The Dog Lover's Companion to New England

by Downey, Joanna; Lau, Christian J.; Rogers, Beth; Frank, Phil

• ISBN13: 9781566912884
• ISBN10: 1566912881
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Pub

Summary

Join JoAnna Downey and Christian J. Lau and their four-legged assistants, George and Inu, as they reveal all the best places to "ruff" it in New England in the third edition of this tall-wagging guide. Insider Information on hundreds of off-leash areas, parks, beaches, forests, and conservation areas, all rated from a pooch's perspective on a one- to four-paw scale, Canine Coverage of dog-friendly hotels, restaurants, and shops, plus tips on pup safety and etiquette, Doggy Diversions, such as outdoor movies, pet parades, and harbor cruises, Detailed maps and driving directions for easy travel planning. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Paws Scale	p. 3
He, She, It	p. 4
To Leash or Not to Leash	p. 4
There's No Business Like Dog Business	p. 5
Etiquette Rex: The Well-Mannered Mutt	p. 6
Safety First	p. 7
The Ultimate Doggy Bag	p. 10
Bone Appetit	p. 10
A Room at the Inn	p. 11
Natural Troubles	p. 12
A Dog in Need	p. 14
Keep in Touch	p. 15
Connecticut	p. 17
Hartford and the Quiet Corner	p. 19
Hartland	p. 21
Granby	p. 22
East Granby	p. 23
Windsor Locks	p. 24
Enfield	p. 24
East Windsor	p. 25
Somers	p. 25
Union	p. 25
Thompson	p. 26
Putnam	p. 27
Barkhamsted	p. 27
Avon	p. 30
Simsbury	p. 31
Bloomfield	p. 32
West Hartford	p. 33
Windsor	p. 34
Willington	p. 35
Eastford	p. 35
Pomfret	p. 36
Hartford	p. 37
East Hartford	p. 39
Manchester	p. 39
Vernon	p. 40
Coventry	p. 41
Mansfield	p. 42
Hampton	p. 42
Scotland	p. 43
Burlington	p. 43
Farmington	p. 44
Wethersfield	p. 44
Hebron	p. 46
Plainville	p. 47
New Britain	p. 47
Berlin	p. 47
Rocky Hill	p. 48
Southington	p. 49
Meriden	p. 49
Middlefield	p. 51
Long Island Sound	p. 53
East Hampton	p. 54
Colchester	p. 55
Norwich	p. 56
Griswold	p. 57
Voluntown	p. 58
Beacon Falls	p. 59
Hamden	p. 59
Wallingford	p. 60
Durham	p. 61
Haddam	p. 61
East Haddam	p. 63
Salem	p. 64
Lyme	p. 64
Ledyard	p. 65
Seymour	p. 65
Killingworth	p. 66
New London	p. 66
Mystic	p. 67
Derby	p. 69
Milford	p. 70
West Haven	p. 70
New Haven	p. 71
Branford	p. 74
Guilford	p. 74
Madison	p. 75
Westbrook	p. 76
Essex	p. 76
Old Lyme	p. 76
East Lyme	p. 76
Waterford	p. 78
Groton	p. 78
Western Hills and Coast	p. 81
Salisbury	p. 83
Canaan	p. 85
Norfolk	p. 85
Colebrook	p. 86
Sharon	p. 86
Cornwall	p. 87
Torrington	p. 89
Kent	p. 91
Washington	p. 92
Litchfield	p. 92
Thomaston	p. 95
Watertown	p. 95
Roxbury	p. 96
New Milford	p. 96
Bridgewater	p. 97
Brookfield	p. 97
Middlebury	p. 98
Waterbury	p. 99
Danbury	p. 100
Southbury	p. 101
Newtown	p. 103
Ridgefield	p. 104
Redding	p. 105
Bethel	p. 105
Shelton	p. 106
Wilton	p. 107
Trumbull	p. 108
Stratford	p. 108
New Canaan	p. 109
Norwalk	p. 109
Westport	p. 111
Fairfield	p. 111
Bridgeport	p. 113
Darien	p. 114
Stamford	p. 115
Greenwich	p. 116
Rhode Island	p. 119
Greater Providence	p. 121
