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Yup. Grew up in Ohio. Went to Bowling Green for college and grad school. Loki, the dog in my picture, is from Ohio as well. Got him in Marietta. So yeah, you can't really bring dogs anywhere up north. It seems kind of silly now that I live here and basically everyone has a dog.
For the most part in Charlotte, you can bring you dogs inside any bar that doesn't serve food, and places that do serve food usually have dog-friendly patios. A lot of those places with patios even have big water buckets specifically for customers that have dogs. The picture above is from a brewery, so Loki was allowed inside with no problems. That place is literally right next door to me, so he's there all the time. If I say the name of the brewery now, he gets excited.
I took that picture after the game was over, though, so he was pretty wiped out at that point.
Most places in Charlotte do require you to have your dog on a leash, though. Aside from the handful of dog bars that are like indoor dog parks with alcohol. If Sycamore (brewery next door) isn't busy, they'll generally let people have their dogs off leash. Doesn't work too well now, though, since the nice weather means their doors are always propped open.
I love Charlotte. Great city. Wouldn't mind moving there once I get my feet under me in North Carolina. For the time being, I'm going to be living in Winston-Salem, a little over an hour away (depending on how fast you drive, of course).
But yeah, I was shooting pool at a bar a few weeks ago in Winston-Salem when I was down there visiting and seeing that kind of threw me off at first. I didn't realize it was such a common thing down there.
