Dogs in the cinema

Back in Prague now and one of the first things I've done was to take the dog to the movies. Such a uniquely (to my experience) Czech thing. Dogs get a far better go here than in Australia.

We went to Bio Oko, a cinema in Letna to see The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, the film that Heath Ledger was making when he died. Interesting to see how the producers got over that problem. The dog sat happily through the movie, probably because he had his cushion to sit on. This was a lesson I learned the hard way when I took him to see David Bowie's 'Spiders from Mars' concert video at Kino Aero, another dog friendly cinema in Zizkov where there are cup holders on the backs of the seats to hold your beer.

That was my first outing to the movies with the dog and he wasn't happy with the cold hard floor. Even barked at someone at a quiet moment between films. Fortunately this just raised a laugh from some of the audience. But he wouldn't sit still, and when the movie broke down an hour into the show, it was a relief to get him out.

Dogs are free to use the trams and trains, but for some reason, not the buses. Don't know the reason for that. (Later note - since writing that, I have realised that dogs are allowed on buses, but only from the rear door) They are also tolerated in most pubs and shops but are not admitted to most of the newer venues. Sad to see them being gradually squeezed out by the invasion of Western capitalism and its restrictions.