Dog-friendly Manchester: The Social Refuge and Dog Shop MCR

We took Cooper the dog out in Manchester to visit some more of the city’s best go-to spots for dog owners.

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00:00Hello and welcome to Manchester World. My name is Theo Hewson-Bet and today I am

00:03once again joined by Cooper the dog to explore a little bit of Manchester's

00:08dog-friendly culture. Now it is one of the best cities in the world in terms of

00:12dog-friendly places, making it easy for people to bring their dogs into the city

00:16centre and not have to leave their furry friends at home and today we're going to

00:20go to two more great spots. Previously we've explored some awesome places in

00:25the northern quarter already, notably the Feel Good Club, so time for two more

00:28today. Now at the Manchester World office at the minute we're currently preparing

00:32ourselves for having Cooper for five days in a row at the end of May and we're

00:36going to use that opportunity to explore different areas of the city and try and

00:40find some more dog-friendly places outside of the city centre but for now the

00:44place to be is the northern quarter and specifically Tibb Street. Now not only is

00:50Tibb Street home to some of the most lovely cafes, people, bars and many more

00:56things in Manchester but in this case specifically it has the best dog shop in

01:01Manchester and that is Dog Shop MCR. Dog Shop MCR is not only the perfect one

01:06stock shop for all of your dog related needs but also it has an amazing range of

01:12great treats and rewards for your dog as well. It really is a great shopping

01:16experience. Here's what it looks like inside. Now as I say the Dog Shop MCR has

01:21really cemented itself as the place to go for all of your dog's needs. It has a

01:25wondrous range of things from a bunch of smaller companies. You won't find many of

01:29your big-name brands here. You've got a bunch of well-sourced food, healthy treats

01:35and basically it is every dog owner's dream. It's a small independent shop that

01:39really is worthy of your support and Cooper loved it. So having grabbed a treat for

01:44Coops because after all she is the star today, we're heading just two minutes down the road to the

01:50Social Refuge which is one of the more dog-friendly cafes here in Manchester.

01:54So the Social Refuge has been open now for around a year and a half and it

01:57opened initially as a bookshop in the northern quarter. They were fairly

02:01successful and plan to move somewhere where they could open a bit of a coffee

02:03business on the side and that's exactly what they did move into a bigger space

02:07even than they anticipated apparently. Downstairs is a wonderful area and it has

02:12a stage that they use for poetry readings, comedy nights and screenings of

02:16various films and it has a really friendly vibe. Everyone's very outgoing, very warm,

02:21very welcoming and I've got to say Cooper in particular felt completely at home.

02:25Usually if she's squeaking a toy in a place I feel nothing but shattering

02:29anxiety that she's annoying everyone but in there it was more people giggling

02:33away than shooting me evil looks from across the room. So amongst previous places

02:38that were visited such as Foundation and the Feel Good Club, I really can't

02:42recommend the Dog Shop MCR and the Social Refuge enough. And that's all for now.

02:46Thank you very much for tuning in. We will have Cooper like I say for a whole

02:50week at the end of May so stay tuned for more dog content. Thank you very much for

02:54watching and we'll see you again soon at Manchester World.