Boo's Dog Bar closes this month in Sarasota's Rosemary District

A Sarasota establishment hailed as one of the country’s top 10 dog bars is closing. Boo’s Ice House & Dog Bar, in the Rosemary District, will shutter after Jan. 12, when it will celebrate National Dress Up Your Dog Day.

“We’ve had so many amazing events, but we need to be successful every day,” Boo’s owners say in a statement on Facebook. “In order for us to be viable, we would need to make some significant changes and investments, and unfortunately, we do not have sufficient capital or expertise.”

Boo's Ice House & Dog Bar had been open a little more than a year and a half.