All dogs deserve vacations, but Dizzy -- a survivor of Hurricane Katrina, a pooch subjected to nearly daily jogs (gasp!) in Riverside Park, and a close personal friend of mine -- merited one more than most.

So his people, Doug and Meredith, recently showed him a good time at the beach in Delaware, while staying at the truly dog-friendly bed and breakfast, the Lazy L at Willow Creek, just outside of downtown Lewes.

As Joanne Cassidy, one of the innkeepers, notes in Meredith's story about the trip, in today's travel section of The Sun, there is a difference between "pet tolerant" and "pet friendly."

The inn sports a large dog run for ball chasing, cookie treats for snacking on, and ear scratching for pleasure. It even allows its canine guests on the furniture.

"We're on a first-name basis with Stanley Steamer," Cassidy said.

Dizzy had plenty of fellow canines to hang with at the beach, Meredith reports:

There was a beautiful golden retriever named Heather, a set of happy-go-lucky black and yellow labs named Mya and Porsha, an extra-furry border collie mix named Ralphie and a pair of standard poodles. Somehow, we didn't get many human names.

Of the five sets of guests this weekend - some from as far away as North Carolina and Pennsylvania - only one didn't bring along a dog. It's not a requirement, though not minding dogs and not being deathly allergic to them seem necessary.

(Photo by Meredith Cohn)