24 Hours in the Life of a Pet Travel Reporter

                   As you all know, I am New Mexico's Top Dog Pet Travel Reporter!  
And with that fancy-dog-dancy title...there's WORK to be done!  Today Jill and I are heading to RUIDOSO New Mexico for some meetings,  some travel research....and some fun along the way too doggone it! Ruidoso is a great destination....a "cool" mountain getaway...Just the spot for a hot summertime escape......

Let's GO!  This is gonna be 24 hours of FUN!

We're headin' south from Albuquerque to Ruidoso...but don't let that fool you. 

Ruidoso is a Rocky Mountain dream destination....take if from this savvy traveler.

.....But maybe we should check out some hot travel spots enroute BEFORE we have to work!

Another doggone Good Idea by this Pet Travel Guru!  

                                       
Let's swing by another Rocky Mountain get-away.....Cloudcroft.  And you can't come to Cloudcroft without checking out....or maybe checking IN to the Lodge At Cloudcroft. WoW!  Take a look at this beauty wouldja?  You're not givin' up any luxury and pampering when you check into this historic Lodge....I hear they even have a ghost named Rebecca!  HMMMMM.....sounds like a job down the road for my ghost-buster buddies.....maybe a Murder Mystery weekend?  But right now....this dog has work to do! 
                                             SO ON WE GO
                                             TO RUIDOSO! 
                                         (I'm a rhymin' dog too....pretty clever don't you think?)
First stop....Meeting time at the Ruidoso Convention Center.  Yup.....it's true I DO hafta work for my bones!  Here I am at a top-dawg meeting with New Mexico's finest Tourism Leaders for one of their very dog-portant meetings with the Tourism Association of New Mexico.

NOTE: you don't see any other dogs here do you?  That's right by doggies!  This pooch---Travelin' Jack (New Mexico's ONLY award winning tourism dog...EVER!) .... is THE only dog invited to these important meetings......Shhhhhh.....gotta listen up now...the meeting is starting! 

 Meeting's OVER...YAH!  My brain is sure full.........time to check into the hotel for our evening events....and that would be none other than the dog-fabulous...and VERY pet friendly......

                                                                Lodge at Sierra Blanca. 
CHECKIN' IN.......I'm ready already!  Now seriously....you don't expect me to carry my luggage....OR me either to the room do you?  Not this dog!  I'm PooPed out from all that thinkin' at the meeting! 
A quick check into my room.....nice bed!


And hey what's this?  My own patio.....let's check this out! (nothing gets past this snoop dog reporter!)

Bark about A ROOM WITH A VIEW!  Wouldja look at that?!?!!!! 

Mountains....why there's even a golf course out there....pretty doggone snazzy in my dog-pinion!  YUP....I've been here before...but first time in the summer.  This is one lovelee spot for a cool mountain vacation!

But it's back to work for this dog reporter.....gotta get some work in before the evening Cocktail reception.  Nice work set up....let me get my laptop out....and start typing away so's I can join the evening fun on the veranda! 

DONE.....and now it's time for this workin' dog to get replenished. SUPPER!  And look at this snazzy kitchen set up in our suite!  NICE!

OK...on to the reception.  Gotta hob-nob a bit with the tourism VIPs....ya' know that is very dog-portant!  Gotta keep an ear to the BUZZ on what's happenin' around the state to stay Top Tourism Dawg ya know!  I'm keepin' the low down to get the scoop! (HA! They think I'm just relaxin!)

But WHOA-DOGGIES!  Time OUT!
  Who's this little Doll?! Yep...work is OVER  for this pup!  I'm in LUV!  Met up with Miss Sammie here....... Whaddya say, Sammie......
Let's lose this pop stand...leave the gabbin' to the others...and go explore together!

A hike around the property is always nice.....hmmm, nice green lawn and sidewalks throughout......
and even a golf course right here too! Pretty handy-dog-dandy for those golfin' fools!

