Paris - Where dogs are treated like royalty

Welcome to Paris - Where dogs are treated like royalty

The Local

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March 2016

No capital city in the world seems to treat dogs better than Paris.

As anyone who has spent some time in Paris will know, dogs have a special place in Parisian society.
Most striking is the way that dogs accompany their owners to places usually exclusively reserved for humans, such as restaurants, shops and public transport.


Popular dog varieties in Paris seem to include little scruffy terrier varieties (Jack Russels, Yorkshires, etc.), pugs (carlins), dachshunds (teckels, particularly the wired-haired variety, teckel à poil dur), bull-dogs (bouledogues – apparently the Academie Française was not feeling particularly creative that day) and, of course, poodles (caniches).

 

As for public transport, Parisian dogs are allowed to travel on the Metro if they pass the basket test.  Basically, if you can fit your dog into a small bag or basket (panier) then it can travel with you.   

 




Source: https://www.thelocal.fr/20160325/dogs-in-paris-blog-mans-best-friend