Burrillville	p. 122
Cumberland	p. 123
Glocester	p. 124
Smithfield	p. 125
Lincoln	p. 126
Pawtucket	p. 129
Johnston	p. 130
Providence	p. 131
East Providence	p. 133
Scituate	p. 137
Cranston	p. 138
Barrington	p. 139
Coventry	p. 140
West Greenwich	p. 141
Warwick	p. 142
Bristol	p. 145
Narragansett and South County	p. 149
North Kingstown and the Village of Wickford	p. 150
Portsmouth	p. 151
Tiverton	p. 153
Exeter	p. 155
Hopkinton	p. 156
Richmond	p. 157
South Kingstown	p. 157
Narragansett	p. 159
Jamestown	p. 160
Newport	p. 161
Middletown	p. 164
Little Compton	p. 165
Westerly	p. 166
Charlestown	p. 167
Block Island (New Shoreham)	p. 168
Massachusetts	p. 173
The Berkshires and Pioneer Valley	p. 175
Williamstown	p. 177
Clarksburg	p. 180
North Adams	p. 181
Florida	p. 182
Charlemont	p. 182
Adams	p. 184
Greenfield	p. 184
Pittsfield	p. 186
Windsor	p. 188
Peru	p. 188
Ashfield	p. 189
Goshen	p. 190
Sunderland	p. 191
Deerfield	p. 191
Lenox	p. 192
Chesterfield	p. 193
Amherst	p. 194
West Stockbridge	p. 197
Lee	p. 197
Middlefield	p. 198
Hadley	p. 199
Northampton	p. 199
Huntington	p. 201
Great Barrington	p. 201
Stockbridge	p. 204
Tyringham	p. 205
Monterey	p. 206
Holyoke	p. 206
Egremont	p. 208
Mount Washington	p. 208
Sheffield	p. 209
Granville	p. 211
West Springfield	p. 212
Chicopee	p. 212
East Longmeadow	p. 212
Agawam	p. 213
Springfield	p. 213
Longmeadow	p. 215
Central Massachusetts	p. 217
Warwick	p. 218
Royalston	p. 219
Athol	p. 220
Templeton	p. 221
Gardner	p. 221
Ashburnham	p. 222
Ashby	p. 223
Townsend	p. 223
Groton	p. 224
Northfield	p. 226
Wendell	p. 226
New Salem	p. 227
Petersham	p. 227
Phillipston	p. 228
Westminster	p. 229
Fitchburg	p. 229
Leominster	p. 231
Princeton	p. 231
Harvard	p. 232
Pelham	p. 233
Belchertown	p. 233
Barre	p. 235
Worcester	p. 235
Upton	p. 236
Brimfield	p. 237
Monson	p. 238
Sturbridge	p. 238
Sutton	p. 241
Uxbridge	p. 241
Douglas	p. 243
Cape Cod and the Islands	p. 245
Cape Cod	p. 245
Bourne	p. 247
Sandwich	p. 248
Provincetown	p. 250
Truro	p. 252
Falmouth	p. 253
Mashpee	p. 256
Barnstable (Hyannis)	p. 257
Wellfleet	p. 259
Yarmouth	p. 261
Harwich	p. 262
Dennis	p. 264
Brewster	p. 266
Eastham	p. 269
Orleans	p. 270
Chatham	p. 271
Martha's Vineyard	p. 272
Aquinnah	p. 274
Chilmark	p. 275
Tisbury	p. 276
West Tisbury	p. 277
Oak Bluffs	p. 278
Edgartown	p. 279
Nantucket	p. 280
Greater Boston	p. 287
Salisbury	p. 291
Newburyport	p. 291
Haverhill	p. 293
Lawrence	p. 295
Lowell	p. 296
Danvers	p. 297
Andover	p. 297
North Andover	p. 301
Boxford	p. 302
Topsfield	p. 303
Hamilton	p. 304
Ipswich	p. 305
Essex	p. 307
Rockport	p. 308
Gloucester	p. 309
Manchester-by-the-Sea	p. 314
Beverly	p. 316
Carlisle	p. 317
Acton	p. 319
Concord	p. 321
Bedford	p. 324
Salem	p. 325
Marblehead	p. 327
Lincoln	p. 328
Marlborough	p. 329
Sudbury	p. 330
Wayland	p. 332
Weston	p. 334
Framingham	p. 336
Ashland	p. 337
Hopkinton	p. 338
Sherborn	p. 339
Dover	p. 340
Westwood	p. 341
Medway	p. 342
Medfield	p. 343
Canton	p. 344
Randolph	p. 345
Cohasset	p. 345
Norwell	p. 346
