Wicked Grounds

With a name like Wicked Grounds you would think a pup would be cowering under the kitchen table; even if Sir is jingling the leash! But much to the surprise of one very apprehensive puppy, Wicked Grounds is one of the most inviting, friendly, leather accepting places, not just coffee shops, but places, I have ever been! Sure I could run through Starbucks on all fours, barking at people; but getting escorted out by security over and over again gets a little tiring.

While the treats and drinks at this local coffee shop are delicious, it’s not so much their flavour as much as it is that a pup can have his drinks and treats out of a standard cup and plate, yes, but also out of a dog dish! And no, you don’t have to bring your own! They present you with a placemat (In case the floor is less that sanitary) and your favourite drinks and or treats in a dog bowl! Typically the pups all eat on the floor, usually gathered around one another and growling if another pup gets too close to his bowl.

Like most San Francisco buildings it’s quite long but slender in shape which limits where and when we can romp and play. But indeed; Romp and Play you can! Near the back is what could be considered a cove with a few tables in it but more than that a bit of open space for the puppies to play and romp and wrestle! The hardwood floors look beautiful, but bring your knee pads because you’ll need them! The people there accept the puppies romping as casually as you would see children wrestling at the park; it’s just assumed it will happen. I’ve been there on nights where business women type away on their Mac book’s and casually move the laptop as the table gets run into but never averting their eyes from the screen. Again, much the way a parent knows the child will behave and pays it no mind. It’s heart warming to see something that’s so common place to us finally be treated as common place to others!

On the third Sunday of every month they host “Human Pet Night” Since that announcement I’m sure they’ve added many more events to their schedule and one should always check back to see just WHAT they’ve added. While that night is designated specifically FOR human pets, as a community we are welcome there in any form, on as many legs and for as many delicious treats as our puppy tummy’s can handle! (Word to the wise: lay off the heavy shakes and treats if you roughhouse like this little puppy does.)

When friends come in from out of town who are also part of the leather community and want to see all the beauty that this fair city has to offer; take them to the Golden Gate Bridge, take them to see KOIT Tower, but take them to Wicked Grounds too. Let them feel at home there as I do because there’s nothing like it.

Until the next instalment, this is Fender Pup saying, “Get off the couch… GET OFF THE COUCH!!!”