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Looking for inspiration and tips for travel, activities, hikes, sports, events and dog friendly places you can enjoy with your best friend? You’ll find it here! Because life is better with your dog by your side!

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The Best Dog Cafes in Melbourne and Victoria featuring a fluffy white Japanese Spitz drinking a puppachino.

Dog Friendly Cafes

7 of the Best Dog Cafes In Melbourne & Victoria

Picture your dream date. A hot, perfectly brewed cappuccino. A beautiful sunny day in Melbourne. A slice of melt-in-your-mouth chocolate mousse cake. You look across the table and see the deep hazel eyes of your

Dog Friendly Cafe Airlie Beach Feature

Adventures with Dogs

Dog Friendly Cafes & Restaurants ~ Airlie Beach

Airlie Beach may well be the gateway to the Whitsundays, but it also has some excellent Dog Friendly Cafes. And the best part is the variety of choices to go for a meal with your

Dog Friendly Cafes Canberra Feature

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Dog Friendly Cafes & Restaurants ~ Canberra

Canberra has a large cafe and restaurant community with so many great places to sit back and enjoy your meal. While it can get quite cold in winter, the other months of the year have

Dog Friendly Accommodation

Dog Friendly Accommodation ~ Alure Stanthorpe

Alure Stanthorpe is peacefully set amongst bushland and, lucky for us dog lovers, has one luxury pet friendly villa. Located only 10 minutes drive from Stanthorpe, it’s the perfect spot to relax and take in

Narooma to Dalmeny Walk Dog Friendly Walk

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Dog Friendly Walk ~ Narooma to Dalmeny

The coastal walk between Narooma and Dalmeny is a wonderful Dog Friendly Walk which was funded and completed by various community organisiations and local companies from the towns that the trail passes through. Starting at

Dog Friendly Destination Bermagui

Bermagui

Dog Friendly Destination ~ Bermagui, NSW

Perched on a headland on the south coast of New South Wales is the dog friendly fishing and surf village of Bermagui. As well as the surf beaches and inlet, there are also some fantastic

Bermagui Coastal Walk Dog Friendly Hike

Adventures with Dogs

Dog Friendly Hikes ~ Bermagui Coastal Walk

The Bermagui Coastal Walk is the iconic walk around the area and is a great dog friendly hike. You can walk beside the ocean, through town, over the inlet and among coastal bush land all

Dog friendly cafes & restaurants Bermagui

Bermagui

Dog Friendly Cafes & Restaurants ~ Bermagui

The sleepy seaside town of Bermagui has some great cafes and eateries to check out when you are in the region. With the south coast of NSW having such great weather, most of them have

Dog Friendly Cafe Lakes Entrance

Beyond the backyard

Dog Friendly Cafes & Restaurants ~ Lakes Entrance

There is plenty of seafood dining on offer in Lakes Entrance. Thankfully, most of them have outdoor seating and allow your dogs to sit patiently to wait patiently for any crumbs to drop by your

Keiko Summer Border Collie Japanese Spitz Port Welshpool

Adventures with Dogs

Dog Friendly Destination ~ Port Welshpool, VIC

A quiet sleepy little fishing village on the Gippsland coastline is what you will find at Port Welshpool. Nestled in between Toora and Port Albert, Port Welshpool offers plenty of opportunity to relax and unwind

Keiko Summer The Entrance

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Dog Friendly Destination ~ Lakes Entrance, VIC

Lakes Entrance has one of the largest fleet of commercial fishing vessels in Victoria but it is also a surprisingly dog friendly holiday town on the Gippsland coastline. Having the largest network of inland waterways

Larmont Sydney, Dog Friendly Hotel Accommodation in Sydney, Australia.

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Dog Friendly Accommodation ~ Larmont, Potts Point

Perched perfectly on the Darlinghurst Ridge of Potts Point in Sydney you’ll find the dog friendly boutique hotel of Larmont. Here both you and your dog can be treated the way you have always wanted