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27/06/2025

🐾 St Kilda’s losing its dog-friendly soul

In the last 6 months, we’ve lost three of our favourite spots to grab a drink with our dogs:

🍻 Freddie Wimpoles – forced to stop allowing dogs after council enforcement

🍷 Newmarket Hotel – shut down

🍺 The Local Taphouse – now banning dogs, even with a fully covered outdoor area that doesn’t lead into indoor dining

All of this in the City of Port Phillip, one of Australia’s most dog-dense councils, with around 410 dogs per square kilometre.

At the same time? Shopfronts sit empty. Businesses struggle to stay open. And locals just want a spot where they can grab a wine without leaving the dog at home.

Yes, the restrictions come from FSANZ, not the council. But councils can still step up. They can back local businesses. They can challenge outdated policies. And they can use their voice to push for change.

Because letting dogs into thoughtfully managed spaces isn’t a health crisis. The UK figured this out years ago. Germany too. Australia’s still catching up.

Australia’s ready. We just need someone brave enough to open the door.

24/06/2025

🐾 Puppy Pub Crawl is back in Collingwood!

Collingwood’s most dog-friendly arvo out is happening Sat 29 June, and it’s shaping up to be bark-tastic.

🍸 3 dog-welcoming pubs
🦴 Free treats + doggie meals
🍹 Drink specials for hoomans
🐶 Willow’s Pantry grazing platters
🐾 New friends at every stop

Starting at Yorkshire Stingo and ending at Goldy’s!, it’s a 1.5km wander with wagging tails and full glasses.

🎟️ Limited spots – don’t snooze!

📍 Link in bio

04/05/2025

🐶⭐️ Your dog has a Star Wars name. They just haven’t told you yet.

By day? Ball chaser. Sock thief. Nap machine.
By night? Jedi. Sith Lord. Possibly Jabba in disguise.

We turned the most iconic Star Wars characters into dog alter egos — and honestly, it explains everything about your pup’s weird little personality.

Swipe to meet the pack.
Then hit the LINK IN BIO for full backstories, dog breed matches and more puns than a Wookiee can carry.

This is the bark you’re looking for.

🔗 LINK. IN. BIO. 🔗

30/04/2025

🐶 Melbourne Dog Parents, May Just Got Wild.

Yoga in the bush? ✅
Craft beers with your pup? ✅
Markets, Festivals, cuddles, walkies galore? You better believe it.

This month, it’s all about events where dogs aren’t just allowed—they’re the VVIPs. So leash up, grab the treat bag, and let your pup take the lead.

👇 Tap the LINK for the full event lineup:
🐾 Markets
🐾 Socials
🐾 Walks
🐾 Festivals
🐾 Pure doggy chaos (the good kind)

Discover the best dog events in Melbourne this May—pub crawls, hikes, markets, and more for you and your four-legged mate.

29/04/2025

🥾🐕 Yoga, Trails, and Tail Wags? Yes, Please.

Wet Dog and Co (Wetdogandco) is throwing a paw-ty at the You Yangs — and you (and your dog) are on the guest list. 🎁

We’re talking:
✔️ Lazy yoga stretch under the trees (no downward dog skills needed)
✔️ 4.3km of fresh air, tail wags, and trail vibes
✔️ Coffee, chats, dog pats — all the good stuff
✔️ Free welcome pack + birthday surprises for you and your pup

It’s relaxed. It’s free. It’s basically Saturday morning done right. ✌️

Spots are limited, so don’t sit, stay — go!

Stretch, walk and celebrate at Wiggle & Mingle – a free dog-friendly hike and yoga event at You Yangs by Wet Dog Co. May 3, 2025.

28/04/2025

🍻🐶 Is it even Sunday if you’re not hopping bars with your dog?

On 4 May, the Puppy Pub Crawl is rolling through three of the best dog-friendly spots in town:

✨ Kicking things off at West Side Ale Works with craft brews and biscuit treats.
✨ Strolling into The Palace Hotel for chips, chats, and backyard beers.
✨ Wrapping it up at The Tipsy Cow with pooch ‘margaritas’ and happy hour cocktails for the humans.

Only 1km of leisurely strolling — but enough memories (and photo ops) to last way longer.

🍸 Good drinks. 🐶 Great dogs. 🤜 Top-tier life choices.

