in the day. the main town square, which is famous for its many shops and
After this trip ending with restaurants. They do allow dogs in their outside serving area
a romp on the unleashed but we chose to park the dogs in a shady spot and sit inside
Carmel’s Ocean Avenue
Beach and lunch at the since Ben, Reagan and
Forge in the Forest restau- Devlin were exhausted.
rant (where our hounds This is one of the better
were allowed to be with brewpubs for ambiance,
us on the beautiful patio), service, quality craft beer
we decided we wanted to and food. They are very
combine the two experi- well known for their Racer
ences again. (Did we men- 5 IPA seen in all the stores.
tion that John ordered a For our next weekend
large beer and was he ever adventure we decided
surprised when a 32-ounce to head to Point Isabel
mug was brought to the in Albany since we had
table?) We continued our heard nothing but good
excited banter as we sat on things and it is rated one
our deck at the ever dog- of the top 10 dog parks in
friendly Hofsas Hotel. the US! This dog park is
Ben, Devlin and Reagan unique since it has a café
love how Hofas House and dog washing station.
has their beds and treats It is also the largest with
ready for them when they the most acreage and
arrive. Always curious the dogs can really run
about what dog parks are to their heart’s content.
like in other towns as well Unfortunately, parking
as our love of checking out fills up very fast so if you
craft beers at brewpubs, can’t find a space there is
we got busy with research another one next door
and paired up a few out of called Buchanan Dog
many in the Bay Area. Park behind Golden Gate
For our first official foray, we chose to go to Rocky Memorial Fields with a nice lit-
Dog Park in Petaluma, which is a fairly big expanse for large tle beach, also off leash.
and small dogs to run unleashed. Also in Petaluma is the Tap There are no brewpubs in this area that allow dogs but
Room, where many brews from different breweries are fea- Pyramid Brewpub in Berkeley is worth a visit for their great
tured, and Dempsey’s Brewpub, which is just a stone’s throw beers if you can find shade to park the dogs in their park-
away. Both of these establishments overlook the Petaluma ing lot. A little further down the road there’s Pacific Coast
River. Tap Room does not allow dogs but Dempsey’s does— Brewery in Oakland and Faction Brewing in Alameda that
we stop here often on our way home from the off-leash Dillon do allow dogs.
Beach. Dogs are also allowed at Lagunitas Brewing but they Our favorite trip so far was the Mill Valley Dog Park in Marin.
are always insanely crowded. It’s a bit of an on-leash walk to get to the off-leash area from
On this fine day, however, we decided to head north up Hwy the parking lot but it’s very scenic with Mt. Tamalpais on one
101 from the Rocky Memorial Dog Park to Villa Chanticleer, a side, the bay on the other and lots of grassy areas to run. Dogs
can also play in the water here. Not too far from this canine
haven is the Broken Drum Brewery in San Rafael that allows
dogs in a nice semi enclosed area in front.