Dog friendly? Maybe if you're friends with the owner...

NOT truly dog friendly. We are traveling with our dog and specifically sought this place out because it was advertised as dog friendly. The owners and employees of this establishment are simply incompetent about dog behavior and should not advertise that they welcome dogs (inside and out) if they don't have basic knowledge of dog behavior and the skills to properly assess/respond to potential scuffles between dogs.

Shortly after receiving our drinks, we were told that our dog had to go out to the car because he had bitten another dog. These allegations were completely untrue, and actually unobserved by any of the employees. Another patron (who we later learned was a friend of the owner) had an excessively nervous and poorly socialized chihuahua or terrier mix that lunged at our dog as they were exiting the building. Our dog then (of course!) snapped back after being aggressed and the other patron claimed that her dog had been bitten. Although the altercation was noisy, it was simply nothing more than two dogs snarling at one another that was over in a matter of seconds. Absolutely no harm done.

Our dog is friendly, but does have some leash aggression. Having noticed that the other dog owner was getting up to leave, my husband got up from the table in an effort to avoid the dogs from seeing one another, knowing how our dog would respond (loud barking, etc.) to another dog walking by. Even though our dog simply reacted to the poor behavior of another dog, having a larger breed dog, we were the ones who received the blame and who's experience at this establishment was spoiled. Any person with basic knowledge of dog behavior would have been able to properly assess and respond to this interaction without compromising either patron’s experience.

May. 04, 2021