Rockland	p. 346
Marshfield	p. 347
Scituate	p. 348
Wrentham	p. 349
Foxborough	p. 350
Sharon	p. 351
Easton	p. 352
Stoughton	p. 553
Hanover	p. 354
Pembroke	p. 354
Duxbury	p. 355
Kingston	p. 356
Plymouth	p. 357
Attleboro	p. 360
Middleborough	p. 360
Freetown	p. 361
Fall River	p. 361
New Bedford	p. 362
Fairhaven	p. 365
Dartmouth	p. 366
Westport	p. 367
Wakefield	p. 368
Saugus	p. 368
Lynn	p. 369
Swampscott	p. 371
Winchester	p. 372
Lexington	p. 372
Medford	p. 374
Nahant	p. 375
Arlington	p. 376
Waltham	p. 377
Belmont	p. 377
Revere	p. 379
Cambridge	p. 379
Somerville	p. 383
Winthrop	p. 384
Boston	p. 385
Newton	p. 399
Wellesley	p. 400
Needham	p. 401
Brookline	p. 402
Dedham	p. 404
Quincy	p. 405
Hull	p. 406
Weymouth	p. 406
Hingham	p. 407
Milton	p. 410
Braintree	p. 411
Vermont	p. 413
Green Mountains	p. 415
Middlebury	p. 416
Lincoln	p. 418
Ripton	p. 418
Hancock	p. 419
Granville	p. 420
Salisbury	p. 420
Goshen	p. 421
Brandon	p. 421
Hubbardton	p. 422
Castleton	p. 423
Sherburne	p. 423
Rutland	p. 425
Shrewsbury	p. 425
Mount Tabor	p. 426
Dorset	p. 426
Rupert	p. 427
Manchester	p. 427
Jamaica	p. 428
Arlington	p. 429
Stratton	p. 429
Shaftsbury	p. 430
Searsburg/Somerset	p. 430
Bennington	p. 431
Wilmington	p. 432
Lake Champlain and the Northeast Kingdom	p. 435
Alburg	p. 437
North Hero	p. 437
Grand Isle	p. 438
Swanton	p. 439
Saint Albans	p. 439
Franklin	p. 440
Jay	p. 441
Montgomery Center	p. 441
Westmore	p. 441
Brighton	p. 443
Colchester	p. 443
Burlington	p. 444
South Burlington	p. 448
Essex	p. 449
Stowe	p. 450
Underhill	p. 453
Elmore	p. 454
Burke	p. 454
Shelburne	p. 456
Charlotte	p. 456
Duxbury	p. 457
Waterbury	p. 457
Worcester	p. 459
Montpelier	p. 459
Groton	p. 461
Barnet	p. 462
Saint Johnsbury	p. 462
Vergennes	p. 463
Waitsfield	p. 464
Warren	p. 464
Northfield	p. 465
Southeast Vermont	p. 467
Brookfield	p. 468
Thetford	p. 469
Woodstock	p. 469
Hartford, Quechee, and White River Junction	p. 472
Hartland	p. 474
Plymouth	p. 474
Windsor	p. 476
Andover	p. 477
Weathersfield	p. 477
Springfield	p. 477
Londonderry	p. 478
Townshend	p. 479
Putney	p. 481
Brattleboro	p. 482
Guilford	p. 485
New Hampshire	p. 487
Eastern Lakes and Seacoast	p. 489
Holderness	p. 491
Sandwich	p. 493
Plymouth	p. 494
Center Harbor	p. 495
Moultonborough	p. 497
Tuftonboro	p. 498
Effingham	p. 498
Wolfeboro	p. 499
Bristol	p. 501
Sanbornton	p. 502
Franklin	p. 502
Meredith	p. 503
Laconia and Weirs Beach	p. 504
Gilford	p. 505
Alton	p. 507
Farmington	p. 508
Rochester	p. 508
Northwood	p. 509
Allentown	p. 509
Dover	p. 510
Durham	p. 511
Newmarket	p. 513
Portsmouth	p. 513
Stratham	p. 516
Raymond	p. 517
Exeter	p. 517
Hampton	p. 518
South Hampton	p. 519
Derry	p. 519
Hampstead	p. 520
Salem	p. 520
Western Lakes	p. 523
Hanover	p. 525
Groton	p. 528
Hebron	p. 528
Lebanon	p. 529
Orange	p. 530
Alexandria	p. 531
Springfield	p. 531
Wilmot	p. 532
Warner	p. 532
Webster	p. 533
Claremont	p. 533
Newport	p. 535
Sunapee	p. 535
Newbury	p. 536
Concord	p. 557
Washington	p. 539
Hopkinton	p. 540
Charlestown	p. 541
