If there is one thing you can say about Austin, TX, other than that it’s weird, it would have to be that it’s very dog-friendly. Even before we showed up for South by Southwest, we were very excited about the prospect of cute dogs to pet. We heard about the dog friendly patios and the warm weather, but we were very pleasantly surprised to see even more four-legged friends than anticipated.
There wasn’t a block, restaurant or bar patio that we patroned that didn’t have at least two dogs within petting radius. With Lake Austin and acres of nature in close proximity to downtown, it’s no wonder this city is a dogs paradise! Austin even has its own roaming food truck that serves ice cream for your furry best friend on hot days. Without a doubt, the Austin locals love their dogs and it definitely shows.
We made it our mission to find some of the happiest dogs in attendance at SXSW. All week we met happy pups from all walks of life that were having a ball being showered with attention from all the festival attendees.  We scoured the SXSW scene in downtown Austin from 10th street to Rainey and down on Cezar Chavez to bring you the cutest dogs that SXSW had to offer. Check out the gallery above to see the cute pups we found.
Photos by: Abigail Slider
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