We started this dog blog in 2011 and Peanut Butter Brickle and Digby Pancake have written a dog blog to you every week day since! 

Digby passed away in 2021, Brickle passed away in 2024. Fruitycake has now taken over their hard work. And the blog continues to this day, now from Italy.

We were moving from our home in Lutz, Florida to Sonoma, California in 2011. We had adopted two rescue dogs, Peanut Butter Brickle and Digby Pancake, and we wanted to show how to safely move with dogs.

We didn’t start the blog or Facebook page at the beginning to help other dogs.  But soon, we realized that we had so many fans following us and interested in our day that we had to use this page for good.  So our new mission became to “Make Rescues The Breed of Choice!”

In 2012, after moving to California, we fell on hard times when we lost our jobs and were part of the housing collapse.  We headed right on back to Florida again with our 2 Traveling Dogs in tow.  We decided to stop working at jobs we hated and we stared making dog treats, calling our company Your Dog’s Diner.  Our aim was to grow our company for a few years and then head on back to California.  We had no idea how long and complicated this decision would prove to be.

Changing the way people viewed dog treats was not easy.  Cooking for your dog was a new concept to many, but we were up for the challenge.  We started on our journey in 2012 with making thousands of our treat mixes for BarkBox.  We branched out into ready-made treats in 2015 with our Pizza Pawty pizza crust dog treats, being featured in BarkBox also and around the country.

In 2015, we decided to put our home up for sale again and in nine days, it sold.  Now what?  We decided to do something crazy and embark with our 2 Traveling Dogs in an RV and visit all the 48 contiguous states and visit a rescue in each state! Our trip began in May 2016 and we kept going, financing all of our own rescue work until 2024. In 2024, we took a chance and moved to Italy to receive an Italian rustico and develop a wildlife and animal oasis and education center for people and rescues around the world!

Everyday on our Facebook page, you will find that we share animals in our nation’s shelters that usually have 24 hours or less to live.  We think it is our duty to give these animals one last chance.  But we don’t save lives.  Our fans do by sharing these posts!  Please join us and help us make a difference.  We can’t do it without YOU.

Animal rescue is often not thought of as fun.  But telling our dogs’ stories on their daily dog blog allows you to see the world through a rescue dog’s eyes. And you will know, after reading our blog for just a few days that they appreciate the second chance they have at life.

We thank our 2 Traveling Dogs family for their support!

-Girl Person

 
Our dreams of making this property in Italy a refuge for animals and wildlife and a way to make a difference around the world by educating and encouraging others to do the same is a real focus now. If you’d like to continue to help us, we absolutely thank you. And we love you!

PayPal for rescue plans: https://tinyurl.com/UTCVision
PayPal for blog support https://tinyurl.com/Fruitycakeblog
Venmo: travelingdogs2
Zelle: rachael@2travelingdogs.com