Meredeth Barzen

With this year’s first Sushi With Your Poochie™ event on our doorstep, we’re officially approaching the dog days of summer. Dog-friendly event season is in full swing.

Dust off your dog’s best rainbow T-shirt, because Pride weekend is coming up June 23 & 24, and this year, it’s even more pup-friendly than ever!

Though a few frosty mornings might claim otherwise, lingering memories of that 80-degree St. Patrick’s Day have us hopeful that patio- and sidewalk-dining weather will come again soon. And it will! But decisions, decisions … where to eat?

It is a truth universally acknowledged that walking, like gum and locally brewed craft beer, is best when it comes in packs. And even though the weather’s still far from tropical (or temperate, for that matter), two diverse groups of Twin Cities dog parents are taking that axiom to heart and pounding the pavement in plenty of good company.