Satay Malaysian Street Food (1711 N. 45th St.) is hosting its first “Dog Night” this Wednesday, May 15, from 6:00pm to close. They welcome dogs and their humas to dine and drink on the back patio; and as an added treat, Wally Pets will be providing doggie snacks for all canine customers.
Makes me sad to miss it, as our beloved Wallyhood Rover Reporter, Scout, lost his battle with cancer two weeks ago. We hope he’s out there, somewhere in the great unknown, sniffing out news (and rolling around in it).
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man, what is it about this city and dogs? I love animals, they are great – but do you really need to bring them everywhere?
fine if it makes you happy, but its very weird in my opinion.
You know, people also seem to bring their kids everywhere and I don’t totally get that either, but I guess it makes them happy. So be it. Personally, as a non dog owner it’s more fun to say hi to all the happy pooches than the often miserable children. I am all for creating opportunities for the four legged!
just go out without an accessory once in a while, child or dog.
Yes! Wallyhood needs more dog-friendly venues! Thanks to Satay and to our beloved Wally Pets! ~Mary & Casey R. Doodle
Great Idea.
Diners with dogs will be glad to know that Malaysia is not one of the Asian countries where dogs are commonly eaten.
You’re honestly comparing children to dogs? Children are people, which might be why their parents take them “everywhere”. Restaurants in particular we’re created for people, not pets, as far as I know. This includes kids. Stop equating kids to pets, it’s douchy.
Calm down, people. There’s no reason to get snarky. If people want to go out with or without their dogs – what do you care? Appreciate or at least accept this for what it is – a nice neighborhood gesture by Satay and Wally Pets. On another matter – Margaret, I’m sorry for your loss of Scout. He was a good dog and I’m sure very missed by your family.
Thank you so much, J.
I will happily go to Wallingford restaurants with my kids plus dog. I am happy to live in a family friendly neighborhood. Condolences on your dog, Margaret.
People care about restaurants allowing dogs because dogs are not people. There is a much higher chance of unfortunate interactions with dogs than with other people. Plus, there are many people who cannot be around dogs and who would not expect dogs in a restaurant.
If we must go back to the unfortunate children analogy:
Very few people are truly afraid of children
No one is physically allergic to children
Children bite very few people who were not already in a disagreement with the child
Children don’t generally put their faces in strangers’ crotches
Most people stop their children from putting their snouts next to other people’s food
Most people bathe their children before they smell like dogs, and brush their teeth
Only very tiny children slobber
Extremely few children have “accidents” on the floor
There are plenty of good, responsible, respectful pet owners out there. However, just a few heedless dog owners can make a trip to the park unbearable; imagine only one irresponsible dog and owner in a restaurant.
It appears a lot was read into my comment that people bring children to restaurants and that I don’t necessarily get that. Note that I simply praised dogs and do find some kids causing some misery. I didn’t say anything directly BAD about kids or that they aren’t people. It seems some are quite touchy about this. Oh the constraints of such a PC world. I think I’ll stay home and eat on the deck.
I just want to point out, for those who might be thinking this all much ado about nothing because dog slobber is so hygienic – that’s a bit of a myth, I was sorry to learn.
But it’s silly to make rules on the matter when there’s such a wide range of variation between individual dogs (and owners.) What dog owners need is references. If you can present a handful of references that document Fido’s good behavior in other neighborhood restaurants, then why would anyone turn him away? Of course if they’re paper, you could forge them, so put them online, keyed by chip ID. Get dog owners to fund the purchase of chip IDs for participating restaurants, and the online database.
Amen, Jt — thanks for calling out the flaw in logic implied in comment #2. Fruitbat makes some great points as well.
There’s nothing wrong with loving dogs (I do, myself!!), and I honestly think that it’s awesome that Satay is hosting a Dog Night. If I had a dog, I would go, and I imagine that it’ll be fun for dogs, people, and maybe even children. 😉
Claudia, according to your logic the “constraints of a PC world” are impinging on YOUR freedom to make comments about disliking children, but at the same time you’d like to prevent the rest of us from expressing options that oppose yours. That seems unfair. You appear to be the most touchy person on the thread, in my opinion. If your deck is child-free, that really might be the best place for you to hang out in order to avoid any potential misery caused by exposure to the smallest members of our community.
I am not child free and I do like children. I just like dogs as well and like the idea of more opportunities to take them along. I didn’t say anything bad about children or that they should not come along. Please have fun debating chips, allergies, biting, slobbering, screaming, sun, sanitation, whatever you like. I find it all fascinating! Bring the kids, bring the dogs, and a healthy appetite!