A big week of firsts :)

Stayed at home by myself for the first time this week .. was only for an hour. I just fell asleep on the lounge but mum seemed extra excited when she got home and nothing was chewed .. I think she thinks we have a rat problem

Had my first day of intermediate obedience as well - some of the people there seemed quite scared of me and pulled their dogs away ... not really sure why, I was just saying hello! But that's okay, the lady trainer gave me special homework because she said I was ahead of the other dogs (mum said i could poke my tongue at them if I liked )

I also went to the cafe for the first time. Mum was a bit nervous with all the people and dogs around and asked for a cage for me, she didn't need to though .. I was on my best behaviour! I ordered an organic lamb muffin and a puppachino .. loved the muffin, the froth on my puppachino kept going up my nose though

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And .... I went to the beach for the first time - sure mum will post pics of that in the gallery soon

Aww, lovely pics! Sounds like a good day!

Sounds like you had a great time, can't wait to see the beach pics

Thanks Eleanor and Hayley

Chiquito you lucky boy! And what a clever student at school - definitely stick your tongue out at the others, well done

Thanks Lisa

The cafe idea is fabulous - we have nothing like it here - no dog friendly pubs/restaurants etc. Would love to open something like it. Very lucky boy

Haha, great pics. Be goin for a pint soon

RoxysMum wrote:The cafe idea is fabulous - we have nothing like it here - no dog friendly pubs/restaurants etc. Would love to open something like it. Very lucky boy

The dog friendly cafe is a really great idea .. the one we went to is fantastic, the people are friendly and your dog can be right next to you instead of having to be tethered or caged away from the eating area - they even have a full two and four legged menu

While it is great to have something, unfortunately our state is only just catching on to the idea of dog friendly dining - so there only about 8 cafes (as said though, not all of these are great unfortunately) within a reasonable driving distance (under 2 hours) from us. Would be a great business idea

Mattylee wrote:Haha, great pics. Be goin for a pint soon

Might have to learn to get past the frothy bit on top first!

Sounds like a fab day, and yes your Mum is right Chiquito poke your tongue out!

I love that the dog friendly café has a full doggy menu

Ohh Chiquito lucky dog you are! Great pics

Aw Chiquito! What a little star! Glad everything is going so well! Love the pics:)

Thanks Cara, Maria, Inez and Kita

Wow, love that cafe! Such a good idea! I find that Australia is not that dog-friendly when it comes to being able to bringing dogs with you! Not even allowed on public transport!

What a great way to spend an hour, which more places around here were doggy friendly too.

kita90 wrote:I love that the dog friendly café has a full doggy menu

It was a huge menu too ... starters, snacks, mains, desserts and drinks (hot and cold) just for the fur people - they even do doggy birthday parties complete with your choice of doggy birthday cake and take home treats for your furry friend guests!!

Annie and Maxi wrote:Wow, love that cafe! Such a good idea! I find that Australia is not that dog-friendly when it comes to being able to bringing dogs with you! Not even allowed on public transport!

I agree Annie - I see all the pics on here with pooches in pubs and on trains etc ... would be great if we could do that here as well! A cafe is a good start though

Kathy wrote:What a great way to spend an hour, which more places around here were doggy friendly too.

As I said in a comment above Kathy, it is only just starting to take off around here ... was really nice to be able to go out for the day with Chiquito and actually be able to sit down to eat somewhere though

Thats brilliant idea love the cafe, the cage idea is great as well , good service

And well done on all of your firsts

Fab pics sounds like a brilliant day, esspecially the dog friendly cafe, love it

Aw so cute, Ireland is not very dog friendly either I definitely don't think we have any dedicated doggy cafe's, though some places will let you sit out with your dog..

Thanks Dave, Saz and Sab44