best "dog friendly" place to live

    • Silver

    best "dog friendly" place to live

     What do you think is the best "dog friendly" state and/or city, in the United States, to live?

    With lots of parks, trails, beaches, etc for you and your leashed dog to go.   

    • Gold Top Dog

    I live outside of Boston and I think it's very dog friendly. We have beaches, state parks, dog parks, hotels...all allowing dogs.

    Here's a quick write up I found:

    Boston, Massachusetts - The public trains and subway cars (Boston T) allows well-behaved, leashed dogs of all sizes to tag along, making Boston one of the easiest cities to get around for people vacationing with dogs. An abundance of parks, including Boston Common, the Arnold Arboretum and Back Bay Fens give you and your dog an escape from the busy city. You can also hike the 2 mile city Freedom Trail with your dog (follow the red arrows on the sidewalk), visit the Faneuil Hall Marketplace, or take a horse and carriage ride together through historic areas. For swimming you can visit Carson Beach. Out of town nearby dog-friendly trips include Cape Cod and Bar Harbor. Room for Improvement - Restaurant pet policies seem to change quite often here.

    http://www.dogfriendly.com/server/newsletters/toptenc2005.shtml

    • Gold Top Dog

     I really where I live. We have 2 official dog parks, one having trails, woods, a lake to swim in, etc. there's several unofficial dog parks too - one is on MSU campus where MSU has granted doggy rights to a certain area throughout the year. Many people opt for this location when the dog parks get too muddy or too crowded.

    There is a great agility club here. We have the best vet school around (MSU), a dog friendly email group for people to email dog events going on throughout our area and beyond, you can also find local dog walkers, groomers and so on within this email group. We have many free (to everyone) rabies clinics and low cost ($6-$10) micro chippings every year run the county animal control (they do an event like this every 3 months or so). there's several special doggy shops (boutiques, doggy ice cream shops, doggy home made treat stores, etc) and just a ton of nature preserves and parks to hike trails.

    It's a great place to live for dogs imo.