Go Colorado Springs!
Woo-hoo, let's hear it for Colorado Springs!
The city of 372,437 has been named the 2008 DogTown USA by Dog Fancy Magazine.
"Some cities clearly roll out the red carpet for dogs and their owners," Dog Fancy editor Susan Chaney said. "Each year, it's gratifying to read about so many organizations and individuals who work toward making thier cities welcoming to dogs."
Each year the magazine calls for readers to send in nominations for what they think is America's most dog-friendly cities.
The contest criteria: plenty of dog-friendly open spaces and dog parks, events celebrating dogs and thier owners, high vet-to-dog ratios, abundant pet supply and other services, and municipal laws that support and protect pets.
Turns out there are three dog parks in Colorado Springs, in addition to three off-leash hiking areas (and few states offer more gorgeous landscapes for hikes with your dog).
From the Colorado springs web page: "The Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department does realize that dogs enjoy having areas where they can run and 'burn off some steam,' so we offer several off-leash areas."
Runners-up included two Southern California cities, Huntington Beach and Long Beach. The magazine hits the stands on June 29.
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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
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Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.
Colorado also has a state law that says if you can prove your dog is under satisfactory voice command you do not have to have a leash on your dog. Now that is truly a state that understands the value of obedience training.
YAY for that! I was born there. As you know I recently visited Colorado Springs. In fact Colorado in general is very dog friendly. When I stayed at my neice's house in Broomfield (outside of Denver) there were several dog-friendly parks within walking distance.
Another reason to move to Colorado!
wild guess....San Pedro was voted worst city to live in if you have dogs ?