Summer Fun With Fido: Pet-Friendly Eateries And Events

Are you and your pup looking for some summer fun in and near the Severna Park area? Here are four restaurants and four activities for both of you to enjoy before the summer ends:

RESTAURANTS

Mother’s Peninsula Grille
At Mother’s, you can sit with Fido at one of 10 pet-friendly outdoor tables and treat yourself to one of the 100 beer options while you enjoy a burger or wings.

Cafe Mezzanotte
Dine upscale Italian at one of the eight dog-friendly outdoor tables at Cafe Mezzanotte. The food is made with local, farm-fresh ingredients, and the menu includes Italian pastas, freshly cut meats, soups, and seafood.

Donnelly’s Dockside
Savor scrumptious Maryland seafood while watching a summer sunset with Fido on Donnelly’s outdoor dog-friendly patio.

Garten
Enjoy German-inspired food with your pup at a dog-friendly table on Garten’s spacious outdoor patio. While you order drinks and schnitzel, your dog can enjoy large water bowls and complimentary treats.

ACTIVITIES

Swim and relax on Maryland’s two dog-friendly beaches.
Both Downs Park in Pasadena and Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis have dog-only beaches. Visitors of Downs Park are encouraged to take pictures of their pet in the water and post the pictures on Instagram with the hashtags #DownsParkDogOfTheMonth and #DogsOfDownsPark for a chance to win Downs Park’s Dog of the Month.

Exercise with Pup Scouts Dog Walks
On the second Sunday of each month, dog owners and their pups meet to walk the trails of Quiet Waters Park in the Pup Scouts Dog Walks event. The walk lasts one hour, from 9:00am to 10:00am. For more information, call 410-222-1777 or email friends@fqwp.org.

Attend Paws and Reflect: A Breathwork Fundraiser and Adoption Event
On July 19, Yoga Barn in Severna Park is hosting CHARM Rescue, a Columbia-based adoption agency, and adorable adoptable puppies from noon to 2:00pm. The Coffee Trailer food truck will serve matcha, lemonade and coffee. During the same time, a yoga class for breathwork and relaxation with puppies will be held inside Yoga Barn. Tickets for the yoga class can be purchased at www.givebutter.com/pawsandreflect, and 100% of the proceeds will go to CHARM Rescue.

Dive in at the Puppy Plunge
End the summer with the SPCA of Anne Arundel County's annual Puppy Plunge on August 24. Bring a beach chair and watch your pup splash and play, browse items from local vendors, enjoy food from local food trucks, and listen to live music. The event will last from 11:00am to 2:00pm, and all proceeds will go to supporting animals at the SPCA. For more information, visit the Eventbrite page.

Do you know of other restaurants and activities that are dog friendly? Let us know the details so they can be added to the list.