Tails are waggin' in the city of Tucson!
Men's Health Magazine has rated the Old Pueblo one of the most "dog friendly" places in the U.S. Out of 50 cities, Tucson ranked #4 behind Albuquerque (#3), Colorado Springs (#2) and Portland (#1).
Rebecca Weissman is one of many dog owners in Tucson who loves playing with her pups at the Reid Park dog park. And man's best friends don't mind much, either. "They get excited," says Rebecca. "I mean, every morning, when they wake me up, they're like, 'let's go, mom! let's go, let's go, let's go!'"
"They love it here," says dog owner Eric Frias. "They like to socialize with the other dogs. It's great." "It's great to have a place like a dog park," says dog owner Rebecca Lipson, "where they can go off leash, because they just don't get enough exercise just with me!" Men's Health Magazine thinks that kind of freedom makes dogs happy. That's why it factored the number of dog parks per city into its rankings.
Tucson has six, and that helped us "claw" our way to the top.Another reason Tucson is top dog: the abundance of animal health care. Men's Health Magazine found Tucson has more veterinarians than any other city it surveyed."
"There's easy access to a veterinarian," says Eric, "and I feel good about that. They get the proper care that they need." Men's Health believes healthy dogs are happy dogs. And that includes strays. Cities like Tucson with shelters to care for homeless dogs rated higher than the rest.
Reference:KVOA
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