Paroma Chakravarty

Paroma Chakravarty is a scientist by profession who lives in San Francisco, California with her husband and her 14 year old Tibetan Spaniel mix. She blogs at Year of the Monkey as a hobby and documents her travel adventures, culinary discoveries, local SF guides and dog-friendly destinations. When not losing sleep over experiments and writing scientific papers, Paroma loves to explore new places, try new cuisine and improve her photography. Her goal is to encourage more people to explore California's natural beauty with their dogs. Follow Paroma on Instagram or Facebook.

Dog-Friendly San Francisco: A Resident Dog Mom’s Guide

June 3, 2026

This is a guest post from Paroma Chakravarty of Year of the Monkey. San Francisco is one of those cities loved by humans and canines alike and perhaps even more by canine-loving humans or those owned by canines, i.e. someone like me. The city is only 49 square miles (really pint-sized for an American metropolis), but … Read more