Carriage Hills Animal Hospital, Montgomery

Carriage Hills Animal Hospital and Pet Resort has been caring for four-legged friends since the 1960s, when it was half the size it is today and only showed up in black and white in photographs. Now, this full-service pet-care facility boasts 24-hour emergency services, the area’s only underwater treadmill as part of its physical-therapy program, and four-star boarding accommodations. The spa-like grooming area is where pooches get pampered—their coats are shampooed and expertly cut, their nails trimmed, and their ears swabbed clean. And sedated grooming is available for particularly anxious dogs.