But me...my dog-self...and I...well I'd rather hang with a sweet young thing like Miss Sammie here....Ya know it's doggone important in this life to "stop and smell the flowers"....don't you agree?  And they even have some bloomin' buds to enjoy....eye level just for me I'm a-thinkin'!

But I'm windin' down a bit...time to take some weight off my paws......aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh! Nice!

  Now THIS is my idea of a great way to end the workin' day...wouldn't you dogree? 

A quick walk through the Lobby on my way to my room.....hmmm, maybe I'll toast my toes a bit by the fire......

......and then back to my room with a view !  There's just nowhere like Ruidoso and the Lodge at Sierra Blanca (see those Sierra Blanca Mountains in the background?).  YUP-PUP  I think I've just found heaven!

But now it's time to retire back to my little home-away-from-home suite......first I'll rest my weary bones in front of the fire in our suite this cool summer's eve.
and then catch up on some news on the ol' telly....NAW..this dog is watchin' Animal Planet for THE latest scoop in the animal world.......

Time to call it a day.  Wonder what tomorrow morning will bring.......Night Night!

MORNING TIME and Breakfast with my friend Sharon!  Now here's the top-dog scoop of the morning!  The Lodge at Ruidoso offers up this dog-tastic hot breakfast buffet!.....and I....a DOG (I know...hard to believe!)  .... can even join in on this tasty morning gathering outside on the Veranda! 
But WAIT  ....where's MY plate?

OKay...that's better!  CHEERS to a tasty breakfast AND another bee-u-tiful day in Ruidoso!

Breakfast is done....my tummy is full from all the DEE-licious food!  Time to get my Morning walk in....along with takin' care of business...HEY WHAT'S the deal here!  I need to GO!
OK....Here we go....a handy-dandy fire hydrant RIGHT behind the Lodge!  Now THAT is what I call PeT-Friendly! 

And check this out!  RIGHT behind the Lodge is the mighty fine Ruidoso Dog Park!.....easy walking distance from the room! Thanks Ruidoso and the Thanks Lodge at Sierra Blanca....you thought of everything for us travelin' pups!  Doggone Cool!

Time to check out...oh so sad...

...but not before I check out this dandy circle settee in the Lobby!  Yup...passes the Pup Test!

Bye-Bye Ruidoso (FOR NOW...I'm sure comin' back I dog-guarantee!)

And we're on the road again......but not before catchin' a few other sites around town.  Here's the world famous Spencer Theater.....NICE!
But I'm a history buff  and I'm ready to take in a bit of the past.  So let's go check out Ft. Stanton while we're here in the Ruidoso area.

I can just hear those drums and see those soldiers marchin', can't you?  Pretty doggone cool...and they let us dogs visit here too!  Yah Doggies!

Yup Pup....RUIDOSO rocks!  This was 24 hours of FUN and WORK!   And this fabulous New Mexico destination get's Travelin' Jack's famous 5-PAW rating!  But hey...don't take my bark for it!  Check it out yourself....Soon!

DOGGIE HUGS AND SLURPY KISSES!

Hot Off the Paw-Press! All the Poop-Scoop!

                             

        I'm making tracks to these FUNTastic events and YOU should be too.....

           

So this is your dog-ficial Invite to come join in on ALL the rip-roarin' fun I'm gonna have! Here's what's coming up on this dog's schedule!

                          Sept. 15 The Next Big Idea……Los Alamos

                               
I'll be sporting a mobile “Jack Cam”(camera) at this science festival!  (what the heck is that?  Better come find out!)  The Next Big Idea in Los Alamos WILL be fun...I dog-guarantee!

Sept. 21 Petsidential Election 2012….Albuquerque


          

Live Campaign Debate between BAD KITTY and Dog-Gov. Jack. Alamosa Book Store...and voting on line too!  Here's the website to vote.....but MAKE DOGGONE SURE TO HIT THE DOG BUTTON!
VOTE for Me--Travelin' Jack---YOUR hometown DAWG.......don't let that Bad Kitty invade OUR territory!  OMD!!!!!  That would be dogzastrous! 

