Diners With Dogs May Soon Be Saying 'Bone' Appetit

A bill before the General Assembly would allow restaurants to have pets in outdoor dining areas

Chai is a gal with a social life many would envy. Come spring and summer, you'll find her out two or three nights a week, dining al fresco, at any number of Baltimore-area dining establishments.

Her favorite would have to be Shuckers in Fells Point, where they fix her a drink just the way she likes it.

"When we say, 'Want to go to Shuckers?' she'll dance around like a nut and bark her head off," says Christopher Woodside, who owns the 82-pound bulldog. "She prefers ice in her water bowl and Shuckers gives it to her like that."

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