NOTE: The Web sites listed are intended as resources only. They are not a substitute for professional veterinary care. We recommended consulting a certified animal trainer before beginning any pet training program.

Area Stores for Supplies and Food

• Animall
• Paws in the City
• Unleashed the Dog Store

 
Popular Leashed Parks

• Bond Park (lots of events here)
• Lake Johnson
• Apex Community Park (aka Lake Pine)
• Crowder District Park
• Falls Lake
• Hemlock Bluffs
• Lake Crabtree
• Lake Lynn
• Shelley Lake
• Umstead State Park

 Travel

• Dog Friendly
• Pet Friendly
• Pet Friendly Travel
• Pet Travel
• Pets Welcome
• Trips with Pets

Training and Activities
Proper training, socialization and exercise are essential to having a happy, healthy pet. Explore these activities and see how much stronger the bond between you and your dog can become.

• Agility and Fun & Games
• Canine Good Citizen  all dogs should have it!
• Conformation
• Disc Dog
• Dock Diving
• Earthdog
• Flyball
• Herding
• Rally obedience
• Search and Rescue
• Therapy 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Local All Breed Rescue and Pet Adoption

• A New Leash on Life
• APS of Durham
• Best Friends Pet Adoption
• Independent Animal Rescue
• Johnston County Animal Protection League
• Palisades Animal Rescue
• Pawfect Match
• Paw Prints Animal Rescue
• Saving Grace
• Second Chance
• SPCA of Wake County

 Magazines

• Dog Living Magazine (local-Raleigh to coast)
• Triangle Dog 
• The Bark
• Dog Watch
• Animal Wellness
• Healthy Pet
• Whole Dog Journal
• Dog World