Sept. 30 Radio Interview KKOB ‘Weekends with Terrie Q’  ….Albuquerque.

Travelin’ Jack (and Jill) will be the featured guest/s from 9am-10am on the popular Weekend talk show with Terrie Q. Sayre. I'll be barkin' up a storm talkin' about LOTS of good dogtails with the fabulous Terrie Q!

Oct. 5 Four Footed Fashion Show-“NM Style” TV show

                                  

Tune in to KASA Fox 2 TV between 8 and 9am for our 2nd 4 FOOTED FASHION SHOW....where I'll be co-Emceeing this dog fashion event along side my favorite TV star, Miss Nikki Stanzione on "New Mexico Style".  We'll be showcasing 6 adorable adoptable pups from Lucky Paws Shelter.....who will be working the red carpet in fall and winter pup fashions....doin' their doggone best to be cute AND to get adopted into their forever family!  You WON'T want to miss this one...no siree-doggie!

Oct. 13 Furry Friends Fiesta Day….Albuquerque

Meet us at my 2nd Annual Balloon Museum event at Balloon Fiesta! Photo ops with Travelin’ Jack in a mock-up hot air balloon proceeds to support animal welfare.

                                           

 UP UP and AWAY...that's what I'm a-sayin'!  8am to 2pm.......come on up right after the Balloon Launch!


Oct. 13 Doggie Styles Fashion Show….Dixon
Yes...that date is NOT a typo...these paws type just right! Two events in one day...in different parts of New Mexico...we'll be fast-trackin'.....let me bark at ya!

                                            
We'll be headin' straight from the Furry Friends Fiesta Day up to lovely Dixon New Mexico to the Upcycled Doggie Style Show.  Jill and I will be modeling matching custom designed outfits…a fashionable fundraiser for Dixon Animal Humane Society. Hmmmm...wonder what they're designing for this dogonaire bulldog?

 Oct. 14 Get Your LICKS on Rt. 66….SantaFe 

   

We'll be hitching onto this national Route 66 tour as they come through New Mexico!  I'll be paw-digraphing my book with proceeds to the Santa Fe Animal Shelter.

October 15 Lucky Paws Golf Tournament….Albuquerque

Taking place at Sandia Resort Golf Course, I'll be decked out in a special Golf Knickers outfit..............(bark about dogonnaire---that would be ME!).  I'll be helping raise Bucks for Bones for the pups and kitties at Lucky Paws Shelter. You can donate OR you can golf….all proceeds to Lucky Paws!

Nov. 3 Petsidential Election….Albuquerque



The results are comin' in! There’ll be fun…and music….and the ELECTION RESULTS!
All at Alamosa Book Store…come support your Caninedidate!
And pick up a book or two while you are there too!  Here's a couple of MY dog-personal favorites!

                             “Travelin’ Jack’s Story…From Shelter to Star”
                                     
by Travelin’ Jack. Yup that would be ME! I'll be pawdigraphing my award winning children’s activity book to support animal welfare at ALL events. $5 retail.
 AND....just out and hot off the paw-press!   “Red Dog Blue Dog” by Chuck  Sambuchino.

                   
I am  featured 5 TIMES in this adora-bull hard cover pup-litical look at our nation’s political philosophies. Available at Alamosa Book Store and other book outlets!


Yep and THAT is what this dawg is up to these days! Pretty pawsome, eh?  This is YOUR personal invitation to join me at any....or even better ALL of these great events!  See you there!

DOGGIE HUGS AND SLURPY KISSES!  



PETSIDENTIAL Election 2012! Presenting YOUR canine-didate for President of EVERYTHING!

                                               Dog-Governor Travelin' Jack here.......
                                           with a HOT OFF THE PAWS-PRESS release!
                                                                       I'm runnin' for 
                                                                 PRESIDENT
                               ..... of Everything petsidential...so to bark!
                             And I'm runnin' (HARD!) against Bad Kitty, star of Bad Kitty Books! 
                              (Remember I am your GOOD DOGGIE!)

