Make it one for my Newfie, and one more for the Pug

Hey now, looks like this “Dogs in Bars” bill down in Olympia might actually have legs. Now see, that, to my mind, is progress. And coming on the heels of the smoking ban, the bars in Seattle just keep getting better. I may have to try one of them out sometime.

The bill, introduced by the prolific Senator Ken Jacobsen, would allow (not require) owners of establishments with liquor licenses to permit leashed and well-behaved dogs to sit with their owners instead of being tethered outside (or worse, left at home). It would still be proprietor's discretion.

Now, I may never actually take my dog to the local pub, but I'll tell you: If I come across two adjacent drinkeries, one with a No Dogs sign and the other with a Dogs Welcome sign — well, my whiskey allowance is going to get slapped down on the bar behind door number two. Count on it.