It is SO hard for me to leave my house when I see all three of my dogs looking at me with those literal puppy eyes. I wish I could take with me them everywhere at all hours of the day, but unfortunately that is not looked upon too highly at my office. Seriously though, when is ‘take your pet to work day’ going to become a thing?! When it comes to the weekends and days off, I want to spend as much time as I can with my three main girls, and sometimes that means they accompany Shea and me around Baton Rouge.
So, if you are like me and enjoy your pups tagging along, this post is for you! I put together some of my favorite dog-friendly places where you can eat and play with your furry friends right here in the Capital City. This is by no means an extensive list of the only places you can hang with your best four-legged friends in Baton Rouge – just some of my personal favorites and places on my list to check out. If there is a spot you love to take your pups, please let me know in the comments below so I can continue to add to this list and further Chuy, Gracie and Jones’ out of the house experiences. Thank you in advance!
EAT + DRINK
Superior Grill Highland | 7333 Highland Road
Zippy’s Burritos, Tacos and More | 3155 Perkins Road
The Bulldog Baton Rouge | 4385 Perkins Road
Frankie’s Dawg House | 2318 Cedardale Avenue
The Overpass Merchant | 2904 Perkins Road
Fuzzy’s Taco Shop | 220 W. Lee Drive
Tin Roof Brewing Company | 1624 Wyoming Street
Curbside Burgers | 4158 Government Street
PLAY
Raising Cane’s Dog Park | Find all BREC dog park locations here.
LSU Lakes | Take your pup on a walk on one of the various loops around the lakes.
Road Trip | Find 10 Louisiana day trips you can take with your dog here!
HELP
There are multiple ways you can help out animals in need in Baton Rouge by either adopting or volunteering around the city.
Companion Animal Alliance | 2680 Progress Road
Friends of the Animals Baton Rouge | 8476 Highland Road
Capital Area Animal Welfare Society | 6357 Quinn Drive
Yelp!BR | Tues., Thurs., Sat., Sun. from 12-3 p.m. at Petco in Acadian Village Shopping Center
SMILE
Here are a few of my favorite dog related articles that are sure to make you smile…and maybe make you cry but in a really good way!
10 Extraordinary Animal Rescues in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
17 Before and After Pics of Rescued Dogs
Meet Roo, the Amazing Two-Legged Dachshund
18 Adorable Puppies on Their First Day of Work
Afghanistan Veteran Working to Leave No Dog Behind Named CNN’s Hero of 2014
19 Super Adorable Puppies at Their Very First Day at the Vet
[DOGS IN FOOTBALL]
USC’s Blind Long Snapper Jake Olson Makes Successful Debut (and his guide dog celebrates!)
Boise State has a Very Good Dog that Retrieves Kickoff Tees
The ladies at local boutique Hey Penelope noticed how obsessed I am with my dogs and sent me their Fan of the Fur Babies tank to show my puppy pride. The best part is that 50% of the sales of this tank is donated to Friends of the Animals Baton Rouge. Since 2010, FOTA has found forever homes for OVER 2,000 animals in East Baton Rouge Parish. Y’all, that’s amazing! So, if you like to shop and you love puppies, get this tank or the newly released long sleeve version now! Do it. It’s for the puppies.