                    
                                                The date is September 21st
                                           MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW! 

                                        Dogs......Kitties.....Peeps...KIDS UNITE!

                       We just CAN'T let an outta-town cat come in and take over our turf! 
                                         This is New Mexico DOGGONE IT!

So let's Rally the Troops!

  Come on out on September 21st and VOTE for your Hometown Boy....aka....


                   Me-Travelin' Jack! Who else?!

WHERE? you ask. 
Why at the BEST children's bookstore in Albuquerque....none other than
                                                       Alamosa Books Store

Close to Trader Joe's off Paseo Del Norte on Holly Street! Click for details Petsidential Election 2012 !

                                                      

• You can VOTE (for Moi of course!)
• You can BUY as many votes as you want....the $$$$s go to Animal Welfare
• You can get your PICTURE taken with your favorite CANINE-didate  (me again!)  
• and you can TAKE HOME our books!  I'll be paw-digraphing my book and  maybe Bad Kitty will pawdigraph his book too (IF he can write...not all animals are as smart as this here pup you know!)

and barkin' about BOOKS.....here's another cool book that Yours Truly is featured in

RED DOG BLUE DOG!

Pretty doggone good timing if ya ask me...they got together a whole lot o' us dogs to tell it like it is....from both sides of the political table!  Now THAT is a doggone grand idea, I'm a-thinkin'...

                                     
And the best reason to get this book IS the furry fact that I-Travelin' Jack am in this book 5 TIMES!  You could almost say I'm the star of the book (other pooches only got their pics in one or two times!)  Guess Mr. Sambuchino knows a handsome pup-star when he sees one, eh?  Dogreed! Yup...dogreed!
                                                 
Here's one of my photos in the book....better check out whether I am a RED dog..or a BLUE dog...or maybe...just maybe I'm BOTH! (me-thinks that's called Independent)
Anyway this great chuckle-out-loud book is available at bookstores near you and at Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Red-Dog-Blue-Pooches-Political/dp/0762446390/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344614945&sr=1-5 
 
Hurry.....better get  your own dog-personal copy before the Election!  And if ya bring it by Alamosa Bookstore...I'll pawdigraph it too!  And the book just might change your mind about red or blue leanings.... and could change your vote too!  It's pawsible you know!

But let's get bark...er back to the election and votes......

                                              
 NOW is the time to get outta your easy chair and get trackin' to Alamosa Bookstore on September 21st!  Time to ELECT YOUR favorite POOCH in this  DOGGONE (that is a hint who to vote for in case you need help deciding!) important ..... 

                            PETSIDENTIAL ELECTION 2012!

See ya there!

Doggie Hugs and Slurpy Kisses!

Howdy PAWdners! Time for some rip-roarin' fun!

                      It all started with a phone call.  Red River was plannin' a rip-roarin' party! 
                             And it was none other than their annual BUCKAROO BALL!

                             
                             Now that's what I call a good 'scuse to GET OUTTA TOWN! 
And this Sheriff is ready...got the horse saddled up, got my spurs in my back pocket (so to bark!) and I'm ready to HOE DOWN! 
                                                     Red River...here I come!

 Got there just in time too....as one of my favorite cowgirls....Annie Oakley...OOPS wrong favorite cowgirl!   This fun-time cow-gal is none other than Miss Rebecca, Tourism Extraordinaire for Red River....kickin' off the whole she-bang in style! 
                                       
                                      (Aand no, that she-bang was NOT a gun shot!)
No way there were any wild cowboys comin' to MY party...I kept a sharp eye out...and on the ready to make sure all was cool at the Buckaroo!


                                        And just when things were gettin' hot.....whoo-doggies!  Who do I run into?  But the Mayor herself!  Mayor Miss Linda....I'm sure happy to share the reins with you tonight!  You do a darn good job of keepin' this town in order all 365 days of the year.  Sure appreciate you makin' it easy for me to be Sheriff for one night!  All's KOOL in Red River....and this was one fun Buckaroo Ball! 
My advice from this roving sheriff--NEXT YEAR get your boots on and head over to Red River for the Ball
                              ...but DON'T wait till then Dog-ForbiD!

