Gary Laliberté, owner of City Dog, located at 550 Park Blvd. in the East Village, has organized “yappy hours,” social hours for people and their canine companions, at downtown locations for several years. He feels they have a natural life-span, and as one yappy hour disappears, another fresh venue emerges offering human-canine gatherings. Currently, he’s organizing monthly events at the Indigo Hotel downtown and Porto Vista Hotel in Little Italy. Visit his website at www.citydogsd.com or call (619) 269-0201 for the latest information on City Dog-organized yappy hours and other events. Here’s a sampling of current yappy hours. Be sure to call to check the status of these and other venues before going. Included are two pet-friendly wine bars that welcome and “treat” well-behaved dogs on their terraces: • Porto Vista Hotel, 1835 Columbia St., Little Italy, (619) 564-3998, yappy hour first Friday of the month, on the Ripassi Rooftop Deck, 5:30 to 9 p.m. • Hotel Indigo, 509 9th Ave., Downtown, (619) 727-4000, monthly themed yappy hour with varied dates. Call hotel or City Dog for details. • Sally’s Seafood at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, One Market Place, Embarcadero, (619) 358-6740, yappy hour on their patio every Thursday, 2:30 to 7 p.m. • St. Germain’s Café, 1010 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, (760) 753-5411, yappy hour Fridays and Saturdays 4 to 9:30 p.m. through July 31. • Andiamo Ristorante Italiano, 5959 Santo Road, Tierrasanta, (858) 277-3501, K-9s and Cocktails, last Wednesday of the month, 5 p.m. • Wine Cabana, 2539 Congress St., Old Town, (619) 574-9463, dogs welcome on patio; monthly Sunday afternoon canine event with treats. Call for dates. • The Wine Pub, 2907 Shelter Island Drive, #108, Point Loma, (619) 758-9325, pooch-friendly patio with treats available. (Note portrait of “owner” Clarence the beagle on the bar.)