With 90 dog parks listed on DogParkUSA, tons of dog-friendly restaurants, and natural landscapes, Portland, Oregon is crowned the Most Dog-Friendly City of 2010!

A resident of Portland, Oregon and the Portland Dogs Examiner, Christy Caplan not only agrees with the #1 ranking, but says it is a no-brainer.  "I have three hounds and we love to hike. There are so many trails near Mt. Hood and in the Gorge. We also have dog-friendly restaurants everywhere!"

A popular pooch hangout is the Lucky Labrador Brewing Company (better known to locals as the "Lucky Lab") with four locations around town. "Portland has adopted our pubs as the places to hang out with their dogs, enjoy a pint, and eat some doggone good food," says owner Gary Geist.

Not only do we look for dog-friendly facilities in our #1 city, but also organizations that help the dog community. "Our animal rescue organizations (Oregon Humane Society, Indigo Rescue, Oregon Dog Rescue, Pixie Project) have tons of events year round to raise money and the entire city gets involved," Caplan added.

Recommended Off-the-Leash Dog Park: Gabriel's Summer Park

Recommended Dog-Friendly Restaurant: Lucky Lab

Recommended Portland Dog Resource: PortlandPooch.com and PDXDog.com

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