               
                     There's fun to be had EVERY day in Red River!
There's a shoot-out every afternoon in the summer in the center of town!  WHOA doggies-- this is some wild west action if ya ask this cowboy dawg! 
Red River....you shore do know how to put on a show for yer outta town visitors!  YAHOO! 

But for now...this Buckaroo Ball has worn me out.  Time to hit the sack...so I'm headin' to my FAVORITE Red River inn, the Golden Eagle Lodge.....see here....it's PET FRIENDLY!  Now that's what this travel-hound likes to see!    Not only that....

....but they have goodies for the pups when they check in!  Pretty doggone friendly in my dog-pinion!

So of dog-course this pup has to show his appreciation. Here Miss Marla...here's a paw-digraphed copy of my award winning book, Travelin' Jack's Story....from Shelter to Star!
                    Hope you like my book as much as I like stayin' at the Golden Eagle Lodge.


                        
And who wouldn't like the Golden Eagle Lodge for dog-ness sake!

The lodge suites have kitchens, everything comfy and cozy inside...great for the whole family!



....Playground for the kids outside...includin' this 4-footed kid!

                     Even an outdoors patio to relax in...but now it's time to get rollin'.
                       Gonna catch the bus to take me to downtown Red River.

Hello Red River....thanks for the friendly welcome!
And check this out would'ja....no dog-doubt about it...this is one super-dooper pet friendly town...why they even have doggie stations around town!  Whoo-doggies...now THAT's a relief....in case the urge strikes when yer mosyin' around town!

And speakin' of mosyin'....while I'm a-mosyin' on down the street...WHAAAAATT do I see with my sharp ol' dog-eyes?
A street named after ME!  Jacks and Sixes
....not sure 'bout the sixes cause I don't play poker.....

OK...time to check out the action on the slopes  'cause everybody knows (includin' us dogs) that Red River has a fab-tabulous fun ski area...the Red River Ski Area...fun in the winter...but WHOA-doggies...what is THAT over there!?!?

A SUMMER TUBING HILL??????

WoW...talk about fun in the sun on the ski slopes! 

But here's a bit of dog-vice from this dog-in-the-know.....NOT for dawgs....just people!  Super Kid Fun!  You two gals, Miss Lauren and Jill....go ahead and ride those tubes!...ME-I'm gonna watch from the green grassy sidelines,  thank you very much!

                                   
                                      Wonder what else there is to do in town? Let's go! 
AHA.....New Mexico Adventure Company...what's that all about? 
                                                      I'm bettin' there's some FUN awaitin'!


                          
                                            Yup....BIG FUN!  See, I found it! 
Off-road Tours...AND they are Pet-Friendly!  Now that's what I like to see!  Let's go!

...and while yer into wheels.....here's another dog-dandy discovery in Red River.....A SURRY RIDE.! Now THIS looks like fun!  I'm gonna check out this pet-friendly basket on the surry....YEP works just fine!  Now get in and peddle wouldja Jill?  I'm ready to roll!  Thanks Sitzmark Sports for being pet-friendly!                                   But why-o-dog-why is Red River named Red River, I wonder?
                                

AHA....this is why! 

NUTTIN' gets past this dog-savvy reporter!  Here's the ever famous (and fun for fishin too!) Red River...it rollz right through town!  Handy-dandy fun!

And course...there's old-tymie replicas from the mining  too....WoW...Red River...you've got it all! 
LUV YA!   This has been one fun trip.....I'm comin' back for sure during ski season! 
But I recommend to all you adventure seekers......
                                                   ADD Red River to your bucket list!

 (Hey....see this bucket thingy behind me.....another one of my dog-dandy bulldog references...I'm just SO funny.....savvy.....handsome.......)

YUP...this pup has got it all.....

DOGGIE HUGS and SLURPY KISSES!