pune shuchi and her husband were planning to go out for a quite and relaxed weekend but one look at their threeyearold golden retriever bonny put an end to all such plans whenever we plan to go out bonny would look so morose and stare at us with her big brown eyes we just couldnt think of leaving her home alone she says there are many like shuchi who would love to take their pets along if only that could be arranged the good news is that some restaurant and cafe owners in the city are working at making it a possibility says rau more owner and partner at the irish village koregaon park a friend of mine would always decline my invitation to the pub because of his labrador this got me thinking and we thought of turning irish village petfriendly our brewpub is designed in such a way that there are threefour seating options available our lawn area has decent space for families to hang out and pets love this open space says more the same reason prompted wholly crepes owner and chef kajal ambedkar to make the outdoor area of her creperie petfriendly the outdoors at our model colony outlet is open to pets and their owners we intend to have some treats for dogs soon says ambedkar chef cum owner meeta makhechas the flour works at kalyaninagar has allowed pets in from day 1 we truly believe pets are a part of the family we almost always have little treats for dogs and cats chew sticks and bones for dogs little fish and chicken chews for cats we have bowls in which we serve water to the pets as well says makhecha for us its not a publicity stunt we did not even announce it until much later when guests who regularly brought pets thought more people should be aware of it says makhecha says she we almost always have little treats for dogs and cats chew sticks and bones for dogs little fish and chicken chews for cats we have bowls in which we serve water to the pets as well and they are more than happy to provide water or the occasional chew stick or snack for the pets who are allowed even indoors besides these places there are quite a few others in koregaon park and aundh that are petfriendly and many more are also making a go for it the entrepreneurs maintain that they are yet to get any negative feedback from patrons i have been pleasantly surprised with the response in any case the indoor area of our creperie is completely petfree says ambedkar agrees andrade we have a few regular customers who always come with their dogs and are more than willing to spread the word that we are open to pets say more not only have we not faced any criticism but making the place petfriendly adds to our usp there are times when orders get invariably delayed but