Dogs Closer To Returning To Downtown SC

Dogs Closer To Returning To Downtown SC: "The Santa Cruz Downtown Business Association voted Tuesday to recommend a repeal a decades-old law that bans dogs in downtown."

For decades, dogs have not been allowed in downtown Santa Cruz. Yesterday the Santa Cruz Downtown Business Association voted 8 - 1 in favor of repealing the doggie ban. The business people are thinking that if they can bring the dogs, then they'll bring the dog owners as well.

But what about all the poo? No one wants to walk downtown Santa Cruz and step in some steamy mush! And SC is full of hippies. Hippies go barefoot. That equals... gross-ness. Welp - fear not dog owning Santa Cruzians, the Walkers and Woofers business plans on supplying 5,000 biodegradable doggie bags.

Next step: Santa Cruz City Council will visit the issue in a couple weeks. Keep the leashes on their hooks, folks. At least for now.....

Poodle Party (Really?)

OMG mark your calendar. Poodle Day in Carmel is set for October 2, 2010! Your pup won't need to be on a leash, but he/she will need to be either a goldendoodle, labradoodle, mixed poodle, or the straight up real thing.

Event highlights;
- Poodle Parade at Crossroads in Carmel

- Poodle Play at Carmel Beach

- Poodle Cocktail Parties at the Cypress Inn and Forge in the Forest.

This news was just too good to pass up.

Event creators invited NorCal Poodle Rescue, a poodle-saving-and-rehabilitation group that saves more than 100 poodles each year. Founded 25 years ago, they even offer a return policy! Visit their website, super funny pictures, I recommend the "Happy Endings" page ha!

17th Street Grille

Before going on our bike ride we grabbed a "quick" lunch at 17th Street Grille (617 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove). Kyle and I split the Italian Pesto Wrap (a spinach tortilla with black beans, brown rice, corn salsa, artichoke hearts, fresh tomatoes, pesto sauce & grilled chicken) for $8.99.

While waiting for our food, we grabbed a table outside on their patio. Another outdoor fire pit (#4)! This place was definitely dog friendly, there were about 6 different dogs huddled around their owners. There were also a lot of babies. In a tense moment, one started choking and was practically given the heimlich!

The huge group sitting across from us at the fire pit got their food. The little boy got a cheeseburger and his face was priceless, I HAD to take a picture!

Finally our wrap came (it definitely took a while). I thought it was about average. A different table had ordered a quesadilla - and it looked YUMMY! Next time... next time. I enjoyed sitting outside near the fire pit, and the rest of the menu looked appetizing. So that means I will be back for more!

Just walking around...

We woke up, ate a yummy breakfast that my roomie made (waffles, fried bananas, breakfast potatoes & ketchup) and then set out on a walk! I showed Kyle where I work and then we tried to locate a trail to walk on behind my building. After roaming around like safari people, we found a dirt trail. (It only took 12 seconds, so we weren't wandering for long.) Fast forward 5 minutes and we were already walking back. We wanted to get going down to Monterey/Pacific Grove and start our bike ride!

While walking back to the duplex, we saw this DOG/HORSE thing. It started barking like crazy and I thought to myself "hold up. I've heard that bark before!" It ended up being the mysterious-neighbor-dog that I always hear, but I've never actually seen it! The guy was H - U - G - E! He put his paws on the top of the tall fence and could peer over! Ridiculous!