St Albans BID is launching ‘St Albans Dog Day’ to promote the city’s dog-friendly status with a day of activities and treats for our suppaw-stars including free puppocinos and pup-arazzi selfie boards.

St Albans regularly appears as one of the UK’s top dog-friendly cities with lots of attractions, cafés, pubs, shops, and restaurants offering a warm welcome. So much so, that many have dedicated menus and treats just for our four-legged friends!

Vivien Cannon, Manager at St Albans BID says: “St Albans Dog Day is a brand-new initiative designed to highlight all the ways the city is dog friendly. With new figures1 showing that business owners who became “dog-friendly” for the first time in 2022 reported growth of 20–50% it’s a great way for businesses to highlight their dog-friendly credentials and encourage more dog owners to visit and enjoy St Albans.”

Paws and Enjoy!

On Saturday 26 August from 11am to 4pm, resident and visiting dogs (and their owners!) can head to the city centre to enjoy:

• Dog selfie frames dotted around the city centre
• A dog-themed market situated by the Clock Tower with traders including Chiltern Pet, FurBabies Botanicals, Butternut Box and Husky Tails • Free treat bags for all pooches supplied by St Albans BID and Chiltern Pet
• Free Puppocinos
• Dog Ice Cream Stand
• Raw Feeding Advice Workshop
• Raffle to win a £50 Chiltern Pet Tote Bag filled with goodies – £1 per raffle strip donated to the charity SchnauzerFest
• Raffle to win a £20 Chiltern Pet Gift Voucher – £1 per raffle strip donated to the charity SchnauzerFest
• Win 2 Tickets to DogFest Knebworth House on 9th or 10th September – Free to enter
• Lucky Dip to win a free treat – 50p entry donated to charity SchnauzerFest

The BID team have created a new page on the official tourism website for St Albans dedicated to all things dogs including a dog-friendly directory.

Head to www.EnjoyStAlbans.com to browse and find out more about St Albans Dog Day activities.

If you are a local business and would like to get involved, please contact the BID team at info@stalbansbid.com

Vivien concludes: “With more dog owners in the UK than ever before, we want to showcase all that St Albans has to offer as a great destination for dogs. Beyond our amazing green spaces for walking and exercising, we have a huge variety of social and hospitality venues and retail businesses that fully welcome dogs so you can confidently enjoy time in our city with your furry friends.”