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ENDING A DAY on doesn’t require leaving your dog at home—quite the opposite, actually. Impatient pups might let you browse for only a few minutes before pulling you across the street to , which stocks Delectable Dane fro yo in flavors such as berry and peanut-butter bacon. That should keep them busy while you sample Napa-made reds and whites at , where pets are welcome, inside and out. You’ll need your dog’s strong sense of smell at , a pour-your-own-candle spot with more than 100 scents (if only Puppy Breath and Frito Paws were among the options). Sniff out other home accessories and gift items at , , and , where, if you ask nicely (heck, beg), they might snap a pic for their Dogs of Silver in the City Instagram page. At , the tinkling bell on the door summons one half of the shop’s namesake, 15-year-old Pomeranian Pumkin, who can show you to the dog-friendly chicken broth–based beer and organic wine made from beet juice. If you’re ready for treats and drinks of your own, the patios at , , , , , and all accommodate four-legged companions. And if, after all that, your fellow explorer was a good boy or girl, surely they deserve a Puppuccino from the walkup window at or a carob-dipped “dino bone” treat from the case at .

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