Idaho Beer
Idahoans enjoy beer. We enjoy it at a back yard cookout, while floating or boating on a river, or afterwards. It is served at most rodeos, family picnics and wedding receptions, watching sports in an
March 30, 2017
Our Dog Bark Park Blog
Spring 2017 Newsletter
Hello from Sweet Willy, It’s almost spring in Idaho! That means we’ve been working behind the scenes on projects before all the busy activity of summer arrives. This newsletter covers the following topics: – Dog
March 24, 2017
Behind the scenes during off-season & not so secret best recipe for bath cleaner
Every year on the 1st of November we say good-bye to our last guests of the season leaving Sweet Willy to his own thoughts & company for the winter. We turn off the heat, lights, &
March 17, 2017
Winter 2016 Newsletter
Today our first big snow of winter has arrived giving Sweet Willy a blanket of white. The big beagle hibernates until April 2017 when our lodging season re-opens. He housed a full calendar of guests
December 4, 2016
The Washington Post writes about Dog Bark Park
THE WASHINGTON POST . SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2016 BY MELANIE D.G. KAPLAN My beagle Darwin was no stranger to cross-country drives and adventures. During her decade of life, she and I drove from East to
May 7, 2016
Keeping Waste out of our Shipping Department
One large back corner of our studio contains a disorderly collection of cardboard boxes. Some are empty shipping cartons we’ve picked up when shopping the local grocery stores. We’ll use the boxes for shipping our dog
March 19, 2013
Winter Activities at Dog Bark Park, a blog by Frances Conklin
Winter activities at Dog Bark Park. What we do. Rebuild dog carving inventory. Create new designs for products, marketing, website, etc.
February 20, 2013
How we do it – create a German Shepherd dog carving that is
What seems uninteresting & unremarkable to artists is often not the case for non-artists. Many times artists’ fans & collectors are fascinated by the seemingly mysterious processes involved in the making of art. This blog will describe some of
December 11, 2012
Fun Source for planning Family Travel – FamilyDaysOut.com
This award-winning website, FamilyDaysOut.com, is a great resource for family travel planning. In existence for 16 or so years, the fun website is chockfull of ideas for places to go & places to stay for
September 26, 2012
Do you Zip Line? Idaho has 7
When asked what there is to do in Idaho besides come stay in the big dog for those expressing interest in adventure we mention Idaho’s spectacular zip lines. Four are located within a few hours
March 31, 2012
Sweet Willy is 10 years old – Specials offered
This year marks the 10th year that guests have been arriving to stay inside Sweet Willy’s giant dog body. Over his ten years, he has gained much notoriety and blazed trails for Dog Bark Park
February 27, 2012
February 2012 Newsletter
10th Anniversary Newsletter 10th Birthday ‘Pictour’ Other News Anniversary Announcement More than seven dog years have elapsed since our last newsletter. And we’re scratching our heads like frantic hounds trying to figure out where the
February 19, 2012
