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It’s not really about HAVING to have my dog with me. It’s just nice to have the option every now and then to have a place to go to where the dog can tag along. I didn’t feel comfortable pretending my dog was a service dog at all, which is why we attempted to go to C&P. I am in no way advocating “impersonating a service dog”. The first establishment does not serve food, but still was forced to enforce the “service dogs only” policy inspite of previously allowing dogs and obviously still allowing them under the table. (Pardon the pun.)I really enjoyed taking my dog to both of those places. The doggie-friendly niche definitely caused them to stick out in my mind as different from the rest and kept me coming back. I’m disappointed those days are over.
On another note to add to the convo on resturaunts and health codes, Norm’s in Fremont is named after the owner’s dog, they welcome dogs, have a picture wall of dogs who frequent the bar, their logo is a dog, and they serve food… they must have had to get special permitting? Might not be a bad idea for the formerly dog-friendly spots in West Seattle. I know I for one would make a point to visit those spots…