Point: Why aren't there more dog menus at Portland's dog-friendly establishments?
My husband and I are new parents—dog parents, that is. Much like the parents of human babies who increasingly surround us (seriously, back off), it's a job that requires a tiresome amount of baggage. Our rapidly multiplying friends are stuck toting diapers and breast pumps and wet wipes and toys. We're toting shit bags, water bowls, dehydrated pieces of lamb lung, and toys. For extended excursions, like a day spent hiking in the Gorge or romping by the sea, we've also got to include a Tupperware of dog kibble or—god forbid—a heavy can of wet food.
After our outings, we generally head to a bar or restaurant with a dog-friendly patio to refuel, where we humans have an array of menu options. Meanwhile, the dog usually eats next to our car's tire in the parking lot before we head in, because it's rude to eat in front of her when she's hungry, too. We could fill up a bowl of dog food tableside, I guess, but that just feels... wrong.
But you know what we would totally do? We would order food for our dog off a dog menu, if only you had such a thing.
- KELSEY WROTEN
