always wondered if you could walk in to a caf in the city with your beloved pet felt depressed for not being able to spend quality time with both your friends and pets at a place other than home well you need fret no more the culture of pet friendly cafes till now restricted to cities like bangalore and mumbai has come knocking to pune too many cafs are now welcoming owners walking in with their pets as long as the decorum of the place is maintained a kondhwabased caf owner tejas degwekar says we are completely pet friendly and allow them as long as they are not harming or scaring others our outdoor seating area is apt for them we have had a few such visitors in the past but people mostly arent aware that we are open to this idea as we are yet to get more such footfalls speaking about the liberty to be able to step out with ones pets and its importance model tasneem jamal points pets are like family members to their owners and help in lending a nice lively and fun atmosphere to any place when pets go out and interact with other individuals they become more social and it reflects in their personality else they just turn hostile and snappy it is important to have spaces for the same she says the culture of allowing pets at cafs is being boosted by caf owners who themselves are pet owners not only are they bringing their pets to the cafes but are encouraging others to do so too owner of an aundh based caf shripad palve says as long as people are careful with their pets and there is no damage being caused we are okay with the concept my partner abhishek krishna who has a labrador and a german shepherd gets his canines once in a while to the caf socialite parul mehta says as long as proper safety norms are maintained this is a great idea though i personally dont have pets but others in my family do and pet friendly topics such as these are frequently discussed owner of a pet friendly bangalore caf abhishek singh says we own many pets and our idea of a caf was a place where people could come and spend some time with them when we realized that people enjoyed it thoroughly we encouraged them to bring along their pets too places like these take off the guilt of having to lock up your pets at home when stepping out for leisure socialite paris hilton who once upon a time chose not to be seen without her pet chihuahua made the handbag dog a must have pet cum fashion accessory nine grammy award winner singersongwriter and actor john legend is famed for being accompanied by his english bulldog puddy wherever he goes