Looking for places to go with your pit bull in Austin? We’ve done our best to identify pit bull-friendly and unfriendly Austin establishments, but before you go, please contact them to confirm this information is up to date; rules are subject to change.
Contact us if you know of a pit bull-friendly or -unfriendly place in Austin.
Boarding and Doggy Daycare
Pit Bull Friendly
- A to Z Dog Ranch, atozdogranch.vpweb.com (Spicewood) (512) 264-2224
- Austin Urban Vet Center, www.austinurbanvet.com (Downtown Austin) Opens Summer 2009
- Balcones Animal Hospital (boarding), 6909 McNeil Dr
Austin, TX 78729; (512) 258-5738 - Bed and Biscuit, www.bedandbiscuitaustin.com (Northwest Austin) (512) 343-0723
- Doggy Day Out, www.doggydayout.com (Round Rock/Pflugerville) (512) 251-3009
- Love Ur Dog More, Nanny Shiu Mei, http://luvurdogmore.com/index.html (512) 476-3084
- Midtown Grooming and Boarding, www.midtowngrooming.com (Central Austin) (512) 477-8079
- Onion Creek Kennels, www.onioncreekkennels.com (Buda) (512) 312-0595
- Paw Pause Pet Staycations, http://pawpausepets.weebly.com/index.html (Central Austin)
- Romp and Run Ranch, www.rompnrunranch.com (Leander/Austin) 512-733-7667
- Southpaws Playschool, www.southpawsplayschool.com (South Austin) 512-440-7529
- Spicewood K9 Club, www.spicewoodk9club.com (Spicewood) 512-789-0697
- Taurus Training Doggy Play Day, www.taurusdogtraining.com (multiple locations)
- Training (and Boarding) by Tara, www.trainingbytara.com (East Austin) 512-402-4229
- Triple Crown, www.triplecrowndogs.com (Hutto) 512-759-2275
NOT Pit Bull Friendly
- Barking Hound Village (Central Austin)
- Camp Bow Wow (North Austin)
- DogBoys Dog Ranch (Pflugerville)
- Hip Hounds (Pflugerville)
Oddball
- Petsmart (multiple locations) — Pit bulls are accepted at their boarding facilities. However, they are not permitted at doggy daycare, and will not be allowed to play with other dogs while they are boarding.
Food and Drink Establishments
By law, pets are not permitted inside food establishments. However, you can sit on the patio with your canine pal at these locations.
Pit Bull Friendly
- Austin Java Company, www.austinjava.com (Barton Springs)
- Cuatro’s, www.cuatrosaustin.com (West Campus)
- El Mercado, www.elmercadorestaurant.com (South First Street)
- Irie Bean, www.iriebean.com (South Lamar)
- Opal Divine’s, www.opaldivines.com (South Congress)
- Shangri-La, www.shangrilaaustin.com (East Austin)
- Third Base, www.thirdbaseaustin.com (Sixth Street)
NOT Pit Bull Friendly
- Freddie’s (South First Street)
- The Hub (off 2222)
Pit-Friendly Insurance Companies
Note: Individual agents from these companies may set their own rules regarding dog breeds, so ask the agent first before signing up for insurance.
- Chubb Group- www.chubb.com
- Evolution Insurance Brokers – www.eibdirect.com
- Farmers Insurance Group – www.farmers.com
- Lester Kalmanson Agency Inc. – www.lkalmanson.com
- Liberty Mutual – www.libertymutual.com
- Nationwide (only insures pit bulls with CGC certification) – www.nationwide.com
- State Farm – www.statefarm.com
- Sunny SoCal Insurance Service (nationwide) – www.ssocal.com
- United Services Automobile Association – www.usaa.com
Love-A-Bull Supporters
Love-A-Bull would like to recognize and thank these individuals and organizations for their support of our mission and programs!
Animal Trustees of Austin (www.animaltrustees.org)
Austin Humane Society (www.austinhumanesociety.org)
Austin Pets Alive! (www.austinpetsalive.org)
City of Austin Town Lake Animal Center (http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/animals/)
Deejay Drager (www.facebook.com/DJDrager or www.myspace.com/djdrager)
Divine Canines (www.divinecanines.org)
Emancipet (www.emancipet.org)
Groovy Dog Bakery (www.groovydog.com)
Lofty Dog (www.austinloftydog.com)
Midtown Grooming (www.midtowngrooming.com)
Jess Wilson, dog training (www.k9savvy.com)
Southpaws Playschool (www.southpawsplayschool.com)
Training by Tara, dog training (www.trainingbytara.com)
Anne Calcagno, author, Love Like A Dog (http://lovelikeadog.net/)