A month ago , New York City got itsfirst permanent guy coffee shop , Meow Parlour — and , well , it ’s reasonably popular . Currently , every single time one-armed bandit ( there are 20 per half hr ) is reserve through the closing of February and well into March . citizenry , it seems , love pets . peculiarly when they ’re not in fiscal matters or excrementally responsible for them . But maybe you ’re more of a dog person than a guy mortal . The just name forthcoming The Dog Cafe in L.A. is looking to address that need .
Founder Sarah Wolfgang spend fourth dimension volunteering at animal shelters in Korea , where dog cafes full of pure - bred , puppy factory - produce detent are popular . She ’s hop to compound the abroad tendency with her large-hearted spirit at the first American dog cafe . As is the instance with Meow Parlour , all the animals at The Dog Cafe will be available for acceptation .
" The Dog Cafe ’s commission is simple . We want to supply a second chance for shelter dog that are often leave out , " Wolfgang toldLA Weekly . " The Dog Cafe is going to put a twisting on the way people adopt by totally reinvent the way we connect with homeless dogs . "

Since a big mathematical group of heel probably does n’t meld well with unattended food , The Dog Cafe will only function tea and burnt umber , and you ’ll have to pluck up your drinkable from a boozing servicing counter away from the " cad zona , " in accordance with L.A. Health Department regulations . From there , though , you ’re free to take sip some coffee berry while cuddling cunning pup . And even if you ca n’t adopt , you ’ll be aid pooches in need by patronise the cafe — the coffee serve will do from Grounds & Hounds Coffee Co. , which donates 20 percent of its profit from each leverage to a local shelter .
Now through February 5,the Dog Cafe ’s GoFundMe is attempting to raise $ 200,000to endure the coffee shop ’s lock monetary value . have this video convince you to donate because , even if you ’re an adamant cat person like myself , you have to admit those are some precious weenie .