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A bar where dogs can play with each other (inside, outside, behind the bar, on top of the bar...). There is a lot of outdoor space too with tons of seating and tables and a fire pit. Drinks arent necessarily cheap, but they have some good specials. Being they allow dogs inside, they dont serve food, or use glass (we don't want broken glass shards in puppies paws you know), but you can totally bring whatever take out food you want with you. Its normal to see pizzas, snacks, chinese food, you name it.
I love this place because my dog does. There is a huge variety of people that show up, from people just coming to play with dogs (there's usually more dogs than people) to the guy that brings his pack of five, young girls that have no clue what to do with their dogs training, the guy that im pretty sure just showed up to hit on girls with puppies, older citizens with their older companions. Everything. And usually, people will want to talk about dogs so if you're bored at home and your dog needs something to do, this is your place. I see lots of people just buy sodas too, so don't feel obligated to purchase booze to go to this bar. Oh, and bring some hand sanitizer or wet wipes with you. Stinkey dogs abound.
If you are visiting (with or without a dog)- don't really plan on going anywhere nice after, your clothes could get doggy. While most dogs are well behaved, that one owner that doesn't pay attention/who fell behind on training/ who thinks its cute when muddy/drooly fido jumps all over you, will probably show up. All in all, most of the dogs are really great and the owners do well at training them. But one rambunctious untrained dog can really ruin the dynamic.
Tips to people who would like to bring their dog:
-Its a $10 year membership for each dog. Bring their rabies info with. The people with dogs not paying that day already have memberships, don't feel bad about it.
-If your dog is not already trained to listen to you, its not going to magically happen here. People want to bring their dogs to be socialized, which is good, but they also miss the part that the dog needs to be under control (meeting a ton of new dogs is already exciting enough for your pooch). If you need to sit there and scream at your dog for it to stop and come back to you, your dog isn't ready.
-The other dogs are usually medium to large sized. Usually small dogs would be fine, unless a bad owner brought their crazy dog in and its making all the others rambunctious.
-When you arrive, there is a double fence. You can unleash your dog in the middle of the fences, then let them into the bar so they're not stuck on the leash when the pack of dogs crowds the gate to come greet the new people.
TIP- try to come in quickly, before all the other dogs notice someone is at the fence. It will get really crowded near the gate, and youre more likely to get jumped on if you linger around.
-The bar doesn't "allow" jumping or humping, so feel free to get the dogs paws off the bar if you don't want it near you, or please break up any humping that may happen, even if its not your dog. Also, its hard to always see your dog, so if another dog poops near you, it'd be swell if you could scooper it quick so others don't step in it. Scooping poop is better than cleaning it off your dog later!
UPDATE 4/5/12: The previously dirty gravel patio has been upgraded to a wonderful turf system that is santitized daily (and now I can actually wear normal clothes here! The previous patio made everything, and everyone, filthy). Five stars!!
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