Budapest is the world’s seventh dog-friendliest city!

Though they localize Hungary’s beautiful capital in Romania, protectmypaws.com found that Budapest is the world’s seventh dog-friendliest city with the seventh highest dog:human ratio (22.8:100). They write that with dogs allowed on public transport and in many cafes and restaurants around Budapest, it’s a great place for its many dogs to live. They can also stretch their legs at the beautiful Olympia Park on the banks of the River Danube, which offers them agility equipment to help them stay in shape.

According to the protectmypaws.com, nothing brings sunshine to your day like a dog. If you don’t have your own dog, a furry encounter in the street brings a smile to your troubled heart. (More specifically, it gives you a shot of beta-endorphin, oxytocin, and dopamine.) If you do have a dog, you can multiply your shared joy at a well-attended park, dog-friendly gym, or just sitting at your front window together yelling at all the dogs that pass. But these sightings are more common in some cities than others. Having researched the video games where you can pet the dog, Protect My Paws has now identified the cities where you’re most likely to find a dog to pet: the places with the most dogs per km2 and per 100 people.

Key findings

• Paris, France, has 2,857 dogs per km2, the highest dog density in the world.
• Houston in the US is home to 52.1 dogs per 100 humans, the highest ratio in the world.
• Chicago is the major US city with the highest density of dogs (1,037 per km2).
• Budapest, Hungary, is the European city with the highest dog:human ratio (22.8:100).

Paris, France, is the City with the Most Dogs Per KM2

It’s the ultimate accessory: one that will love you back just as much as you love it. The Parisian dog is a ubiquitous sight, with 2,857 chiens wandering gracefully around every square km. But finding a dog in ‘play mode’ was difficult until recently, as dogs were banned from 84% of the city’s parks.