Spain is ultra dog friendly – dogs join people eating outside at restaurants, in supermarkets, on the beach, and walking around town – and 50 percent of the time they are not on leashes. They are well behaves poochies and they are clearly well loved.

At my new gym yesterday, which is in a larger complex with a cinema, I found this sign:

This makes me love Spain even more. Anywhere that has a hitchin’ post for dogs is a place for me.