Adoption AmbassadorsHot Spot List: Midtown
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WHAT / WHERE / WHEN / NOTESRalph’s on the Park / 123 C Street / Monday-Saturday
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. /
- Great café with outdoor seating on the street—dogs are sure to get a lot of attention
- Dog water is provided
- No shade—best to go on cool days
Brew Masters / 234 B Street / Monday-Sunday 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. /
- Tavern in a central location, cool off after walking downtown
- Shade and dog water available
- Courtyard seats reduce exposure to potential adopters
Alphabet Park / 567 M Street / Always open /
- Huge park loaded with families and dog walkers
- Dogs must be leashed!
- Fosters have best luck on Sat. and Sun. mornings
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WHAT / WHERE / WHEN / NOTESStella’s / 12 Smith Street / Monday-Sunday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. /
- THE place to be Friday-Sunday!
- Lots of foot traffic and free coffee refills
- Great for shy dogs (not a lot of other dogs around)
- Cash only
Pups Palace / 21 Smith Street / Monday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. /
- Pet store that promotes our adoptables
- They love it when we visit and even provide free dog treats!
- Tell them about your dog so they can help connect you with an adopter—they’ll even hang your flyers!
- Weekends are best for foot traffic.
Crew Cut / 25 Smith Street / Monday-Saturday 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. /
- Hair salon where the ladies love to see Adoption Ambassador dogs!
- Walk right in and get lots of love and great photo ops!
- Not great for shy dogs who don’t like a lot of attention
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WHAT / WHERE / WHEN / NOTESBulldog / 90 River Road / Monday-Sunday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. /
- Dog-friendly bar/restaurant sponsors many pub crawls and bike tours
- Call ahead to find out when tours are.
- Big park close by for your dog to run off extra energy
Mark’s Used Bookstore / 123 River Road / Monday-Sunday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. /
- Packed with browsers all weekend and the owner invites you to bring dogs in to meet customers!
- Shade and dog water available
- Grab a coffee at Rue and sit outside.
Rue / 76 Tree Lane / Thursday-Sunday 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. /
- Breakfast joint with a 3-hour wait-every local running group ends their run here
- Great place to find a home for an active dog
- Bring a friend and pass out business cards and flyers while you wait.
- Free dog breakfast!
WHAT / WHERE / WHEN / NOTES
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Adoption Ambassadors Hot Spot List: Midtown
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