[Gocamino] Dogs on the camino

[Kinsey Oleman]

Do you have more information on dogs on the camino? 
I'm wanting to Camino again this fall and was hoping
to do some hospitalero time. I got myself a puppy last
fall, he's really helped with my depression and I'm
loathe to leave him for very long at all. That and he
whines non-stop when I'm gone, we're quite attached. I
know that dogs aren't allowed in hostels, so I was
wondering if anyone has information on walking with
their dogs.

kinsey

--- blaroli at aol.com wrote:

> Hello you all,
> My dear e-friend Dave (our GoCamino listserv "M),
> who doesn't let me get away with anything, has just
> reminded me that a couple of years ago I was
> agitating for some form of official recognition for
> those dogs who've made the walk to Santiago....
> sometimes from as far away as Germany, Austria and
> Holland.
> Well, it is perfectly true, but I really just wanted
> some sort of a commemorative Santiago medal that
> could be affixed to their collars, sort-of like the
> St. Francis medals that we affix today.
>  I'm grateful to Dave for bringing the matter up. At
> the next general meeting of the Archconfraternity
> that I attend I'm going to screw-up the courage to
> bring the issue up, fairly confident that I'll find
> sufficient dog-lover pilgrims willing to fund the
> proposal (already a few New York friends have
> offered their $$$ help).
> I may add that when one goes to Jerusalem as a
> pilgrim the tourist office there will give a
> "certificate of visit" to anyone who requests it.
> But, when one goes to the church of the Holy
> Sepulcher and wishes a memorial document bearing
> one's name the priests will only grant one after one
> has attended Mass and taken Communion.
> While many Santiago pilgrims are neither Catholic,
> nor particularly religious, the information provided
> by the Pilgrims' office unfailingly shows that among
> those pilgrims who receive the Compostela more than
> 90% undertook the pilgrimage for religious or
> religious/cultural reasons. 
> My own pilgrimages have been primarily religious, as
> have been those of most of the pilgrims I know.  My
> very dear e-mail friend, Kat Gower, recently
> undertook part of a pilgrimage in France as a plea
> for the recovery of my recent back injuries.
> Thanks a million millions, Kat. Your devotion
> worked. In fact, it worked so well that I even went
> waltzing last night in this delicious Vienna!
>  
> Big hug to you all,
>  
> Rosina
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rebrites at yahoo.com
> To: casharus at yahoo.com; GoCamino at oakapple.net
> Sent: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 4:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [Gocamino] Children on the camino
> 
> 
> I think communion is between the communee and
> whatever
> significance he attaches to the moment and the
> medium.
> It's a lot like a Compostela. To some it's just a
> piece of paper; to others it is the culmination of
> their entire hike, a much-appreciated official seal
> of
> community. 
> 
> Children really dig the community and the Official
> Approval Certificate aspect of the Compostela, I am
> sure...It's like winning a ribbon in the school
> science fair. I imagine it's especially hard for a
> child to accept not getting the paper if his bigger
> brother or sister get one and he doesn't. It's not
> FAIR!  
> 
> I think the unfairness is that some tour operators
> take their 4-star customers on van-supported daily
> hikes on selected bits of camino trail, then run
> hither and yon with a handful of credencials
> collecting sellos for them. At the end of the trail
> the hikers are herded into the cathedral office with
> their pristine credencials and handed the same
> compostela given to long-distance hikers. 
> ...but then pikers and hustlers have been a part of
> the trail for centuries!   
> 
> I don't object to supported hikers; I was a camino
> tourist myself a while back. But now that I have a
> sello (a right nice one, I might add!)  I am careful
> who I give it to. One per customer. And any little
> kid
> who's hiking that far is first in line!  
> 
> 
>  
>
____________________________________________________________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail
> beta.
> http://new.mail.yahoo.com
> _______________________________________________
> Gocamino mailing list
> Gocamino at oakapple.net
>
http://mailman.oakapple.net/mailman/listinfo/gocamino
>
________________________________________________________________________
> Check out the new AOL.  Most comprehensive set of
> free safety and security tools, free access to
> millions of high-quality videos from across the web,
> free AOL Mail and more.
> _______________________________________________
> Gocamino mailing list
> Gocamino at oakapple.net
>
http://mailman.oakapple.net/mailman/listinfo/gocamino
> 



 
____________________________________________________________________________________
Cheap talk?
Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates.
http://voice.yahoo.com