Visit the S.F. SPCA online from June 28th to July 4th, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., to see adorable, adoptable puppies and kittens doing what they do best: act like adorable puppies and kittens! Plus, when you visit, you can download the S.F. SPCA Fireworks Pet Safety Guide. More pets are lost on the 4th of July than on any other day of the year. Please learn and share all the ways to keep pets safe and stress-free during the festivities. Happy IndePETence Day! Did you know:

The DogCation® is the most widely anticipated promotion in the history of DogTrekker. We celebrate summer with our annual Stanford Inn DogCation. Enter to win a two-night stay at the dog-passionate Stanford Inn by the Sea. Prize package also includes two breakfasts for two at Ravens Restaurant, bike rentals at Catch A Canoe & Bicycles Too; and four adult tickets along with two dog tickets on the Redwood Route of the World-Famous Skunk Train. There are only a few days to register to win as the Stanford Inn DogCation ends at midnight on Saturday, July 31.

Experience the Greatest Summer Food Festival in the heart of Gilroy! For four decades, the Gilroy Garlic Festival’s famous Gourmet Alley has attracted strolling visitors with its pungent aroma, enticing flavors, jaw-dropping pyrotechnics, and community spirit. Now imagine the world’s most delicious alleyway as a pre-ordered drive-thru, experiencing the “Taste of the Festival”. The drive-thru Gourmet Alley will be held from 4 – 7 p.m. this Friday and 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, at Gilroy Presbyterian Church, 6000 Miller Ave., Gilroy. Pre-Order NOW. Select your Garlic Festival Food, choose your time, invite Fido to sniff out Gourmet Alley and you are good to go.

As a kick off to our 10th anniversary, DogTrekker.com is partnering with a long-time Northern California dog-friendly favorite, Nick’s Cove, for our August DogCation. A lucky winner and significant other, and up to two guests of the canine-type, will win a two-night stay, complete with amenities, simply by subscribing to our free California dog travel newsletter! Enter here!