Furrbulous fun!
We love dogs at Festival Place – and if you have a well-behaved furry friend who’d love to help you sniff out some great bargains, we'd be delighted to welcome you. Please read our guidelines below to ensure your visit is a pleasure for both you and our other centre visitors.
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How do you know which stores are dog-friendly? Dog-friendly stores will display a sign in their window! We have over 100 stores taking part in the scheme!
A paw on a door means we welcome all well-behaved dogs
Dog Friendly Stores
Tail wagging tips from The Lupo Academy
Here is Tracey from The Lupo Academy’s top tips for happy shopping with your dog:
- Set your dog up for success and go at a quiet time at first. Before the shops open is perfect.
- Go slowly, take your time. Your dog needs to adjust to slippery, shiny floors, bright lights, shop windows, escalators and things like the tannoys and other unfamiliar sounds.
- Let your dog have the chance to check things out, let them sniff things, give them time to watch and take in their surroundings.
- Be careful with automatic doors and lifts, your dog may not be familiar with these so pass through carefully reassuring your dog if needed.
- Give other dogs space, not all dogs like to meet others and the shopping centre is not the place for play.
- Take some yummy treats with you so you can make positive associations to the weird novelty they will see.
- Be mindful of spillages including dropped food and cleaning products. Dogs are naturally scavengers so will be drawn to potentially harmful litter.
- Make sure you have poop bags and tissues to clean up after them just in case.
- Check the equipment you are walking them in is secure. Shopping centres are not the place for flexi leads!
- If your puppy is nervous around people, pass wide and it's ok to tell someone they can only admire your puppy from afar until their confidence grows.