Photo by PoPville flickr user Eric Williams-13
“Dear PoPville,
I feel like this has to have been asked but is there anywhere left to let my dog off leash in DC? She’s got so much pent up energy but I need an enclosed space so she can’t run away! All the dog parks and fields near me are closed.”
Thanks to Jessica for sending from Logan Circle.
*This series will feature any pets in a backpack/bag. On metro, or not. Corgi, or not.
22 M Street, NE
Thanks to Jonathan for sharing: “next to King Street Oyster Bar in NoMa”
Their website says:
“Inspired by the new approach to overnighting by hotels like Kimpton, W and Aloft, The Duncan Dog Hotel & Day Spa seeks to provide dogs and their owners first class service in a fun and sophisticated atmosphere. Located on M Street NE just off North Capitol, The Duncan plans to offer daycare, boarding and salon services for their customers. (more…)
*This series will feature any pets in a backpack/bag. On metro, or not. Corgi, or not.
September 18th 2019 launched us into the wonderful world of corgis, and later other breeds/pets, hitching rides around town, often via public transit, in backpacks. Sadly, the series had become another victim of the coronaville shutdown. Not for the first time nor for the last, I hope, it’s Meatloaf to the rescue!!
“Meatloaf has been spotted working from home, he is very sad to not be on the actual Metro anymore, as evidenced by photo #2.” (more…)
3211 O Street, NW
Ed. Note: DC’s First Cat Cafe, Crumbs & Whiskers, opened in June 2015.
From an email:
“Hey C&W Fam,
My name is Kanchan and I’m the founder of Crumbs & Whiskers. I want to take a few minutes to share what’s happening at C&W with you, and how the virus has been impacting us.
Things are really, really tough right now. As an experiential business, we rely on our booking & reservation sales to fund our operations. For the past month, we haven’t had that, which has been really difficult for us. We applied for every loan and grant that we qualified for, but unfortunately, we didn’t receive anything before loans ran out of funds.
As of now, Crumbs & Whiskers is surviving. We will most likely be permanently closing one of our locations – our DC cat cafe. (more…)
hahaha, spotted sweet Zuzu sleeping on 11th Street over the weekend. Love the labeling. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I live in a U-shaped apartment complex where, if I look out my window, I have some great views directly into my neighbors apartments. Now that everyone is working from home, some of my neighbors have taken an interest in my cat, Pico, and we’ve been communicating about her through signs posted in our windows.” (more…)
Photo by PoPville flickr user Robert Lintott
“Dear PoPville,
I’m writing because of multiple instances of dogs being off leash in parks during this pandemic. I was a dog owner, my dog passed away two month ago, so I understand a dog’s need for exercise, however, we’ve had multiple instances of dogs running up to our 15 month old daughter while off leash. When asked to leashed their pets, owners repeated minimize the importance of social distancing (since now they need to get close to leash their dog if their dog keeps following us) (more…)
Thanks to Bort for sending from Frager’s, Eastern Market, Saturday.
*This series will feature any pets in a backpack/bag. On metro, or not. Corgi, or not.
And while I got a photo of seeds up there – another reader would like to know:
“I’m looking for a good, appropriately socially distant way to get flowers/ plants/ seeds during this. Are there any nurseries/ farmstands/ local growers offering pre-paid delivery or pick-up?“
Thanks to Beverly for sharing the good news about Honey:
“A happy ending to your tweet from March 30. Honey was found on our block this morning! Thanks to everyone who looked for him over the last nine days! Columbia Heights neighbors are amazing!“