The very first dog cafe opened in U.S. Located in Los Angeles, the cafe will let animal lovers adopt a dog while enjoying a cup of coffee! Yeap you read that right, this cafe will allow people to enjoy a cup of coffee in serenity, while being surrendered with cute adorable dogs. It is basically a shelter and a coffee mixed together. In this coffee all those who want to adopt a dog will have the chance to interact with all the dogs, play with the ones they like the most, and at the end choose the perfect companion of their choice.
The dog cafe was opened by Sarah Wolfgang, who is a long time volunteer. She has been rescuing, sheltering and helping dogs since 16 years ago.
When asked about this initiative Sarah said: “The Dog Cafe first opened it’s doors (soft opening) December 17, 2015. We’ve already had 3 very successful adoptions. Our grand opening will be April 7th where we’ll unveil our full coffee shop.”
““All of our dogs come from local shelters,” Sarah Wolfgang, the founder, told Bored Panda.
““We work closely with the volunteers there to pull the ones that need it most.”
“They recommend dogs they believe will benefit from socialization in our cafe setting. We have anywhere from 8-14 at the cafe at any given time. “
“Our whole adoption process can take up to a month. We understand that this is a lengthy process, but this ensures that our dogs go to homes that are 100% ready to make a lifetime commitment to their new four-legged family member.”
“We then allow the adopter 1-2 weeks of a trial adoption, sometimes even longer, to make their final decision.”
“If something doesn’t work out (which it hasn’t yet) we will always open our doors up to taking the dogs back.”
The dedication and effort Sarah has put into this dog cafe is going to help many dogs in need.
We wish this cafe the best of luck, and as many adopted dogs as possible.
Source: Boredpanda