road trip to portland.... (Ukiah: amusement park, live, restaurants)

[cloudnine88]

Hello all!

My husband and I are looking to get away on a little summer road trip with our children (2 doggies) and I'm a little stuck on Portland. We are coming up from the redlands area of socal (can't wait to leave here) and plan to stop in Ukiah, CA because my sis lives up there.

So all I want to know is, what are some things we can do with our "children?" We have a 95 lb. Saint Bernard and 45 lb. Shepherd/ Shar Pei mix puppy and they love road trips as well We're basically just looking to be outdoors (don't mind the weather, we love cold, gloom, and rain - again, can't wait to get out of socal) and experience the city of Portland a little.

I hope you guys can help me, and by all the "anti-socal" threads up here I hope we will be welcome! I've read through these threads but don't consider ourselves typical socal-ians so I feel we will love Portland.

Thanks

-april

[tiffela74]

you can do lots of outdoor activities...Oregon is pretty "fur friend friendly" just remember to scoop your poop and you'll be fine. Dogs are allowed most places, and if they are craving some social interaction of their own kind, theres many dogparks scattered about the state. For the most part, if its outside, and you can go, your furkids can go too. Just please make sure they are well behaved,controlled and you have a leash handy. One of my kids is quite easily frightened by strange dogs and it always sets the poor kid off when some strange dog comes tearing up to her, all eager to make a friend, but all she sees is a lunging animal w/teeth coming for her. So for everyones comfort and your pups safety, keep em by ya. But hey, long lonely stretches of beach a dogs dream come true.
Tiffany
oh yea, theres also eateries that will let your dogs stay outside dining w/you. Often bringing them a water bowl too....just check about.

[Wicked Felina]

Originally Posted by cloudnine88

So all I want to know is, what are some things we can do with our "children?" We have a 95 lb. Saint Bernard and 45 lb. Shepherd/ Shar Pei mix puppy and they love road trips as well We're basically just looking to be outdoors (don't mind the weather, we love cold, gloom, and rain - again, can't wait to get out of socal) and experience the city of Portland a little.

I hope you guys can help me, and by all the "anti-socal" threads up here I hope we will be welcome! I've read through these threads but don't consider ourselves typical socal-ians so I feel we will love Portland.

Thanks

-april

Other than seconding (sp???) the previous post, there's not much else to add.

There've been dog poisonings in off-leash dog parks here, so please keep your pets leashed for their safety. The Willamette River is not a place I would let a dog swim...too dirty. As said, the beaches (check for off-leash areas) are a dog's dream. Other than dog parks, I don't know where you can go and take your pups.

Attitudes - You have absolutely nothing to worry about because of the silly (imo), anti-socal threads. It's just the nature of people to complain. Same on other states' forums. I've been in Oregon over 20 years, and I've never heard anybody whine about out-of-staters. Maybe it's because my family and social circle doesn't include snivelers... Remember, these forums are populated by a very few people - some of whom like to stir the pot and get people all riled up.

Try checking into Oaks Park - it's an amusement park, and there are many walking paths it the area. There's also a huge dog park and it's very pretty, right on the Willamette River. Plenty of eateries close by, and it's a lovely drive up Highway 43. www.oakspark.com.

Welcome, and enjoy your visit!

[EnricoV]

Try this website for resources. It lists the dogparks, dog-friendly restaurants, dog-friendly lodging, and other resources.

[cloudnine88]

Originally Posted by tiffela74

you can do lots of outdoor activities...Oregon is pretty "fur friend friendly" just remember to scoop your poop and you'll be fine. Dogs are allowed most places, and if they are craving some social interaction of their own kind, theres many dogparks scattered about the state. For the most part, if its outside, and you can go, your furkids can go too. Just please make sure they are well behaved,controlled and you have a leash handy. One of my kids is quite easily frightened by strange dogs and it always sets the poor kid off when some strange dog comes tearing up to her, all eager to make a friend, but all she sees is a lunging animal w/teeth coming for her. So for everyones comfort and your pups safety, keep em by ya. But hey, long lonely stretches of beach a dogs dream come true.
Tiffany
oh yea, theres also eateries that will let your dogs stay outside dining w/you. Often bringing them a water bowl too....just check about.

Wow! Awesome that sounds great! So many more options than I could ever find our here in Southern Cali. I would say our dogs are very well behaved. Our 2 year old St. Bernard can be vocal, but loves to play and listens VERY well so she usually does good. And our new pup is a very quick learner and not vocal at all (which is a relief for us! haha). I'm looking forward to finding eateries that they can sit with us at too! Thank you very much!

OH - and we typically ALWAYS keep our dogs on leashes. No matter how good they are, you never know what'll happen!

SeeBee - Thank you again! We're thinking our new pup will like the beach (but our saint wasn't too happy about it when we took her hehe). And i'm glad to hear that input about the whole oregon-cali hating thing. I agree with you about these forums and that yeah, regardless there will always be the handful that want to stir up trouble. Thanks for the website!

EnricoV Perfect! Just what I need, thank you very much!!

[Ogopogo]

Wow, have fun! Portland is a lovely city!

[cloudnine88]

I'm sure we will. I'm REALLY excited about (GETTING OUT OF HERE!!!) hahha. Thank you!

[Wicked Felina]

Hi, cloudnine...

Try looking into this. I got the flyer adverstising the site in the mail yesterday. Might be worth a look. It lists tons of things to do -www.MtHoodTerritory.com

[cloudnine88]

^great! I will take a look thank you.