Chicago dog friendly event happenings

Have you and your pooch gone stir crazy? Looking for some socialization for you both? Then grab your leash and favorite squeak toy and take your dog to one of these pet friendly Chicago events!

• Looking for some Puggle friends? Join The Chicago Puggle Meet up Group Saturday, March 1^st for some fun! For more info check out: http://puggle.meetup.com/23/
  

 

• If you and your pooch are looking for some pampering then join the Chenny Troupe Thursday March 6^th from 7-10 pm for the "Royal Treatment" including:
  

Massages and Yoga (for you and your dog)

Dog Swimming

Dog Acupuncture and Chiropractic demonstration

Palm and Paw reading

Wine, Cheese and Chocolate (for you)

Call 773-404-6467, email info@chennytroupe.org or check out royaltreatmentvetspa.com

 

• Feeling Festive? Check out the St. Pet's Day March 14^th at The Underground. Kick off St. Patrick's Day weekend with appetitizers and themed drinks. $20-30 to benefit the Anti Cruelty Society. Call 312-751-5531 for more info or check out http://chicago.metromix.com/bars-and-clubs/bar_club_event/st-pets-day-celebration-river-north/314809/content .

Keep an eye out for more dog friendly Chicago events! We'll keep you posted here at Dogpads.net!

Dog Parks, Dog Beaches, Dog friendly Condos: Your Chicago Pet friendly Site

We are about to launch this site called dogpads.net created out of lots of slobber and perspiration for the dog lovers out there who absolutely would never consider living in a home without their pets -- cats or dogs or both!

This site was created by a pet friendly person (me) for pet friendly people (you?)...

We are slowly adding features to it such as pet friendly beaches and parks and events happening in and around the Chicagoland area.

The primary focus of the site is to distribute active condominiums or homes in the Chicagoland area that allow pets (yes many discriminating property owners and associations do not allow dogs--can you believe it?)

I was at an open house a while back talking to the listing agent about the condo.

Gorgeous views of the lake and downtown Chicago. Tastefully renovated. It was a match for our needs.

Then we asked about the pet policy and you could see the agents eyes twitch as she realized she had hit an obstacle not even the best of salespeople could break through. She said "Just get rid of your dogs" --my wife and I looked at each other as if she had just suggested we give up our children (tempting) and go out on our own.

We informed her that was not even a remote possibility and we moved on...saddened for us personally, but if it doesn't allow the dogs then its not a match for us.

Thus was born dogpads.net a network of information for pet friendly people. Condos for sale allowing pets. No problem. Request your list. Looking for news and events related to the Chicago pet community, dogpads.net is building that list and between the site and its sister blog, we are trying to provide the kind of services we know we'd want if we were hunting for a home (we gave up our search and are staying where we are at --our dog walker wouldn't allow us to leave).