An American Dog in Paris – Part One (“Un”)

Bonjour! I’m Daneen Akers, a freelance writer for Fetch and a San Francisco dog lover spending almost five weeks this summer in Paris. My husband, Stephen, and I are both teachers and decided to try a home exchange over the summer along with our “first born,” Pali, an eight-year-old Beagle/Corgi mutt who stole our hearts the moment we laid eyes on her. Neither of us can remember where we first heard the rumor, but we both have long had the impression that Paris is one of the most dog-friendly cities in the world. Both because we wanted to test this premise, and because we couldn’t imagine living without our Pali girl for five weeks, we chose Paris as our home exchange destination with the express plan of bringing Pali along. Over the next five weeks, I’m going to be sharing our adventures with you here on the Fetch blog—judging from the number of well-heeled dogs in our SF neighborhood, I can’t be the only one who’d like to bring her pooch on vacation. I’ll do my best to share my experiences, tips, and general impressions.

Comments

[Ursula]

Bonsoir Daneen,
Sounds like fun - five weeks in Paris with your beloved doggy. I hope you all had a great flight over! I look forward to hear about your adventures.
Maybe, since you are home exchanger, you and your readers might be interested in www.JewettStreet.com - our new home exchange network. At present membership is free - no strings attached. Of course, you can search the site for other pet-friendly home exchangers!
With best regards from Lake Starnberg,
Ursula

[Lew Weinstein]

Dogs in Paris lead a charmed life. They are welcome everywhere. Let me follow Ursula's invitation with my own.

My wife and I have recently retired, and we have developed what our friends tell us is a very unique approach to retirement travel, using a property in the south of France and home exchange to expand our travel opportunities. Our experiences, joys, problems, and many hints (travel technology, finances abroad, healthcare insurance, etc.) can be found at our blog …

http://www.patandlewtravel.wordpress.com.

We welcome your comments and input.

LEW WEINSTEIN

[Sandy]

I'd like to welcome Daneen as our "correspondent" during her sojourn in France. We're all looking forward to hearing about Pali's adventures in Paris and to see how they stack up with dog lifestyles here in the Bay Area.