Wales' best dog friendly pub named and it has a full doggie dinner menu
The Punch House in Monmouth has officially been crowned as the most dog-friendly pub in Wales. Rover.com, the world's largest online market place for pet care, sent 11 Tavern Testers to 110 pubs up and down the country, but The Punch House came out on top in Wales.
The Punch House is no standard dog-friendly pub, but fully caters for pooches as much as any human guest. Vicky Merrills, manager of the Punch House explained: "Truth be told, we actually prefer dogs to customers. Every area of the pub is dog friendly. As you come in, we’ve got dog beds that are supplied for them, dog treats, there’s water bowls, we sell dog treats behind the bar. We are just really dog-friendly focused. All of our accommodation rooms are dog-friendly.
"We make sure that when dogs arrive, there is a little gift bag of dog treats in the room. We ensure that there is information left about local vets. We try and accommodate the dogs as we do their parents."
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The Punch House also has a fully designated doggie menu, spare leads and doggy ice cream on demand. As well as these treats, four-legged friends are welcome to stay in any of The Punch House's newly refurbished rooms. Staff are even trained in first aid for dogs!
Work to make The Punch House the place to be for dog owners is clearly working, as Vickie said: "90% of our guests come in with dogs. We have dogs local to us that refuse to walk past us without coming into the pub for a dog treat."
She added that she was "over the moon" that The Punch House had been named Wales' most dog-friendly pub. Rover's Dog-Friendly Pub Awards celebrate the establishments that truly go above and beyond in creating a welcoming and homely environment for four-legged friends.
Adem Fehmi, Canine Behaviourist at Rover comments: “Our 11 tavern-testing pet owners have been busy surveying pubs across the nation to find the most dog-friendly pubs. Scoring extremely highly on factors such as doggy amenities, hospitality, and dog-friendly policies, we’re delighted that The Punch House has been recognised for their efforts in making their pub a wonderfully welcome place for canine friends to visit.”