Not every dog is a good candidate for brewery hangouts. How do you know whether your dog might be good candidate or not?
There are a lot of different factors that go into determining this, but a good way to get started is to ask yourself these three questions:
1. How does your dog feel about other people and other dogs?
If your dog is nervous, overexcited, or anxious about people or other dogs, they might not enjoy the brewery environment as much as you'd hope.
2. How does your dog feel about loud noises and crowds?
Breweries are loud, crowded, and have a lot of weird sounds outside of your control. If this isn't something your dog is comfortable with, they probably aren't going to enjoy hanging out with you at a brewery.
3. Would your dog enjoy hanging out at the brewery?
In general, do you think your dog would have a good time or hate it? That will help inform your decision on whether to bring him along or not!
Just because your dog isn't open to a brewery hangout currently doesn't mean that he couldn't learn skills that would change his preference, making him a successful candidate for that environment in the future!
If that’s the case, your first brewery visits with him should be on quiet days at less crowded venues. Think: no live music, no corn hole tournaments, no major game days! Evaluating these things at each stage in your dog's life is an important piece of helping him enjoy your outings as much as you do.
