City Guides

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!

People walking along a curving wooden boardwalk over the blue water of Bellingham Bay, with wooded shoreline beyond
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Dog Friendly City Guide: Bellingham, Washington

A boardwalk over Bellingham Bay, a stone bridge above a waterfall in the middle of town, forest trails where a dog can run off the lead, brewery taprooms that let dogs in, and a waterfront hotel where your dog joins you at the bar. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Bellingham.

Buffalo Bayou winding between green banks and a sloping lawn in Buffalo Bayou Park, Houston
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Dog Friendly City Guide: Houston, Texas, USA

Bayou trails, a city of fenced dog parks, brewery beer gardens that say yes and a state law that opens restaurant patios to dogs. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Houston, and the rules that shape the day.

People walking small dogs along a tree lined path in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo
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Dog Friendly City Guide: Tokyo, Japan

Shaded park avenues, a dozen metropolitan dog runs, cafes built around the dog and a riverside terrace in Asakusa. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Tokyo, and the rules that shape the day.

A dirt trail through golden grass on a ridge in Almaden Quicksilver County Park, with hills beyond
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Dog Friendly City Guide: San Jose, USA

Golden hills ringed with dog friendly county parks, a city of fenced dog runs, a brewery that lets dogs inside and a state law that opens patios to them. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in San Jose.

A wide gravel path through tall trees along Forbidden Drive in Wissahickon Valley Park, with a wooden fence on the right
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Dog Friendly City Guide: Philadelphia, USA

A wooded gorge with fifty miles of trails inside the city limits, leafy squares, riverside paths, a beer garden with its own dog park and two hotels where dogs stay free. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Philadelphia.

A sandy trail through green chaparral towards rocky peaks under a blue sky in Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego
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Dog Friendly City Guide: San Diego, USA

A beach where dogs run free around the clock, an island ringed by a five mile path, canyon trails, brewery patios in North Park and two A ranked hotels downtown. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in San Diego.

Green lawns and palm trees sloping down Mission Dolores Park towards the downtown San Francisco skyline under a blue sky
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Dog Friendly City Guide: San Francisco, USA

Free stays at Four Seasons and 1 Hotel, off-leash running at Dolores Park and McLaren Park, bluff walks at Fort Funston, and beer halls where the dog takes a seat outside. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in San Francisco.

Dogs and their owners on the Long Meadow in Prospect Park on an autumn morning, with a great yellow tree behind
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Dog Friendly City Guide: New York City, USA

Free stays beside Central Park, off-leash mornings on the Long Meadow, a harbourside taproom in Red Hook and a Hell's Kitchen patio built around dogs. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in New York City.

The east trail of Runyon Canyon climbing a dry chaparral hillside above palms and eucalyptus in Los Angeles, with walkers on the summit
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Dog Friendly City Guide: Los Angeles, USA

Canyon trails with off-leash ground, a dog beach in Long Beach, brewery patios across the city and an A+ hotel in Santa Monica. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Los Angeles, and the beach rule worth knowing first.

A shaded woodland trail winding between trees in Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park, Austin
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Dog Friendly City Guide: Austin, Texas, USA

A city map full of off-leash parks, shaded beer gardens that say yes and a state law that opens restaurant patios to dogs. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Austin, and the rules that shape the day.

A paved greenway path crossing a bridge with black railings between trees and shrubs under a blue sky
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Dog Friendly City Guide: Charlotte, USA

Greenways that follow the creeks for miles, fenced dog parks run by the county, and a German biergarten under old oaks where a leashed dog is part of the crowd. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Charlotte.

People and dogs on a wide gravel trail between trees in the Magnuson Park off-leash area, with hills beyond
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Dog Friendly City Guide: Seattle, USA

A free stay at Kimpton Hotel Monaco, more than a dozen off-leash areas including a lakeshore run at Magnuson Park, and beer gardens where the dog is part of the crowd. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Seattle.

A tree lined path through Boston Common in autumn, with orange leaves overhead and walkers on the path
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Dog Friendly City Guide: Boston, USA

Free stays at two of Back Bay's best hotels, an off-lead lawn on Boston Common, beer gardens on the Charles and a city scheme that opens restaurant patios to dogs. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Boston.

A narrow earth trail winding through tall mossy firs and green undergrowth in Forest Park, Portland
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Dog Friendly City Guide: Portland, USA

Five thousand acres of forest inside the city limits, off lead fields under the firs, a cafe with its own dog menu and bar patios up and down Mississippi Avenue. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Portland, Oregon.

A paved greenway path curving between trees and meadow beside a pond in Shelby Bottoms, Nashville
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Dog Friendly City Guide: Nashville, USA

Brewery patios, a rooftop arcade bar, a dog park with its own bar and a riverside park two miles from downtown. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Nashville, and the park rules worth knowing before you go.

A stone dust path and a bench beside autumn trees and salt marsh on Back Cove, with the Portland skyline across the water
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Dog Friendly City Guide: Portland, Maine

A shoreline loop round Back Cove, a hillside above Casco Bay where dogs run free out of season, and brewery patios with water bowls waiting. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Portland, Maine, and the rules that shape the day.

A dirt trail winding across green foothill slopes at Horsetooth Mountain Open Space with mountains on the horizon
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Dog Friendly City Guide: Fort Collins, Colorado

Foothill trails a few miles from downtown, brewery patios that were made for a dog at your feet, and fenced parks with room to run. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Fort Collins, and the rules that shape the day.

A paved riverside trail curving along the San Antonio River on the Mission Reach under a high cloudy sky
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Dog Friendly City Guide: San Antonio, Texas, USA

A river you can walk for miles, Spanish missions whose national park welcomes dogs on every trail, and ice houses built for long evenings outdoors. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in San Antonio, and the rules that shape the day.

A grassy shoreline path beside White Rock Lake in Dallas under a clear blue sky
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Dog Friendly City Guide: Dallas, USA

A rail line turned into a three and a half mile green corridor, a lake ringed with trail and a downtown dog park built over a freeway. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Dallas, and the patio rules that decide where your dog can sit.

Runners on the path beneath spreading live oaks in Audubon Park, New Orleans
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Dog Friendly City Guide: New Orleans, USA

Live oaks older than the city's streets, a permit dog park in City Park and brewery taprooms that keep bowls and treats behind the bar. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in New Orleans.

A lakeside path under live oaks at Lake Eola Park, with the water and downtown Orlando beyond
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Dog Friendly City Guide: Orlando, USA

A city of lakes with paths round many of them, brewery patios in the Milk District and a botanical garden that keeps the gate open for dogs. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Orlando, beyond the theme parks.

Paths winding through desert scrub in Papago Park, with downtown Phoenix and the mountains on the horizon
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Dog Friendly City Guide: Phoenix, USA

Red buttes in the middle of town, a hundred miles of mountain trail on the city's edge and brewery patios that keep a water bowl by the door. Where to stay, eat, drink and walk with a dog in Phoenix, and how to beat the heat.