It's Andy Fish!

Recently I had a haircut scheduled. I didn’t want to leave my dog in the car and because Massachusetts is Dog Racist they don’t allow them in barbershops. I bet they allow cats– this feels like a cat state.

My son was getting a haircut right after mine and he came up with a genius plan; he would come down a ½ early and take my dog in his AC’d new truck and when I was done we would switch. I cannot explain how amazing it is that all of my sons not only tolerate but support my bizarre thinking which includes taking my dog everywhere I got.

Right next door to my barber is a very well known restaurant, I’ve eaten there a couple of times. They have outdoor seating but since it was pretty warm everyone was inside. Now the area was shaded, and my dog was not in distress, so I sat down at one of the open chairs and Juno diligently sat down right next to me.

A young lady came out– I still had fifteen – twenty minutes before my haircut, and she told me I couldn’t sit there unless I was a customer.

“Totally understand. I’ll take a Diet Coke, lot’s of ice.”

“You have to go inside to order.” She smiled.

“Do you allow dogs inside?” I suspected not, I can smell dog racists a mile away.

“No we don’t.”

“I’ll take a Diet Coke, lot’s of ice.”

She went inside.

Seconds later the manager came out with my Diet Coke AND a bowl of cold water for Juno. “It’s on the house, you are welcome to sit here anytime.” He said. He went on to ask Juno’s name, took the time to say hello, he clearly was not dog racist.

I finished my drink, handed $10 to the girl who came out to ask me if I wanted a refill and walked back over to where my car was parked becase there was a nice spot of grass that Juno seemed to enjoy. After a few minutes of intensive sniffing I ran into my son who took the dog and I walked back over and got my haircut.

I don’t love the French, we all know that. Any country that can be conquered with basically toy rifles (That’s what 22’s are) an surrenders so quickly just can’t be on my Friendbook Page Wall– but they know how to treat dogs, because they allow them everywhere.