Making plans for an itinerary on any country of visit, tends to be structured in a typical process of where to go for the best local cuisine, the must see touristy sights, where to shop for the most interesting local brands and unbeatable bargains one can find. After some time, things do get a little repetitive and predictable. Hence, it would really be nice to stumble onto one of these fine little gems for a change.
When I came across information on Bau House the first time, I knew I had to visit the place. It wasn’t an option, it was a definite must. Being a dog person and generally an animal lover, it is hard to say no to an opportunity like this one. Besides, having had pets most parts of my childhood, I do miss having the close companionship with a domesticated pet.
On the day of the visit, the café was filled with people, their dogs and, of course, the in-house celebrities and we had to wait for almost an hour before we got a table. This is a really good outlet for pet owners to bring their pets to socialise with their species or others.
The café is made up of three sections. The waiting area, the lap/toy dog area and the middle to large dog area that is situated in the innermost section of the café. Even before getting your seat, you could already soak up all the positive energies from the happy canines and people who are cooing over them. Some of the pups must have been rather overwhelmed by all the attention that they had to take little doggy naps in between.
An introductory catalog is available as a preliminary introduction of the Bau House celebrity dogs.
After getting seated, we were finally able to mingle, interact and play with the pups. We chose the larger dog section for the first half of the visit. The dogs are generally very well behaved, with an occasional tussle with other dogs. And they do like their treats, you can get those by buying over the counter at each section. We were not aware that the treats in both sections catered specifically to each and made a mistake bringing the leftovers from the large dogs over to the small dogs. The staff present was quick to correct us.
Now look at those faces, they were as glad to see you, as you were of them. The dog that kind of stood out from the rest was the overfed, cream coloured Labrador that is in the top picture just right above the left ear of the dog featured in the foreground. This dog raised quite a chuckle with patrons with its antics, or more accurately, the lack of it. It was so lazy, that it would only be fed treats in the prone position. Once done, it will raise up, walk to another promising location and plop itself heavily onto the ground, in wait to be fed. It was really hilarious, we were thoroughly entertained.
Kudos to the hardworking, dog loving staff of Bau House in taking care of the dogs and cleanliness of the café while maintaining good service standards.
For more information on how to get there and operating hours, click on the link below.
Bau House Dog Café
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