Comments on: So, Dog Cafes are a thing. I did not know this.

By: Beth Cravens

Beth Cravens — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:58:00 +0000

Never really been to a dog cafe, but there was a bar here that would allow dogs to come in. The bartender always had a bag of dog treats behind the bar and one pooch became so regular that she had her own water bowl. Sadly that place has been bought out and now serves overpriced food and beer. No smoking, no dogs.

By: chad woodbine

chad woodbine — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:46:00 +0000

my brother-in-law owns a dog cafe in seoul, near Kongik University station. its a pretty good business. it is part dog hotel, part pet store and a place for people to bring their dogs to play with them and other dogs. cant say that I like going there, it is too noisy and not the greatest atmosphere (im not the biggest dog lover), however it is pretty popular and his customers seem to like it

By: Jose Palacios

Jose Palacios — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:22:00 +0000

there’s 2 dog cafes in Ottawa, Canada.

By: Daemonworks

Daemonworks — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:49:00 +0000

Didn’t see any dog cafes in Seoul, but did see a cat cafe. We did go to a dog restaurant, on the other hand – I’ve been informed that dog tastes like mutten (I stuck to chicken)

By: Todd Tavares

Todd Tavares — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:29:00 +0000

What Xerxes said. There are a ton of both cat and dog cafes here in Seoul. I did once see a dog stick it’s tongue into a guest’s beer bottle in Bau Haus. It was only the second or third grossest thing I saw there.

By: DamianGentry

DamianGentry — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:02:00 +0000

I’ve been to a dog cafe in Osaka. Some of the nicest cutest pups.

http://flic.kr/p/7igQqN

By: XERXES

XERXES — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:28:00 +0000

I live in Seoul, and was just at the dog Cafe Bau Haus the other day briefly with a couple dropping their dog off while they went out to the bars. Cat Cafe’s are fairly common in certain areas as well, and I’ve been to a few of those as well. The reasons for these to be in existence is fairly simple. People like dogs and cats, and usually do not have the space in their small apartment or the time commitment to have and care for a pet. So you end up paying about $8 for a coffee and hang out with the cats while chatting with your friend/date/significant other.. It’s especially nice for expats like me who miss their pets back home!

By: TheMudshark

TheMudshark — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:35:00 +0000

Thank you for raising this very valid concern. Good job elaborating on the etymological relation of the words “cafe” and “coffee” as well.

By: Karlos

Karlos — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:01:00 +0000

But can they get a beer?

http://i.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5958957/Canine-cuisine-a-hit-with-pampered-pooches

By: greggman

greggman — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:37:00 +0000

The first Dog cafe I saw in Japan was Three Dog Bakery in Daikanyama in 2001. I thought “Those crazy Japanese”. Then I looked it up. It was an AMERICAN COMAPNY with > 20 branches in the USA and 1 in Japan
http://www.threedog.com/dog-bakeries/store-locator.html

By: EH

EH — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:48:00 +0000

Yes! Or else people will think that it’s a place to take your dog and feed it coffee, thereby murdering it, FOR PROFIT.

By: Alex Rudnick

Alex Rudnick — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:08:00 +0000

!! Did you eat a whale, or pet it?

By: Iain Marcks

Iain Marcks — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:52:00 +0000

“Don’t go into that cafe! The rest of the book, To Serve Dog, it’s… it’s a cookbook!”

By: Philbert

Philbert — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:38:00 +0000

But seriously, are these cafés where they serve _to_ dogs, or where they serve dogs?

By: equilibrist

equilibrist — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:16:00 +0000

A local (Raleigh) chinese restaurant named Five Star has the tagline Hide’ your cats’ in all its ads and the website.

I enjoyed their Meow-Shu

http://heatseekershrimp.com/

By: narddogz

narddogz — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:03:00 +0000

I suddenly have a strong desire to locate a Corgi, roll it over and give it tummy rubs.

By: benher

benher — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:57:00 +0000

There are dog and cat cafes all over Japan – there’s like 6 in my neighborhood… of course I’ve got my hands full at home with my own cats.

By: 10xor01

10xor01 — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:27:00 +0000

Around here it’s just called Starbucks. It’s overrun with Canines on Saturday morning.

By: Iain Marcks

Iain Marcks — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:26:00 +0000

NYC’s “Fetch Club” has a doggie cinema, spa, and nightclub. http://nyp.st/dxVpAh

By: SaberUK

SaberUK — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:20:00 +0000

One would prefer a doggirl cafe to a dog cafe. Japan has those as well.

By: Xeni Jardin

Xeni Jardin — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:16:00 +0000

Along those lines, I went to a fantastic whale cafe in Japan!

By: Matthew Urso

Matthew Urso — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:06:00 +0000

actually dog cafe and korea would be the obvious joke. the cat cafes are in japan. were they in china THAT would be the obvious joke. or the whole catering canine thing too…

anyway

By: ill lich

ill lich — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:59:00 +0000

“Cafe”? The word comes from “coffee”. . . which is actually poisonous to dogs. So maybe a better word is in order.

By: Sebastian Spinczyk

Sebastian Spinczyk — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:55:00 +0000

Cat Cafes. Korea.
Must not make the obvious joke. Must NOT make the obvious joke!

By: Teirhan

Teirhan — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:49:00 +0000

D’aww.

one of my absolute favorite things about corgis is how through a quirk of genetics, it appears that any dog you cross-breed with a corgi ends up having offspring that look like a small, corgi-shaped version of whatever dog you started with.

This is especially cute with Australian shepherds, as there is something absolutely amazing about an Australian shepherd the size of a toaster oven.