Dogs at the Victoria Market

Saturday morning at Victoria Market is hectic. It is not really the place for a dog whose vision would be completely blocked by a wall of legs and feet. I took a short cut to get myself through more quickly and found these two.

It is quiet behind the stalls and even if you are waiting amongst all the rubbish it has to be better than struggling through the legs of thousands of humans.

Brown and White Retreiver waiting in Swan Street Richmond

This beautifully groomed brown and white retriever was out and about on a cold spring day in Richmond.

Her white silky hair was so white it seemed a pity to see her sitting on a grubby pavement. She was snuggled down beside the plants at the Book Street Cafe keeping out of the way of the foot traffic. She looks very bored with it all.

Miniature Jack Russell breakfasting in Greville Street, Prahran

This elderly Jack Russell greets friends every morning from a sunny Prahran cafe. He sits in the leafy courtyard; often on his own chair - the concrete can be cold even on a sunny morning.

His anxious look is because he has to wait while the bill is paid. It happens this way every day but still it is an anxious time for a miniature Jack Russell to be left alone. He wasn't keen to be photographed either. I think he is telling me that.

Where do dogs eat out in Melbourne? My Dog Café Dismantled

I ask that question because My Dog Cafe on the Station Pier, Port Melbourne, has closed.

I still get a number of hits to 'My Dog Cafe - Dogs Eating Out' I wrote this post back in March last year. It is time to up-date. The cafe has gone.

This is how the area and the cute building looks now - not a sign that it was once a cafe.

This is what it looked like in March 2008 -an interesting place to visit.

I have enjoyed many a coffee and snack there in the company of various dogs. I loved being on the water and I always admired the drink bowl fountain. Sadly that has gone too.



So where do dogs eat out in Melbourne? If you know please tell.

It's a fun way to end an outing with your dog - calling into a cafe that is set up for your dog to enjoy the experience as well as you and you can both get a snack before heading home.

Maltese and Bitzer out and about - High Street Armadale

It was a lovely sunny day on Saturday and as we wandered along High Street, Armadale we found these two dogs waiting. The owners were nowhere in sight and as we stopped to admire, we wondered about the little black one. A couple of people passing announced she was a Bitzer.

She is a beautiful Bitzer! It would be interesting to know what bits have created her - does anyone know or feel they can hazzard a guess?

Golden Retriever and White Labrador in Albert Park

A winter's morning by the Albert Park Lake and dogs are out for walks but when their owners' stop for breakfast at the Carousel Cafe a bike stand is a good place to wait.

You can guess the direction of the cafe.

This white labrador is also watching, intently who is coming and going from the Carousel Cafe and to do this he has a bar of the bike stand in the way. You would think he would move but perhaps he feels secure behind it.

Chihuahuas out in the warmer weather

Melbourne has warmed up over the last couple of days. It's very windy but the wind is warm and these two chihuahuas were out in St Kilda East without their coats.

Life can get rather boring when you are waiting and I believe one of them is telling his friend a secret.

It is too early for spring and I bet the next time I see these two they will be rugged up.