A café for dogs to hang out

A dog-themed café, the first of its kind in Davao, opened on Saturday, April 9.

Pawsome Dog Café, unlike other animal-themed café, is the first dog-themed café to let customers bring their dogs with them inside the café.

“I am a certified dog lover that’s why I came up with this idea. At first, the idea was only to have our own dogs here but we saw a lot of comments on Facebook, suggesting that they want to bring their dogs to the café so ayun, we worked it out,” said Francie Calderon, one of the brains behind Pawsome Dog Café.

Pawsome Dog Café has two separate areas. The first one is the Café area where one could dine with their dog and the other one is the Dog House area where a customer can enjoy the company of the café’s in house dogs for a period of one hour and thirty minutes.

More or less, 30 in-house dogs of various breeds like Siberian Husky, Labrador, Chihuahua and other kinds owned by Ms. Cherry and Ms. Francie will be in the café, for the customers to bond with.

Ms. Cherry Maning, also an owner of the café, reminded pet-owners of the rules of the café and the dog house.

“Dog owners are allowed to bring one dog (per owner) in the café provided that they show their pet’s health card with updated rabies and vaccination shots before entering the premises. Dogs should also wear dog diapers to ensure cleanliness of the place,” said Ms. Cherry.

With P 190.00 or P 220.00, a customer can enjoy a drink and entitled to one and a half hour of playtime with the in-house dogs after signing the waiver form. However, pregnant women, children below 1 year old and those with respiratory diseases will not be allowed in the area. Children below 12 years old should also be accompanied by a supervising adult.
Pawsome Dog Café is located at Door 5 Autoville Bldg Torres Street Davao City, beside Davao Convention Center. The café area will be operating from 10:00 o’clock in the morning until 10 in the evening while the dog house area will be open from 12:00 noon until 8:00 o’clock in the evening.