A Cafe For Dogs? You Have To Be Kidding!
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With a special cable television network, hotels reserved just for them, surfing competitions and even beauty pageants, dogs are almost as pampered as humans. So why not a cafe inside which canines can just chill and hang out? Welcome to South Korea's, Dog Cafe!
Located in the city of Busan, the concept was adopted from the cat cafe phenomenon that has spread across Japan like wildfire. The goal is to get the people of this busy city who work long hours and live in apartments not big enough to accommodate dogs, a chance to bond with man's best friend.
As soon as patrons walk in, dogs of all breeds and sizes jump up and try hustle for their attention. While there are gates to separate the small dogs from the big ones, the boundaries are hardly ever kept and the dogs pretty much roam all around the cafe nuzzling and even jumping into the laps of the people who gives them attention.
However, a price has to be paid for this affection. Every customer who enters is charged 8,000 won ($7.20 USD). But it is totally worth it, since the price includes an unlimited supply of coffee or smoothies, a scrumptious buffet of donuts and cake and most importantly, the opportunity to hang with the dogs as long as they like. The best part is, that all the dogs are rescued or strays which means that without the cafe, they would be homeless - A true win-win for everyone!
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swimmer_girl02almost 11 yearsImagine eating a hot dog with a hot dog
crystalmoriover 10 yearsFun.
bibliophilealmost 11 yearslol... :D
frankiebabyalmost 11 yearswow
nikukyualmost 11 yearsI've went to a cat cafe b4! The cats were all sooooo cute! CATS RULE!!! Oh, but my allergies started up... I couldn't stop sneezing! It's so sad to be allergic to a animal that I love( waaaaaaa! ) but the good news is that it's not bad if you look at it on a scale of 1 to 10!!! Sorry I just realized that I was writing 'bout cats not dogs
wolfgirl88over 10 yearsDOGS RULE
happypug12almost 11 yearsOh my gosh, I didn't know that u were allergic to cats! I am so sorry! I know how much you love them. : (- nikukyualmost 11 yearsIt's ok, I just ignore it!
- happypug12almost 11 yearsThat's great, nikukyu! I'm glad that u still like cats, even with your allergies. Keep it up!
- wolfgirl88over 10 yearsI AM ALLERGIC TO CATS
- nikukyualmost 11 yearsThanks happypug! By the way, nikukyu means animal paw in Japanese!
- happypug12almost 11 yearsIt does? Cool, nikukyu!
analisealmost 11 yearsMe too!- swimmer_girl02almost 11 yearsIK! Ive been to one too! #petlover
eap7895almost 11 yearsThat is awesome that they took in stray dogs and made them special! I would want to take my dogs there! :-)- nikukyualmost 11 yearsYeah that's really nice!
tiger100almost 11 yearsiwant to take my dog there I bet he would love it!- dogslovaralmost 11 yearsthis is so cute!my dog is a beagle
bearbearabout 11 yearsi want dog
awesome79086about 11 yearsi hope this is true cause i want to find the location and i am going to get. . . A PUPPY!!!!!!!FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE:)- nikukyualmost 11 yearsYou must be so happy! I'm happy 4 u!
- happypug12almost 11 yearsCool! Do u have a specific breed in mind, or are you just going to follow your heart?
- eap7895almost 11 yearsI am glad for you!
peacheslaruealmost 11 yearsGood 4 u :) i wish had a dog ;(
- poopheadabout 11 yearsThis is cool I won't to try it out one day
purplecrazy77about 11 yearsA cafe for dogs would be ... AWESOME!!!!- songbirdtayabout 11 yearscool dog cafe! i havent heard of a cat cafe though, but i like the dog cafe!