Seven dog-friendly spots in Montgomery County plus a rescue

Montgomery County has twenty-two dog-friendly places in the catalog, and seven of them are worth the drive this weekend. A tavern in Skippack whose owners run the region's largest bully-breed rescue, a Sunday farmers market in Horsham, and a five-star bookshop in Ambler where the dog comes inside. Here is where to bring one.

• The Stray Dog Tavern

  Skippack
  

  From-scratch tavern cooking on Skippack Pike with buck-a-shuck oysters at happy hour, 4 to 6 every day, and owners who also run Philly Bully Team, the area's largest bully-breed dog rescue. "the food and menu were phenomenal," Kim says on Google.

• Horsham Farmers' Market

  Horsham

  Sunday mornings, June through October, on Babylon Road. Produce, flowers, sweets, and handmade goods from vendors set up indoors and out. Leashed dogs welcome, and monthly winter markets carry it through the cold season.

• Plant 4 Good

  Ardmore

  A plant shop on Cricket Avenue, a half block off Lancaster, with houseplants, pots, and someone to ask when one of them starts dropping leaves. Dogs come in too, and the 4.9 rating across twenty-one reviews says the welcome is real.

• Sutcliffe Park

  Conshohocken

  A neighborhood park off Colwell Lane with room to spread out for an afternoon. Space to run the dog or let the kids burn an hour before dinner, and 277 Google reviewers keep it at 4.5.

• The Bookshop on Main

  Ambler

  A small bookshop on North Main, new to the block and already carrying itself like a fixture. Budget for one more book than you planned on, and bring the dog. Five stars across nine reviews.

• Wake Coffee

  Ambler
  

  The South Main roastery-cafe where Ambler actually wakes up. Beans roasted here, opinions poured freely, and dogs on the patio. "Great coffee spot in Ambler," Ashley says on Google, "I like to come here on nice days to enjoy my coffee outside with my husband and dogs."

• Brass Collar Brewing Company

  Souderton

  A small brewery on South Front turning out house beers to drink where they are made, with outdoor seating that makes room for the dog. The taproom is the draw, not a distribution deal, and 4.8 across eighty-three reviews backs it up.

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