Pup-Friendly Pub Crawl: Bring Your Canine Along for This Fun Maovember Event

Pup-Friendly Pub Crawl: Bring Your Canine for This Nov 3 Maovember Event

Maovember | Nov 2, 2018 10:00 am | Add a comment | 2048 reads

Peking's pooches will hit the pavement for philanthropy this Saturday as Maovember hosts its second annual Dog Pub Crawl. Dan Christensen of Penny's Food Studio will provide the snacks for dogs while humans get one drink each during stops at De Refter (we're the troupe will gather from 3pm onwards), before moving to XL, Jing-A, and Paddy O'Shea's. We spoke to Christensen about this year's event.

We just passed Halloween and this feels like a bonus "trick or treat?" session, but totally focused on treats. How does it work?
This is a dog- and family-friendly pub crawl for the Maovember associated charities Bread of Life and The Library Project. Penny's is helping to organize and will provide the furry supporters in attendance with a pack of treats. The Dog Pub Crawl is 100 kuai per person and gets you a free beverage at each of the four stops on our walking route.

What can you tell us about the stops this year?
We have four participating venues. First off is De Refter, sort of a Franco-Belgian gastro pub. We'll all meet there at 3pm. Next up is XL, a great little pub and home to the 88s hockey club and Sexy FC. Many know XL for its larger-than-life proprietor, Jane Cui. Our third stop, a brief one, is Jing-A Brew Pub, where we'll pick up roadies on way to our finishing point, and Beijing's best-known (Irish) sports bar, Paddy O'Shea's!

And the dogs enjoy snacks along the way. Which one are they getting? Is it going to be Lucky Duck? I bet it's Lucky Duck. Tell me it's Lucky Duck.
I hate to break it to you, but Lucky Duck is actually one of our fresh food recipes, so we won't be serving that. But, we will be bringing along different varieties of our air-dried and baked treats for all. [There is nothing stopping Dan from making an air-dried version of Lucky Duck. Absolutely nothing. – Ed.]

Who are you bringing to the DPC this year?
I'm not sure yet, probably one of my three beasts, but not all of them. I need to be able to actually chat with people!

Is there anything else people need to know about DPC?
Hydrate before the walk, wear warm clothing, and prepare to have fun! People without dogs should feel free to join. Just come to meet the other's dogs and support Maovember. The charity and having a good time are what's most important.

Interested in Dog Pub Crawl? Join the WeChat group at this QR code to reserve a spot.