Comprehensive dog friendly city guides, and articles on travelling with your dog, wherever you are going. Roch Society members can request custom city guides on demand, and we will compile them for you!
Rochester is the southeast Minnesota city people travel to for the Mayo Clinic, with a lake park a few minutes from downtown, a 329 acre wooded park with a sandstone cave, two off-leash dog parks and brewery patios that take dogs. Where to stay, drink and walk with a dog in Rochester.
Leeds is the big Victorian city of West Yorkshire, with a 700 acre park bought by its council in 1871, a country estate at its eastern edge where dogs run off the lead, and a seven mile trail from the university to the woods. Where to stay, drink and walk with a dog in Leeds.
Scottsdale is the desert resort city east of Phoenix, with an Old Town of patios, a green wash running through its middle and more than 30,500 acres of preserved Sonoran Desert on its northern edge. Where to stay, eat and walk with a dog, and the heat rule the city asks every owner to follow.
Aberdeen is the granite city of north east Scotland, with a sandy beach along its eastern edge, Victorian parks given to the town by its own citizens and an old railway line running west up the Dee. Where to stay, drink and walk with a dog in Aberdeen.
Richmond is Virginia's capital, a river city with 600 acres of park along both banks of the James, a canal path through downtown and a cluster of beer gardens that keep a place for the dog. Where to stay, drink and walk with a dog in Richmond.
Baltimore is Maryland's harbour city on the Patapsco, all rowhouses, old breweries and Victorian parks, with a mile-long riverside loop round Fort McHenry open to dogs on a lead. Where to stay, drink and walk, from a Mount Vernon mansion to a taproom on an old ballpark.
Tampa, on Florida's Gulf coast, is a city built along a river and a bay, with a 2.6 mile Riverwalk, a 4.5 mile bayside sidewalk and two beaches where dogs can swim. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk, from a Riverwalk hotel to a brewery patio in the old cigar district.
Indianapolis, the capital of Indiana, is laced with trails a dog can walk for miles, from a canal towpath to an old railway line. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk, from a taproom with its own dog park to an ice cream station that gives dogs a free treat.
Detroit sits on the Detroit River across from Canada, and its riverfront, an old railway cutting and an island park give a dog more than a dozen miles of walking. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk, from a 1929 firehouse turned hotel to a bar built round a dog park.
St. Louis is the Mississippi River city of the Gateway Arch, and the park that hosted the 1904 World's Fair now has 30 miles of paths open to any dog on a lead. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk, from a century-old hotel in the Central West End to a paved trail that runs past Grant's Farm.
Kyoto is Japan's old imperial capital, where most temple gates stay shut to dogs but the Kamo River, the parks and the Higashiyama hills are open to any dog on a lead. Where to stay, eat and walk, and the import rules that decide whether a visiting dog gets into Japan at all.
Inverness is the Highland capital on the River Ness, a few miles from Loch Ness, and Scottish law lets a dog under control walk almost anywhere around it. Where to stay, eat and walk, from the Ness Islands and the Caledonian Canal to the 79 mile Great Glen Way.
Memphis is the Mississippi River city of the blues, barbecue and The Peabody's marching ducks, and it walks better with a dog than most people expect. Where to stay, eat and walk, from a footbridge across the Mississippi to an old-growth forest in the middle of town.
Santa Fe is New Mexico's adobe capital, a small high desert city whose trails start where the streets stop. Where to stay, eat and walk with a dog there, from a 1600s inn in the Barrio de Analco to 24 miles of foothill trail on the edge of town.
Pittsburgh sets aside seven areas where a dog may legally run off the lead, and its taprooms and riverside patios take dogs too. Where to stay, drink and walk with a dog in Pittsburgh, from the woods of Frick Park to a dog bar in the Strip District.
A dachshund was Munich's Olympic mascot, and the city still lets dogs into its beer gardens, cafés and great parks. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Munich, from a dog spa café on Odeonsplatz to the gravel banks of the Isar.
A resort whose bikes come with a trailer for the dog, a beer garden on the river that loves dogs, a brewery costume parade and the off lead commons at Alston Park. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Napa.
A neighbourhood bistro on Hornsgatan with a menu for the dog, an Old Town hotel with a V.I.D. package, a royal landscape park and free rides on the metro. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Stockholm.
Off-lead play in Wagner Park, a free gondola ride to lunch at the Sundeck, a wagyu menu for the dog at The Little Nell and the trail to Crater Lake under the Maroon Bells. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Aspen.
A beer hall with a 69.78 metre bar and water bowls for the dog, a butcher's canteen, a Viennese café in Malá Strana and free rides on the trams for a muzzled dog. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Prague.
A dog cafe in Sheikh Zayed, a beer with the dog in Maadi, an enclosed dog park in Ard El Golf and a desert canyon on the edge of the city. Where to stay, eat and walk with a dog in Cairo, and the paperwork to sort first.
Two dog cafes, a members' dog park at The Groves and an evening walk on the lead through Wadi Hanifah. Where to stay, eat and walk with a dog in Riyadh, and the import rules to read before anything else.
Bone-shaped chicken and carrot cookies at a Palermo brunch house, a biscuit on the patio of the Museo Evita's restaurant and a fenced dog run in squares across the city. Where to stay, eat and walk with a dog in Buenos Aires, and the rules to know first.
A chicken treat on the house for every dog at a Tijuca wine bar, a fruit ice lolly made for dogs on Avenida Atlântica and an agility class by the Lagoa. Where to stay, eat and walk with a dog in Rio de Janeiro, and the rules to know first.
