Chicago Loves Dogs

By Rachelle Bowden in Miscellaneous on Jul 19, 2005 3:09PM

And we don't mean the kind with the tomatoes and the onions and the mustard. The drooling, lick your face, Sammy kind of dog is what we're talking.

DogFriendly.com, a site for people who travel with their dogs, has ranked Chicago #1 most dog friendly major city in the US & Canada. We'd assume #1 in North America, but who knows if there's some super dog-friendly cities in Mexico - they weren't included in the survey.

Last year Chicago was in 3rd, this year Vancouver ranked #2 and Boston ranked 3rd. Chicago earned this honor for having so many things to do for visitors who bring their dogs here. You know, sightseeing, tours, boat and horse and carriage rides. We've got hotels, outdoor cafes and even bars that welcome dogs. Also it helped that the White Sox have an annual Dog Day baseball game and that Navy Pier welcomes leashed dogs. In addition, Grant Park and the 18-mile Lakefront Trail provide great outdoor areas to bring your leashed dogs. Not mentioned - all the dog runs we have in our parks.

The site says that the only drawback to Chicago is that the city doesn't permit dogs on leashes to be brought on the CTA or MTA.. but for that we are thankful. Can you imagine? The el already reeks of piss and shit.. and that's just from us people!

The cute doggy featured in this post is Sammy, who is somehow Chicagoist's official pooch even though he didn't appreciate our drunk, slobbery kisses the last time we saw him!