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Best buddies, Devlin and Ben, out for a walk                               food. Right next-door to Angele’s is The General Store which has
                                                                           an expansive outdoor patio that welcomes their canine friends.
                                                                           From Alston Park it’s also just a short ride up Hwy 29 to Yountville
                                                                           and Pacific Blues’ wonderful outdoor eating area in front of V
                                                                           Marketplace. On your way there you might see the famous Don
                                                                           Giovanni restaurant on the right, which allows dogs as well.
                                                                           I am not sure about you but I am exhausted just reading this!
                                                                           After we rest up we still have a couple more places to go like
                                                                           Pena Adobe Park in Vacaville and Berryessa Brewing Company
                                                                           in Winters.
                                                                           But that’s another story…

     the water. When you head back to your car you can stop in at          When they are not out explor-
     Zio’s and have a bite to eat since your four-legged companions are    ing new places (and breweries!),
     allowed on their outside deck. If your dog is still hankering for     John and Deanna can usually be
     an off leash experience, head over to the Wardlaw Dog Park on         found hanging out at the local dog
     Ascot Pkwy. It’s a nice grassy 2.2-acre fenced area great for dogs    park with Ben, Reagan and Devlin!
     of all sizes.
     Here in Napa, where we live, there are several excellent options and            CMeleobmra!te
     in my biased opinion we have the 2nd best dog park in California.
     Located just 2 miles west of Hwy 29 off Redwood Road is Alston         10%                           We’re celebrating Mom!
     Park on Dry Creek Road with 30 acres of off-leash heaven with         OFF!                           Not just one day, but all
     150 acres total. There is also a smaller fenced area close to the                                     through April & May.
     parking area called The Commons where the timid, small, shy and            Just
     friendly can socialize. That rule applies to humans as well as dogs!   mention                        Bring her in and we’ll
     There is water, poop bags galore and plenty of garbage cans placed      this ad!                       treat her like family!
     strategically throughout. (Beware of foxtails at Alston though,
     mid-spring through midsummer they are the worst.) In east Napa        Not good with any other offer
     near the state hospital is Shurtleff Dog Park with a nice seasonal                or special.
     creek running through it for the dogs to play in. There’s no gate so
     you should keep your dog on leash until you get at least 50 yards            Exp. May 30, 2015
     into this long and narrow park. There’s a nice grassy area, a school
     on one side and houses on the other but it really feels like country  Made from scratch – daily soups and specials!
     in there. At the far end there’s a eucalyptus grove with the creek
     and it’s extremely scenic and very nice.                              Serving breakfast and lunch 7 am - 3 pm, 7 days a week!
     Kennedy Memorial Park at the end of Streblow Drive behind
     Napa Golf Course and Napa College is another good place to run        314 Georgia Street, Vallejo, 707-557-4745
     your dog off leash—in the undeveloped areas only, which is north
     and south of the boat ramp along the Napa River. From here Napa                                      Apr/May	45
     Smith Brewery is not too far at Hwy 29 and Airport Road where
     dogs are allowed inside the tasting room, since they don’t have a
     kitchen or serve food. You are welcome to bring your own food
     though and we’ve taken pizza from Napoli’s in Vallejo, deli sand-
     wiches from Genova Deli in Napa and hot wings from the Wing
     Stop in American Canyon getting envious looks from uninformed
     customers! Napa Smith’s beers are excellent and we return often.
     Downtown Joe’s is a great brewpub in downtown (of course) Napa
     and dogs are allowed in the outside serving areas. Just down Main
     Street, south from Joe’s, is Angele Restaurant, which has a nice
     covered outdoor eating area that welcomes dogs and has great

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