Where to stay with a dog in Ashland, Ore.

Whether traveling through or staying on for some Shakespeare, if you need a hotel in Ashland, Ore., that will welcome your dog I recommend trying the Best Western Windsor Inn.

Best Western is quickly becoming my go-to choice for traveling with my dog. Firstly, they only charge you about $25, and secondly they provide you with actual “pet-friendly” touches like sheets for the furniture and treats for your companion.

Much friendlier than other places that charged me $100 while not giving me one measly biscuit or even a sheet to help me keep the room clean and avoid even more fees.

The Windsor Inn has grassy areas for the dog to enjoy doing its business on, and plenty of rose bushes for the human to enjoy while waiting.

Another nice touch for the humans: the complimentary breakfast bar had surprisingly healthy options, like oatmeal you could top with nuts and dried fruit.

This location is cheaper than the Best Western in downtown Ashland, and closer to I-5 if you are traveling through.

Changes afoot for “Doggie Disneyland” near San Francisco

I am forever grateful to the fellow dog owner who told me about Fort Funston, which she described as a “Doggie Disneyland,” located just south of San Francisco along the Great Highway.

And it can be the perfect dog park, as its dunes, trails and long stretch of beach are usually teeming with dogs happily running loose, some let free just a few feet from the parking lots.

But less of the park will be so free soon as new rules are being proposed by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area that will require dogs to be on-leash in some areas, and require people to have a permit if they want to bring more than three dogs at a time.

I don’t have a problem with the new rules, as dogs are still allowed off-leash on the route I’ve always taken to the beach, as well as the beach itself. And I think limiting the amount of dogs that one person can bring is reasonable.

However, the changes are more drastic for the other areas in the GGNRA that will allow dog walking, as only seven of those would allow off-leash dogs.

After leaving Fort Funston’s sand, dogs will need to be leashed for most of the walk north on Ocean Beach to the Cliff House, as the off-leash area only begins north of Lincoln Way.

But perhaps the most controversial part of the proposed new rules is that no off-leash areas will remain in the GGNRA areas in San Mateo County.

The public can comment on the proposed rules until May 25 by mail to Superintendent, GGNRA, Dog Management Proposed Rules, Building 201, Fort Mason, San Francisco CA 94123.

It can be read at:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2016-03731.pdf