Dining out with DOGS is just a “Fluff” story about taking my dogs out to eat. it all sort of started when my dog LOUIE came down with aggressive cancer. He enjoyed going out to eat so I took him out as often as I could. Instead off his 3-6 month prognosis Louie made it another 17 months. Today my current dogs enjoy going out to eat.

There are many things to know before you dine out with dogs. Not all restaurants with patios are dog friendly. You should dine at certified dog friendly patios. They have official signs and certificates. If you don’t see a sign or a certificate you need to call the restaurant and ask if it’s ok to dine with your dog(s) on the patio the day of your visit. I also suggest to dine at off times. The restaurant needs your money more on off times and it’s ALWAYS BEST to avoid other diners and their dogs. Not everyone shares your love of dogs and some people are allergic to dogs. It’s also best to avoid other dogs because dogs often like to bark at each other and you might be asked to leave.

There are more rules. Dogs are NOT to sit on restaurant furniture or eat off of restaurant plates. Dogs must be by your side at all times. Other things to know are that most food and drink that you consume is potentially harmful and even TOXIC to your dog. You MUST get a list of dog safe and dog avoid foods from your veterinarian. Usually a small amount of lean sauce free meat is a safe bet for your dog. You should be responsible and also bring a water dish for your dog. You also need to be aware that your dog is not as heat tolerant as you. Just like people all dogs do have a different tolerance for heat. For most young healthy dogs can only tolerate up to 90 degrees but ONLY IN SHADE. Ninety degrees and up is too hot for dogs. Hopefully you can judge the temperature for your dog. When there is any doubt it’s better to leave your dog home.

Here is where I let my blog go to the dogs and they can tell you about their dining experiences themselves.

“We are on our way to Banh Mi Bistro Vietnamese Eatery in Phoenix.” ” It’s a PHO-FREE Vietnamese Eatery that specializes in serving Banh mi baguette sandwiches.” ” They also offer many of your Vietnamese favorites but they don’t serve PHO.”

“Our female human companion had the curry chicken with rice today.”

“She laps the sauce off for us and we get to help her eat lots of chicken.”

“Our male human companion had the pork rice plate.”

“The pork is always tender and delicious here but our male human companion isn’t as generous with handing out the meat.”

“We always Forking enjoy ourselves at Banh Mi Bistro Vietnamese Eatery.”

www.BanhMiBistroAZ.com

“We are on our way to Culver’s in Phoenix.” Culver’s is a national group of quick casual restaurants.” “They are famous for their signature never-from-frozen -butter burgers, hand battered Icelandic Cod and daily made frozen custard.”

“Our folks had a sheet of coupons with them and we got our own double cheese butter burger!”

“We also got to try some of the hand battered Icelandic Cod.”

“We did alright at Culver’s!”

www.Culvers.com

“WOO Hoo!” “We are on our way to Bottega Pizzeria Ristorante in Glendale.” “They serve Italian Foods and Pizza and have a nice covered patio.”

“Today we tried some of their delicious house made bread with a little soft butter to start out with.”

“Then we mostly got to eat white meat chicken that we enjoy!”

“We got to sample a tiny amount of fine Italian lunch meat and some fine Italian Cheese too!”

“We love going to Bottega Pizzeria Ristorante!”

www.BottegaRistorante.com

“CHZBURGR is a casual limited menu burger restaurant located in north Glendale.”

“Our folks got us our own plain, no onion, chzburgr.”

“Our folks had a hot dog that had potato salad, Calabrian chili, pickle chips, mustard and crispy onions on it.” “Someone also had a double chzburgr today but he had all the normal stuff it comes with.”

“Our other human companion had the breaded chicken thigh sandwich that is mayo, pickles, honey mustard, leaf lettuce with added Calabrian Chili on a nicely toasted eggy bun.” “She also had sweet potato waffle fries that they call gaufrette here.”

“Here’s OUR CHZBURGR!”

“MAN OH MAN did we FORKING ENJOY ourselves at CHZBURGR!”

“no website but they are on Facebook”

“Well that was Dining Out With Dogs in Metro Phoenix for October 2019.” “We hope that you enjoyed and we hope to see you next month.” (“Big Woman needs a nap after eating”…”Please excuse her”)