Gail and Pat found Seadog Cottages on VRBO. “They’re not a ‘pretend’ dog- friendly place. They are truly dog-friendly,” said Pat. “They offer extras for our dogs.”
Christine Zimmerman and Kiki have been staying in Schooner’s Place cottage for almost two years. She’s been waiting for the construction of her new Safety Harbor condomini- um to be completed. “Of course, it was to be done much sooner than we all anticipated. But, I love it here at Seadog Cottages,” said Christine. She sold her home in Redington Beach after having lived there for 25 years. “After my hus- band died, my kids said, mom, get out of that big house!” After the pre-construction
purchase of her condo,
This past March was their fifth year vaca- tioning in Florida at Seadog Cottages’ Duval House cottage. The couple travels from Maine with their dogs Gagne, Mason and JD, named after a Vermont Pub owner (more on that in a bit). “The dogs enjoy traveling as much as we do,” said Pat. “We all love it here. Mick and Desanya are two of the nicest people you could ever meet. Whatever we need, they provide. They make us feel so at home, so welcome. That’s why we keep coming back.”
About JD’s name: During a trip to Florida, one year, Gail and Pat made a chance stop at JD McCliment’s GastroPub in Putney, Vermont. They played a game of dice with the local crowd and ended up winning the pool. So, they bought the house a round. The next dog to enter their lives, a white Maltese, they named JD, after the Pub’s owner. And, each year since, on their way down to Florida, they stop in to buy the house a round.
Gail added, “When you find people
who are good and kind, it’s easy to keep coming back. One year, before discovering Seadog Cottages, we traveled to Italy for two weeks. We kept saying how much we missed the dogs!” The women feel they’ve become part
of the town. “Safety Harbor is unique. The way you experience the life of a commu- nity is to become a part of it,” said Pat. “We’re much more active when we visit here. We walk three miles with the dogs every morning. We love to shop. And the restaurants. We have a wildly great time at Parts of Paris. Every day we’re here we say how happy we are that the dogs are with us.”
www.TheNewBarker.com Christine also loves Parts of Paris for
dinner and has lunch at Barfly almost every day. “Mick works so hard to keep this place up. There is such attention to detail; the hospitality. I feel very secure here. Seadog Cottages makes me feel cheery,” said Christine.
Christine began looking online for long- term cottages to rent and found Seadog Cottages. “I didn’t have to go shopping for anything except food, when I moved in,” said Christine. “Everything was already here. The kitchen was fully stocked as were the bathroom and bed- room with luxurious linens and towels. Mick and Desanya have been so very kind to me. This feels like my home away from home.”
It’s
It’s W of g your d
Woof! Woof! For Ther The e Te
s Woof! ! Wo
Home Team. Bring y
r dogs, shop en
entertainment providided bded by The Ohana Dog Show, a, and catch a baseball game.
our vendors, en y njjoy l live ent pr
r ven
he Ohana Dog S ch a b
g to b eb l g me 100% going to benefit a charity.
$6 for dog admission with % g
t a c
MONDAY Hosting L Hosting H Hosting C MONDAY
AY, JUNE 3
g Limbo Ch ua uh Chihuahua Rescue
huahua R AY, JUNE 1
g Husky Haven R MONDAY
g Canine E MONDAY Hosting F E 10 n Rescue AY, JULY 1 e Estates Ress R cue
MONDAY, JULY 22 g Florida Bo
da Boxer R MONDAY Gates O
AY, JULY 8 - TBA AY
AY, AUGUST 2 s Open at 6 G 601 N. O d C
Ticket i or v
or p n at 6p.. Game s SPECTRUM F 1 N. Old Coachman R
r Rescue T 26
Hosting D s On D pl menten g Dogs On Deploymen e starts at 7s at 7p .
M FIELD n Rd.,, C
n, c l 7 7. Clearwater. ForFor vendor participation, call 727.641.874
t information: T:
ThreshersBaseball.com 741.
om ue Chihuahuhas
Continuedg THE NEW BARKER 57
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104
