Cocktails with your pooch events kick off in Detroit on Tuesday; 8 events announced

Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press
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Get out the leash and get ready to enjoy cocktails with your pooch companion.

Summer doesn’t officially start until June 20, but the season for Canine to Five’s “Drinking with Dogs” gatherings begins Tuesday.

Now in its 17th season, Canine to Five, a local dog day care, boarding and grooming facility, kicks off the annual event Tuesday evening at the Dequindre Cut Freight Yard. Each event this year will also feature a local dog rescue organization.

Drinking with Dogs, Canine to Five's annual event that invites owners to bring their dogs to local bars begins May 21 and runs through October.
Drinking with Dogs, Canine to Five's annual event that invites owners to bring their dogs to local bars begins May 21 and runs through October.

“We are so excited to start this summer at The Freight Yard.  It is a great space to bring your dog, have a drink and grab a bite,” Liz Blondy, Canine to Five owner said in a news release. “We are so excited to offer more locations and events for Drinking with Dogs this year. It is a great chance for dog lovers to get together and meet new people at a bunch of locations in southeast Michigan.”

This year, there are eight events at venues across metro Detroit starting in May and running through October.  At each event, which takes place from 6-9 p.m., dogs are required to be on leash the whole time. The final October event features a Halloween costume party.

Here is this season’s lineup:

May 21:  Dequindre Cut – The Freight Yard, 3019 Orleans St., Detroit

June 4: The Skip, Belt Alley, Detroit

June 19: Library Pub – West Bloomfield, 6363 Haggerty Road, West Bloomfield Township

July 9: Ferndale Project, 567 Livernois, Ferndale

July 24:  Atwater in the Park, 1175 Lakepointe St, Grosse Pointe Park

August 13: Hammer & Nail, 3800 Woodward Ave., Detroit

September 24:  The Congregation, 9321 Rosa Parks Blvd, Detroit

October 22:  Batch Brewing Company:  Halloween Costume Contest: 1400 Porter St, Detroit

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