Website design By BotEap.comWhen your dog begs for a getaway, what better place to have a good time than Carmel by the Sea, California, hailed as the most dog-friendly city in America.

Website design By BotEap.comLocated just a few hours south of San Francisco, the city of Carmel offers visitors many fun pet activities and accommodations for four-legged friends and their owners.

Website design By BotEap.comHere are eight dog activities to enjoy with Fido and Fluffy…

Website design By BotEap.comI. Carmel Beach is where all the dogs run loose off leash… It’s located right at the bottom of Ocean Avenue, and is officially called Carmel Town Beach. There are dogs galore splashing, swimming, running, and chasing each other here. At certain designated times, there are also dog clubs, with a pack of daschunds or other breeds of dogs having fun in the sand.

Website design By BotEap.com2. Carmel is where the art is… Many of the art galleries in Carmel are pet friendly.

Website design By BotEap.comThe Blue Dog Gallery has paintings of blue dogs by artist George Rodrigue…

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Website design By BotEap.comDiggidy Dog, a boutique for dogs and cats, is a fun-filled specialty pet store offering baked goods, clothing, costumes, toys, treats and so much more that your dog will be wagging his tail and wanting to come back for more. Located at Mission and Ocean Avenue, across from Carmel Plaza.

Website design By BotEap.comThe Raw Connection at 26549 Carmel Rancho Blvd. (near the Barnyard Mall) is the place to go for raw pet food. They have freezers full of delicious, healthy organic treats and aisles full of freeze-dried, canned, dried, and dehydrated foods and supplements. Call 831-626-7555 for more information on classes, training, and events.

Website design By BotEap.comChateau le Paws at 244 Crossroads Blvd. takes pet care to a whole new level. This is a unique boutique for dogs that offers art, bakery, beds, books, bowls, clothing, collars and pillows for cats and dogs. They also offer hairdressing services.

Website design By BotEap.com4. Only in Carmel is Carmel Canines, a mobile dog salon and health spa that offers doggy manicures and pedicures for furry four-legged creatures.

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Website design By BotEap.comThe Cypress Inn, owned by Doris Day, welcomes well-behaved dogs in the lobby to eat breakfast with their owners. They also offer Doggie Cocktail Hour every day in the Library Bar. The Cypress Inn displays a “Dog Dictionary” near the fireplace in case you want to read up on the breed of your pampered pooches.

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Website design By BotEap.comAnd there are a variety of restaurant options where Fido can sit next to you outside, and Forge in the Forest even has a menu for your four-legged companions.

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Website design By BotEap.com6. A few places to rest you and your pup’s paws

Website design By BotEap.comThe Tramp’s House Inn offers dog amenities that include a portable dog bed, take-home toy, treats, bowl, and scarf. Breakfast is delivered to your door in the morning, plus there’s an afternoon wine and cheese tasting in the lobby. Stay in a two-room suite with a queen bed, sofa, desk, and fireplace. In addition, a refrigerator, a coffee maker and a dining table. The luxurious bathroom has a full shower and separate tub, and Elemis toiletries. Some rooms are at street level, making it easy for your dog to get in and out.

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Website design By BotEap.comSvensgaard Hostel offers a European feel, 35 rooms and suites, half of which are pet friendly, some rooms have fireplaces and whirlpool tubs, and kitchens. There is parking on site which is very important in Carmel. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and cookies are available in the lobby in the afternoon and a nice cold breakfast delivered to your room at 8am. There’s a sparkling pool as well as a grassy backyard and plenty of pet-friendly amenities, including a jar of bark treats in the lobby.

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Website design By BotEap.comHofsa House It’s a Bavarian style, four-story home built on a hill overlooking the sea. It is a family owned, operated and oriented inn with artistic murals in tune with the Carmel community. There are 38 rooms, 19 pet friendly. Dogs are allowed poolside with their owner. There is a meeting room available for 25-30 people for business retreats, women’s groups, knitting groups, sewing groups, quilting groups, and the meeting room has a fireplace and full kitchen. An inn with a sense of what Bavarians call Gemutlichkeit. Carrie is the innkeeper.

Website design By BotEap.comhappy landing inn is a cute and quaint pet-friendly inn just steps from Carmel Beach. Two businesswomen, Dawn and Diane, are the innkeepers. There are seven rooms and all are pet friendly. Breakfast is served at your door around 8:30.

Website design By BotEap.com7. Don’t forget to visit the famous Woof Fountain in Carmel Plaza on Ocean Avenue where your dog can slurp. Call 831-624-1385 for more information.

Website design By BotEap.com8. And if your dog wants to become a star, be sure to cast for the next Official Carmel Dog Calendar. Call 800-550-4333 for more information.

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