Stoddard	p. 541
Deering	p. 542
Antrim	p. 541
Weare	p. 543
Hooksett	p. 544
Walpole	p. 544
Gilsum	p. 546
Sullivan	p. 546
Hancock	p. 547
Greenfield	p. 548
Francestown	p. 549
New Boston	p. 549
Manchester	p. 549
Westmoreland	p. 551
Surry	p. 552
Dublin	p. 553
Peterborough	p. 553
Amherst	p. 555
Chesterfield	p. 556
Keene	p. 558
Marlborough	p. 561
Sharon	p. 562
Milford	p. 562
Hinsdale	p. 563
Winchester	p. 564
Fitzwilliam	p. 565
Troy	p. 565
Rindge	p. 566
Wilton	p. 567
Hollis	p. 568
Nashua	p. 570
White Mountains	p. 573
Pittsburg	p. 575
Dixville	p. 576
Gorham	p. 577
Littleton	p. 578
Bethlehem	p. 579
Sugar Hill	p. 581
Mount Washington	p. 582
Chatham	p. 583
Franconia	p. 584
Hart's Location	p. 586
Woodstock	p. 587
Lincoln	p. 588
Jackson	p. 589
Bartlett and Glen	p. 590
Conway and North Conway	p. 591
Albany	p. 593
Tamworth	p. 594
Madison	p. 596
Rumney	p. 597
Maine	p. 599
Central and Southern Coast	p. 601
Liberty	p. 603
Frankfort	p. 603
Searsport	p. 603
Belfast	p. 604
Jefferson	p. 606
Lincolnville	p. 606
Pownal	p. 607
Freeport	p. 607
Brunswick	p. 609
Bath	p. 611
Wiscasset	p. 613
Edgecomb	p. 613
Newcastle	p. 615
Damariscotta	p. 615
Rockland	p. 616
Rockport	p. 617
Camden	p. 618
Yarmouth	p. 621
Boothbay	p. 622
Thomaston	p. 624
Waterboro	p. 625
Portland	p. 626
South Portland	p. 631
Falmouth	p. 632
Sanford	p. 633
Dayton	p. 634
Old Orchard Beach	p. 634
Cape Elizabeth	p. 636
Phippsburg	p. 638
Georgetown	p. 639
Boothbay Harbor	p. 639
Biddeford	p. 641
Saco	p. 642
Scarborough	p. 644
Monhegan Island	p. 645
South Berwick	p. 646
Wells	p. 646
Kennebunk	p. 648
Kennebunkport	p. 649
Eliot	p. 652
Ogunquit	p. 653
York	p. 654
Kittery	p. 656
Downeast	p. 659
Dedham	p. 660
Prospect	p. 661
Stockton Springs	p. 661
Orland	p. 662
Baring	p. 663
Castine	p. 663
Brookville	p. 666
Blue Hill	p. 668
Surry	p. 669
Lamoine	p. 669
Bar Harbor	p. 669
Deer Isle	p. 674
Roque Bluffs	p. 675
Edmunds Township	p. 675
Eastport	p. 676
Cutler	p. 676
Lubec	p. 677
North Woods	p. 679
Caribou	p. 681
Presque Isle	p. 681
Orient	p. 682
Monson	p. 682
Millinocket	p. 683
Beaver Cove	p. 683
Bowdoin College Grant West	p. 684
Bowdoin College Grant East	p. 684
Medway	p. 685
Mattawamkeag	p. 685
Little Squaw	p. 686
Moxie Gorge	p. 686
Dover-Foxcroft	p. 687
Orono	p. 687
Bangor	p. 689
Western Lakes and Mountains	p. 695
Wyman	p. 696
Rangeley	p. 697
Sandy River Plantation	p. 698
Kingfield	p. 699
Township 6	p. 699
Weld	p. 700
Grafton	p. 701
Augusta	p. 702
Hallowell	p. 704
Leeds	p. 704
Lovell	p. 705
Waterford	p. 705
Mechanics Falls	p. 706
Lewiston	p. 707
Fryeburg	p. 709
Denmark	p. 710
Auburn	p. 711
Lisbon	p. 712
Bethel	p. 713
Bridgton	p. 713
Brownfield	p. 715
Naples	p. 717
Poland	p. 717
Hiram	p. 718
Resources	p. 719
24-Hour Veterinary Clinics	p. 720
Land Conservation Groups	p. 724
Extended Hiking Trails	p. 728
Useful Organizations	p. 733
Transportation	p. 740
Indexes	p. 741
Accommodations Index	p. 742
Restaurant Index	p. 750
General Index	p. 756
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