Why is there a cat in our lobby, our dog guests have asked today!?!

Well, there is a story involved but first you must meet Annie Strayler Hofer.

Here she is pleading with her Dad to not make her pose in front of the Dog Christmas Tree

we have here in the lobby.

Once some of our guest dogs came in the lobby and saw her, she seemed to get into it and started to pose in front of their tree.

I think she was showing off in front of the dogs and trying to make them think she's Santa and responsible for all the toys and treats under the tree!

Annie Strayler is pretty special!

To make a tender and somewhat long story short, we don't take cats at the Looking Glass, only dogs, but this cat was a stray kitten found on the property that we cared for until just the right people came to rescue her from the elements and give her an amazing home. 

We named her Strayler thinking she was a stray from a trailer up the street. :)

And then one day, some of our guests, Gary in the photos here (and his wife Dianne,) met the kitten during a visit of theirs and after they left and drove all the way home, nearly 6 hours away, they came back!

They came back for the kitten!

Makes me cry!

They call her Annie but we call her Annie Strayler. :)

Did someone say rain?

Beautiful in Lincoln City for a couple months now, sunny every day, moon and stars out every night and yet in the lobby is RAIN!

Meet RAIN!

This is Mary Ann's new Labrador puppy! Mary Ann, the one who said she was never going to get another dog again, that Mary Ann!

Had to share this photo.... her 1st bath - Rain in the water she now loves!

She's 10 months old now, pretty small for a lab but growing up fast.

 Here are a couple more super cute puppy photos.

She loves riding in the car!

Isn't she cute!

Merry Christmas from Baxter!

Baxter stays here all the time, just about weekly and
 he wanted to pose in front of the dog tree too!

Merry Christmas Baxter! See you soon!

Merry Christmas!

Here is a picture of Paco by our Dog Christmas Tree.

This is our 9th year celebrating Christmas with our guest dogs via our Dog Christmas Tree!

All of the Looking Glass Inn dogs seem to know that Santa Claus comes by in December and leaves dog toys and treats under our pet tree. How does Santa always know what each dog wants?

PS - Paco works at the Looking Glass. He works at the Front Desk!

Shasta Rocks!

Thank you, we had a great stay!  Here is Shasta enjoying the beach and the couch! 

See you next time!

This particular picture we posted in an employee area here at the Looking Glass since we love this one so much! You rock Shasta!

Welcome to the Looking Glass, Can I Help You?

This is Paco! Paco is our newest member of our staff and in training but hard to find unless he happens to be in the chair when you arrive. He's usually cuddled up under a blanket on his bed, hiding from all the guests.

Peyton Has Made the Looking Glass Famous!

We recently stayed at your lovely hotel with our two dogs and one of our dogs photos at the beach made it into our local newspaper and he was wearing one of your bandanna's that we purchased from you! 

 Wow Peyton, how do we thank you?!

THANKS PEYTON!

Meet Skye - a Beautiful Chocolate Lab!

Here are some pictures of my dog Skye on our recent stay at the Looking Glass Inn. We had a blast and I just love your place! We will definitely be back!

Tender Good Bye Time - Meet Kira

From the family of Kira:

Hi there, we want to take this time to thank your staff for taking good care of us during our years of stay. As some of you may know our family pet Kira, has been sick with cancer. As a result we decided to put Kira to sleep to allow her to go to the better place, free of worries, sicknesses and leashes. She enjoyed her recent last stay with you. She felt at ease to come back and we believe that she stayed strong so that she would have the chance to come back to Lincoln City. Though she has left us physically, she is always with us in spirit. We will have Kira's ashes in over a week's time and at that point we will make arrangements to come back to your hotel. It will be hard for us but we really feel that it is our little special place. Please do us the honor of posting her picture on your website or in your lobby photo album as it would really mean a lot to us. Thank you to the staff for all your kindness and support. We will see you all really soon. 

What a Beautiful Dog you are Kira!

From Presley...

Hello! I am Presley, I'm a 7-year old Shepherd/Lab mix and I stayed at the Looking Glass Inn with my mom Janine on Friday August 5th. It as our first time at the Inn and we'll definitely be back!

I felt so at home and welcomed at the Looking Glass. I knew we had found a great place to stay when we walked into the office and noticed the stack of dog beds and doggie baskets filled with treats and other doggie necessities that came in super handy! I also got several treats while mom was checking in, sweet!

This is me and the picture below is the basket they gave me!

I also loved the screen door for the room. Mom left the door open while she unpacked so I could watch what was going on outside without getting tempted to wander outside, pretty neat! The neighbor dog, a yellow lab, liked it too and so we'd be watching all the outside activity, side by side, each of us in our room looking out through the screen.