Explore dog-friendly pubs in South and Port Melbourne on the Puppy Pub Crawl! Enjoy treats, discounts, and create memories with your dogs.

17/04/2025

🐾 Easter long weekend = four days of courtyard begging.

We’ve rounded up Melbourne’s best dog-friendly cafés open over Easter, so you can grab a relaxed bite with your pup—minus the guesswork.

☕ Outdoor seating? Yep.
🐶 Dogs welcome? Of course.
🥐 Open across the long weekend? That too.

Whether it’s a Good Friday coffee run or a Monday brunch with your furry sidekick, these spots are ready for you.

Save it. Share it. And make the most of the break with your best mate by your side.

09/04/2025

👑🐾 Calling all squishy faces: your runway awaits.

🎉 Introducing the Pugs ‘n’ Stripes Launch Pawty by Pug Parties — a whole event dedicated to pug fashion, wagging tails, and wrinkly joy.

What to expect:
👚 Try-ons from the brand-new pug-friendly collection
📸 Pug-sized photo booths (yes, they exist)
🎶 Tunes, games & zoomies galore
🎁 Free RCYCL gift bag for early birds
🐾 A crowd that gets the pug obsession

🗓️ Saturday 12 April | ⏰ 2–4pm
📍 Bark Park , Moorabbin
🎟️ All ticket sales support PUG RESCUE & ADOPTION VICTORIA INC.

Come for the fashion, stay for the vibes… and leave with a new outfit, new friends, and about 97 new pug photos on your phone.

Sustainable fashion for pugs? Yes please. Join the Pugs ‘n’ Stripes Launch Pawty in Melbourne—fun, fits, and a cause worth barking about.

08/04/2025

🐰 Hop this way — your dog’s Easter moment awaits. 🐩

Say hello to Barkin’ Bunnies Bark Park —
A day of zoomies, fluff, and camera-roll gold.

🎀 Craft-your-own bonnet
🐶 Parade your pup like the star they are
💨 Bunny hop races = pure chaos (and joy)
📸 Roaming pup photographer = no bad angles
🐾 Choose a chill private session or dive into the social sesh!
🎟️ Spots go quick

Whether your dog’s a runway queen or just here for the snacks, there’s a session with their name on it.

Hop into Easter fun with bonnet parades, bunny races, and social dog play at Barkin Bunnies at Moorabbin's Bark Park this April.

06/04/2025

Dear Dog Mum,

A delivery arrived today. Naturally, I assumed it was for me — because who else would it be for? I am, quite clearly, the emotional backbone of this household. The glue that holds this entire operation together. The living, breathing serotonin dispenser you rely on daily.

But no.
It was not for me.
It was skincare.

Skincare.
You spent actual money — real, human currency — on your pores… instead of my paws.

Let’s pause here. You didn’t buy treats. You didn’t buy a plush toy with seven squeakers that I can tear open in under four minutes. You didn’t even spring for one of those overpriced enrichment puzzles I pretend to care about for 15 minutes and then ignore completely. No. You bought a moisturiser. For your face.

I wasn't consulted. I wasn’t involved in the decision-making process. I wasn’t even given the courtesy of a sniff test. Apparently, we’re just tossing fiscal responsibility out the window and investing in serums while I am left — abandoned, some might say — with a headless duck I received yesterday. Yes. Yesterday. In dog years, that’s already vintage. It belongs in a museum next to old tennis balls and dignity.

And now, the budget. Let’s talk about that.
When exactly did we, as a family unit, decide that collagen would take precedence over KONGs? When did squeaky toys fall below serums in our household priorities? Was there a summit? A vote? A referendum? Because I sure as hell didn’t get the memo. And if this is how we’re allocating resources now, I demand a full audit.

I feel betrayed. I feel overlooked. And I feel personally attacked by your glowing complexion.

No amount of moisturiser is going to fix the cracks you’ve put in this relationship. You may be dewy, but emotionally, we are dry. Arid, even.

So go ahead. Enjoy your soft skin.
I’ll be in the corner. Staring into the void.
Chewing on what remains of Duckington.
Who, unlike me, never stood a chance.

Yours in disappointment,
Your Dog. Chief Joy Officer. Pawsonal Finance Manager. Victim.