About me & Cici…

A tail of true love

it is 3 am, do you know where your puppy dog is? cici, my sweet puppy girl, is in her favorite spot on the bed, curled up into a ball, nose nuzzling my belly button… apparently, my belly makes a nice soft cushy pillow. any minute now, she is going to start woofing, twitching and shaking and I am going to say, “get your paw off me” … now if that ain’t true love, I don’t know what is…

Hello and welcome. my name is Cici and I am a 3 year old Dalmatian mixed with terrier (maybe American Bulldog or Staffordshire) rescue girl. I have played with more than 400 dogs at dog parks, dog beaches and at homes… my favorites dogs are Golden Retrievers and Labs and Labradoodles, ok, Jack Russells and Boxers, too, but I have also had fun with Blue Heelers, Border Collies, Cairn Terriers, Dalmatians, Daschunds, German Shepherds, Golden Retrievers, Goldendoodles, Great Danes, Hound dogs, King Charles Spaniels, mutt mixes like myself, Poodles, Queensland Heelers, Shiz Tsu’s, and more…

Note from CeliaSue: Cici, my three year old Dalmatian mix was born and raised in a shelter in Las Vegas. She may be related to the infamous Mendocino Dot Dog who had puppies in Las Vegas after leaving Mendo. She was adopted by some people who wanted a guard dog. Cici is NOT a guard dog and she was put in the middle of a domestic violence situation. It was dangerous and I rescued her from the situation when Cici was six months old.

From there, Cici and I traveled to 29 Palms and Joshua Tree and then Sequoia National Park and came back in Carson City, Nevada where we lived on a farm. The farm had chickens, cows, horses, llamas and sheep. After several months, we traveled to Ashland, Oregon and eventually found a new home in Gardnerville, NV.

Our adventures continued last summer. We left Gardnerville, NV for greener pastures including Bullhead City, Green Valley, Sedona and Tucson, Arizona, and Jean and Primm, NV outlet malls and Laughlin and Mesquite, Nevada. Last summer we spent ruffing it camping and stayed in motels and yurts in Ashland, Crater Lake, Eugene, Florence, Klamath Falls, and Medford. We have stayed at the Ritz Carleton, Hilton, Best Westerns, Luxury Spas, LaQuinta and Motel 6’s and all types of lodging in between.

In California, some of the places we’ve traveled to include Ahwanee, Bodega Bay, Calistoga, Cambria, Carmel, Crescent City, Eureka, Garberville, Guerneville, Half Moon Bay, Healdsburg, Huntington Beach, Idyllwild, Indio, Irvine, Jenner, Lake Oroville, Mendocino, Menlo Park, Monterey, Napa, Nevada City, Newport Beach, Orick, Pacific Grove, Palm Springs, Paso Robles, Philo, Rutherford, San Diego, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol and Sonora, CA… So many places to list!

Cici has visited deserts, redwood forests (Armstrong Woods, Avenue of the Giants and Jackson Forest), lakes, rivers, ocean beaches, stayed at an RV Park and listened to Elks mating in Orick, met Santa Claus, and so much more !

She thinks she is the welcoming committee and official greeter at Borders book store, Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe’s, pet friendly wineries such as Navarro’s and Toulouse in Anderson Valley, as well as many other venues.

Here at Have Dog Blog Will Travel, you will find an extensive selection of articles and resources right at your pawtips. Visit with us awhile, enjoy advice from experts, fun photos of my dog Cici (mixed breed: Dalmatian and terrier of unknown origin), top dogs and other pet friendly travel information.

Journey with us on our dog friendly adventures, travels to dog friendly beaches, chocolate venues in California, Oregon and Nevada as well as other fun dog friendly travel destinations, laugh at dog antics and human foibles, then join the fun here at (formerly Cuppa Writing for the Soul and Travel, She Wrote, now Have Dog Blog Will Travel)… and if you’re an innkeeper, pet friendly business, animal rescue organization or dog owner, you will also receive free tips about writing funraising letters, press releases and other fun stuff…

Please feel free to sign our guestbook, leave a comment and read about our latest dog friendly adventures wagging our tails along doggie trails.  And whatever you do, keep your furry four paws up.  Happy belly rubs !

Me and Cici…

I am a published writer, editor and publicity director, specializing in writing articles, blogs, newsletters, press releases and website copy, bringing media attention and traffic to my clients business. I spin words into profits and manage projects only for clients that I believe in. I also write about my travels with my sweet dog Cici.

Cici is a three year old Dalmatian mixed breed polka dottie terrier of unknown origin  who loves to show off her pink belly… She was rescued by CeliaSue because she was in a very dangerous situation and since she is the sweetest dog on the planet, they became best friends and traveling buddies. Cici is the friendliest dog, and CeliaSue welcomes hiring her out for her foot washing and shoe cleaning services. Cici is also available for tail wagging, sniffing out cats, chasing bikes, skateboards and motorcycles, and bug and lizard stalking.

CeliaSue Hecht has been in the pet care and pet friendly travel field since she adopted a feral kitten named Ginger at the age of 10. She first worked for animal organizations in Las Vegas (The Animal Foundation) taking care of the cats, doing adoptions at PetSmart, and later worked for Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, doing PR and writing work. She has written about animals for numerous publications including Pet Folio magazine, in Reno, Nevada.  She sometimes does pet sitting making sure that dogs are walked, brushed and given lots of treats and TLC. Her dream is to create a holistic pet healing center  and daycare camp/ranch with all of the amenities.  She also loves cetaceans, has gone on various whale watching tours and wants to swim with dolphins.

She specializes in writing about people, business, pets, spirituality, health, travel and the arts. She is writing several books and co-author of five romantic travel guides.  She has been published in more than 40 publications, including top 100 newspapers and national magazines, over the last 25 years (see writing credits link below).   She began her writing career as a news and features reporter and photographer.  We are currently traveling in California.  Cici is CS’s Social Butterfly assistant in “Pup-Lick Relations.”

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Contact CeliaSue and Cici at author444 at yahoo.com  or call us at: 702-225-8206

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yes, I got my haircut (almost bald but cool for summer)… cici doesn’t mind…

she’s getting sleepy now…