WEBVTT FILE X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:0,LOCAL:00:00:00.000 1 00:00:04.854 --> 00:00:05.522 People love 2 00:00:05.522 --> 00:00:08.558 to take their dogs anywhere and everywhere. 3 00:00:08.575 --> 00:00:11.177 And here in Boston, we don't just love our dogs. 4 00:00:11.177 --> 00:00:14.297 We love bars. So why not combine the two? 5 00:00:14.330 --> 00:00:19.169 Imagine a dog park where your best friend can run free with other four legged pals, 6 00:00:19.402 --> 00:00:22.338 and you can meet new friends while running up a tab. 7 00:00:22.338 --> 00:00:26.059 Dog bars are the newest trend, and correspondent Rachel Umansky- 8 00:00:26.059 --> 00:00:29.512 Castro joined us with this latest dog tale. 9 00:00:30.146 --> 00:00:30.864 Rachel. 10 00:00:30.864 --> 00:00:35.001 Well, it's usually humans that are at the bar enjoying something to drink. 11 00:00:35.218 --> 00:00:38.571 What is going on with dog park bars? 12 00:00:39.239 --> 00:00:40.523 Yeah, that's a great question. 13 00:00:40.523 --> 00:00:45.111 So a dog park bar is like this new concept where you can, 14 00:00:45.412 --> 00:00:48.565 you know, do the chore of walking your dog, 15 00:00:48.565 --> 00:00:51.801 but instead of in a park where you're probably by yourself, you're 16 00:00:51.985 --> 00:00:53.686 just kind of like checking that thing off. 17 00:00:53.686 --> 00:00:57.173 Now you can go with your friends, have a couple drinks, 18 00:00:57.173 --> 00:00:59.492 and let your dog run free. 19 00:00:59.492 --> 00:01:02.395 So how was this all created? Who did it? 20 00:01:02.395 --> 00:01:03.413 Why did they do it? 21 00:01:03.413 --> 00:01:06.416 What's the origin story of the dog park bar? 22 00:01:06.499 --> 00:01:10.487 Emily Geese and her wife Tess and their brother Chris 23 00:01:10.703 --> 00:01:13.757 were on a road trip heading to Minnesota, and they had their dog, 24 00:01:13.757 --> 00:01:16.776 Nora, and Nora overheats a lot. 25 00:01:16.793 --> 00:01:21.047 So they went to a dog park to cool off, and they noticed that this dog park 26 00:01:21.114 --> 00:01:22.916 wasn't like any ordinary dog park. 27 00:01:22.916 --> 00:01:26.186 It was a dog park bar where there was a full restaurant with drinks 28 00:01:26.186 --> 00:01:28.171 and the owners were letting their dogs just run around. 29 00:01:28.171 --> 00:01:29.973 They're like, this is amazing concept. 30 00:01:29.973 --> 00:01:33.960 Like, this should be, like in Boston, should be at New England. 31 00:01:33.960 --> 00:01:35.328 Like, why is this not a thing? 32 00:01:35.328 --> 00:01:38.581 So they ended up making Park nine. 33 00:01:38.731 --> 00:01:42.602 They have two locations, one in Everett and Fenway, and it's open 34 00:01:42.602 --> 00:01:47.340 for anyone with a dog without a dog to just go about their day 35 00:01:47.340 --> 00:01:51.895 and let their dogs run free and have some drinks while they're out of out. 36 00:01:52.312 --> 00:01:53.963 You mentioned run free. 37 00:01:53.963 --> 00:01:57.684 What what's unique about Park nine besides the booze? 38 00:01:58.017 --> 00:01:58.468 Yeah. 39 00:01:58.468 --> 00:02:02.489 So in Massachusetts, it's illegal to have your dog out 40 00:02:02.722 --> 00:02:05.725 without a leash and you can get a ticket. 41 00:02:05.809 --> 00:02:09.562 one person I interviewed said that they got fined for $125. 42 00:02:09.746 --> 00:02:12.499 So they were like, we can't have this. 43 00:02:12.499 --> 00:02:13.850 So they would always have it on leash. 44 00:02:13.850 --> 00:02:17.387 But, like, it's kind of nice to have their dog just run around. 45 00:02:17.420 --> 00:02:20.039 So it's a bunch of dogs, big dogs, small dogs, 46 00:02:20.039 --> 00:02:21.658 all kind of wrestling with each other. 47 00:02:21.658 --> 00:02:25.411 But the nice idea is that it's fenced in so you don't have to worry about 48 00:02:25.411 --> 00:02:28.531 like, like going against Massachusetts laws. 49 00:02:28.765 --> 00:02:31.618 What about safety within the park? 50 00:02:31.618 --> 00:02:34.554 I mean, dogs off the leash, big dogs, small dogs. 51 00:02:34.554 --> 00:02:36.472 Isn't there a possibility of a dog fight? 52 00:02:36.472 --> 00:02:37.524 Yeah, definitely. 53 00:02:37.524 --> 00:02:40.193 And I definitely witnessed it when I was there. 54 00:02:40.193 --> 00:02:43.346 But, there are park rangers and they separate. 55 00:02:43.346 --> 00:02:46.466 If there are any fights happening, they keep an eye while 56 00:02:46.466 --> 00:02:51.120 the owners are chilling, having a beer, whatever. 57 00:02:51.271 --> 00:02:54.657 The park rangers are in the room and they are 58 00:02:54.924 --> 00:02:58.645 separating the dogs or running around making sure nothing gets too out of hand. 59 00:02:58.678 --> 00:03:00.530 What's the cost of all this? Like? 60 00:03:00.530 --> 00:03:03.950 Is there an entry fee to get into the dog park bar? 61 00:03:04.367 --> 00:03:07.220 No, it's actually free so anyone can walk in. 62 00:03:07.220 --> 00:03:09.923 You don't even need to have a dog. 63 00:03:09.923 --> 00:03:11.140 you just walk. 64 00:03:11.140 --> 00:03:13.409 You don't need to have a dog or even need to have a dog. 65 00:03:13.409 --> 00:03:15.361 If you just want to go into the park 66 00:03:15.361 --> 00:03:19.349 and you know pet dogs because it's fun to just like, 67 00:03:19.916 --> 00:03:23.870 you know, pet dogs, I feel like it's a fun activity that we all like to do. 68 00:03:23.903 --> 00:03:26.339 We feel happier after it, and it's free. 69 00:03:26.339 --> 00:03:29.058 And so fun activity to do because Boston's really expensive. 70 00:03:29.058 --> 00:03:32.278 So I see a lot of college kids like to prefer this option. 71 00:03:32.629 --> 00:03:36.449 Correspondent Rachel Umansky-Castro, thank you so much for joining us. 72 00:03:36.499 --> 00:03:38.301 Of course. 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