Mom and I hung out at the beach for awhile in the early evening. We watched the seagulls dive for fish and catch some! I had fun "doggie watching," there was a poodle named 'Lucky' who got into the water to get nice and wet, then rolled around in the sand afterwards, crazy! We laughed so hard at that! But the best part was the tummy rub I got while I took a snooze in the cool sand.

These are pictures of me again!

Well we had a great weekend! Thank You!

PS: Thanks for suggesting the Drift Creek Falls hike to my mom, we really enjoyed the well-maintained trail, the suspension bridge and the falls, pretty neat!

 

This last picture is of me and my mom on the suspension bridge!

Meet our guest Piper!

This is Piper enjoying the Looking Glass and the beach!

And here is note from her Mom and Dad....

This was Piper's first time at the ocean and she had lots of fun and met new friends. The Looking Glass is one of the best places we have stayed. We loved that it is so dog friendly! I'm sure we will be back again. The Tsunami scare added a little excitement and we were glad to hear that it didn't hit hard there.
Thanks so much for the early warning.
We will be sure to recommend the Looking Glass to our friends!

My people and I had a lot of fun, despite the weather.

Thank you for helping us enjoy our time there.

Also thank you for the special basket just for me!

I had so much fun climbing on the driftwood.

I think I see seals out there.

Dad and I on the beach.

I had a great time running on the dunes.

Sure is nice to relax after a run on the beach.

Mom and I enjoying some quiet time.

Chance!

What a beautiful photo Chance!  Thanks for sending it!

Here's a note from the family of this beautiful dog... 

 We have been visiting since Chance was 1 year old. He just turned 3 on February 28th 2011. The Looking Glass is his very favorite place to go. The staff all make him feel so special and like one of the family. We are all looking forward to the next time.

See you soon!

Introducing Barney and Clyde!

Barney is on the left and Clyde is on the right and they had a great time during Clyde's first visit to the Looking Glass Inn. Can you tell who the land-dog is and who is the sea-dog?

Thank you Looking Glass for everything you do for us dogs and our people!

Fondly, Barney and Clyde

This is not your average dog!

Meet Stella! Stella is a very special guest of the Looking Glass and has sent us this picture of herself relaxing around her own home. She doesn't seem to want her picture taken while she stays with us. Not yet anyway. 

Milo is 2!!

This is Max and Milo and Milo is on the right.

Milo and his brother Max came to spend his birthday with Us!

Here are the comments Milo's family left us after their recent "birthday stay".... "it was such a special weekend for all of us, very nice that the time was taken to make Milo the nice birthday greeting. He also had a comfy doggie bed, treats (which he was nice enough to share with his brother Max.) We always love spending time at the Looking Glass with our boys, I know we'll be up that way again before too long."



Meet Eddie!

"Edgar" has stayed at the Looking Glass Inn many times but these are his first "public" photos on our Dog Blog.

Come back soon Eddie!

U R SO SPECIAL!

From the family of "Dexter"...

In October of 2010 we were blessed to adopt our boy Dexter.

He's a minature American Eskimo who fit right into our family. My children and I take a beach weekend trip every February and we were worried that we would have to leave Dexter at a kennel when we took our annual trip, which would have made us feel like a family member short.

Luckily, we found The Looking Glass Inn! When we saw that you were dog friendly and directly across the street from our favorite Mo's Clam Chowder location, we were in heaven.

The whole family, Dexter included, loved every second spent there together.

He loves to stand on the chair near the window and watch the people coming and going from the beach, or take walks on the beach with the family. Thank you for making our family beach trips memorable for all of us and allowing us to bring our best friend along.

We recommend you to all our friends with dogs and will continue to return for many years to come.

A HUGE thank you to the Martin Family! For the kind words, staying with us, letting us meet Dexter

and have him as our guest and for recommending us to others! Looking forward to your next visit!

A Special Tribute to a Special Dog....LUCY

Lucy has been coming to The Looking Glass Inn for the past 6 years with her family with September 2010 being the most recent trip. Unfortunately, she passed away on November 8. She is missed dearly. We loved bringing our WHOLE family to The Looking Glass ... including Jared, Melanie, Rebekah, Jennah, Emilie and Heath ... and our other dog Calamity Jane (Callie). We look forward to our visits every year, but we must say the next one is going to be a little bittersweet. Lucy has been a part of our family for 11 1/2 years and we miss her everyday. MaryAnn, the manager at The Looking Glass, has been a blessing to us in this very difficult time. She offered much support to us after going through her own loss of Joelle. We are going to miss seeing Joelle when we come to visit. Thank you again for all the support and we hope to see you soon.


Love and Blessings,
Melanie

This is Lucy!

And this was a difficult post for me to make. This little gal is not only special but she belonged to a special family also. A family that the Lord God intrusted to care for her. The loss of a dog is so difficult to bare, truly a struggle that changes us as much as having a dog in our life to care for does. 

Mary Ann

Motel Manager