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The World’s Best Way to De-Skunk Your Pet

Posted on 10. Jul, 2012 by Stacy Smith.

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The weather finally warmed up (thank goodness) and you and your pets are spending more and more time outdoors – at parks, on hikes and even camping. So, the odds of Fido getting into something smelly begin to increase exponentially…

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UPDATE – Clyde’s Journey

Posted on 07. Jun, 2012 by Stacy Smith.

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If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Good News and Bad News
The Good News: We have found why Clyde has been pacing and so anxious.
Since Friday we’ve been telling you how Clyde, our 7 year old St. Bernard mix has been pacing in the tent at night [...]

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Safety tips for autumn hikes and camping.

Posted on 20. Oct, 2011 by dsmith.

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By Dale Smith
There is nothing better than the crisp air of autumn and that tell-tale, wonderful aroma in the air of the decomposing foliage. For us, the cooler temperatures make it the perfect time of the year to gather up the mutts and leashes, load up the car and take off for a campground or [...]

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Is Your Gal A Girly Girl?

Posted on 19. Oct, 2011 by dsmith.

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By Dale Smith
So you’re the real outdoorsy type; that is actually the very thing that attracted your wife or girlfriend to you in the first place. You’re always wearing that two-day unshaven look and pulling it off… even in a suit. You and your pooch were always off doing cool outdoor things, camping, hiking, backpacking, [...]

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If you got the money honey, your pet has the time.

Posted on 10. May, 2011 by dsmith.

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By Dale E. Smith
The school year is coming to an end, the weather is officially going to stay warm and summer travel season has arrived. Many of us will be heading out for adventure – some will be traveling to destinations where a hotel stay is in order; others will be heading their favorite lake [...]

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Three Dogs And A Tent

Posted on 08. Sep, 2010 by dsmith.

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Labor Day weekend has always been the last summer fling for people with the outdoors at heart. Camping all of my life, it didn’t matter whether we were in a tent, pop-up camper, or RV, we were off to the lake for that last bit of fun in the sun.
My family always went to State [...]

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Expedition Paw Prints Reviews The Eureka Northern Breeze

Posted on 07. Aug, 2010 by dsmith.

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By Dale E. Smith
Tent camping in the 1960’s and ‘70’s taught me some valuable lessons about car camping. To start with, you have to search out that perfect campsite. You know the one, just enough trees but not too many because they block the wind. Find a level spot to pitch the tent. (It’s no [...]

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Make Your Dog a “Cool Cat”

Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by dsmith.

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Last winter Ruff Wear became a gear supplier for our Expedition Paw Prints series. Keegan was decked out with hiking boots, camp pads, life jackets, fleece coats etc. Now that summer has arrived, we needed some gear that would cool him off.
For summertime fun Ruff Wear sent us a Swamp Cooler™ cooling vest. Here is [...]

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Hiking and camping with dogs from around the world!

Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by dsmith.

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I just couldn’t pass up sharing some photos from around the world. If you hike and or camp and you do not take your dog along, view these photos and it might change your mind!

Special thanks to our Travel Tails sponsors:

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One Man, One Dog… and a tent, descend upon Mark Twain National Forest. Backpacking Piney Creek Wilderness Area.

Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by dsmith.

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by Dale Smith
Many of you that have been keeping up with this series already know I had been planning a backpacking trip to Mark Twain National Forest. The time finally arrived. I was informed, by my 22 year old daughter Courtney that she was going with me to help with the photography. Suddenly, I found
myself [...]

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Don’t Drink The Water… don’t let your dog drink it either!

Posted on 11. Apr, 2009 by dsmith.

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That saying has been used over the years to warn travelers. It didn’t matter whether it was getting sick in Mexico with “Montezuma’s revenge”, (Both my wife and I have had it and it is no fun at all), or hiking on the trail and the only water source was from a creek that was [...]

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Keeping your food, Human and Canine, cache safe from uninvited critters!

Posted on 10. Apr, 2009 by dsmith.

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I have been going camping since I was a child. Growing up we car camped in a tent, then switched, to a pop up camper and later graduated to a motor home. We never really worried about food storage at the campground. When we were in a tent we stored the food in wooden camp [...]

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Peak Waggers, the PERFECT weekend travel food

Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by dsmith.

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We introduced everyone to Peak Waggers dog food in an earlier article called “Food For Thought… Mark Twain National Forest, Piney Creek Wilderness area backpacking adventure Part III” and now that I am back from our backpacking adventure I wanted to tell you what I and most importantly, Keegan, thought of the food.
We put Keegan’s [...]

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Tennessee Pet Friendly Lodging

Posted on 31. Jan, 2009 by dsmith.

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Many, Many, More Coming Soon!

Alcoa
Days Inn Alcoa Knoxville Airport
2962 Alcoa Hwy
Alcoa, TN 37701
865-970-3060
Hilton Knoxville Airport
2001 Alcoa Highway
Alcoa, Tennessee,
37701-3163
865-970-4300
Athens
Days Inn Athens
2541 Decatur Pike
I-75 & HWY 30
Athens, TN 37303
423-745-5800
Brentwood
Candlewood Suites
5129 VIRGINIA WAY
Brentwood, TN 37027
615-309-0600
Crowne Plaza Hotel
760 OLD HICKORY BLVD
Brentwood, TN 37027
615-373-2600
Hilton Suites Brentwood
9000 Overlook Boulevard
Brentwood, Tennessee, 37027
615-370-0111
Bristol
Days Inn Bristol Parkway
536 Volunteer Pkwy
I-81 Exit 3
Bristol, TN 37620
423-968-2171
Days [...]