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07

Sept 2022

Last Updated: 07/09/2022
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Knaresborough café holds first dog tea party

by John Plummer

| 07 Sept, 2022
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The town saw 25 fluffy dogs come to one of its tearooms, where it wasn't just the owners getting treats.

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A Knaresborough café has played host to its first dog tea party, with both canines and owners getting sweet treats.

Scarlett’s tea room welcomed 25 white and fluffy Coton de Tulears.

The dogs went for a walk around the town with their owners before heading to the tea room to enjoy cake for humans and treats and chews for the dogs.

Sarah Williams, who runs Scarlett’s, called the event “hugely fun.”

Coton dogs at the tea party Scarlett's tea room in Knaresborough

The dogs getting treats at the tearoom (photo: Sarah Williams)






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Coton dogs at the tea party Scarlett's tea room in Knaresborough

The dogs with their owners (photo: Sarah Williams)



The Coton de Tulear is a small dog which originates from Madagascar.

They are known to be affectionate and playful, and are closely related to the Bichon Frise and Maltese breeds.

The dog owners who came to Knaresborough on Sunday are members of a Facebook group that occasionally meets up to walk their dogs together.

Ms Williams heard about the group through Hayley Goddard, who also works at the café, and said “why don’t you come to Knaresborough.”

Coton dogs outside Scarlett's tea room in Knaresborough

25 dogs were at the event with their owners (photos: Sarah Williams)



According to Ms Williams, Scarlett’s team room has long proved popular with dogs. She said:

“We’ve got so many dogs that come into the tearoom. Some of them have to coax their owners in… And the dogs know that they can come get a treat. So as soon as they’re [nearby], they’re in here dragging their owners.”


Thankfully, she added, all the dogs were well behaved.

Coton dogs walking around Knaresborough

The dogs first went for a walk around Knaresborough (photo: Sarah Williams)