A Restaurant Run by Teens in a Town Overrun by Guns NYT | Top Stories By: Eduardo Medina 24 October 2025 at 23:15 Shootings have long plagued the city of Montgomery, Ala., where poverty levels are high and good jobs are scarce. That’s My Dog Jr. offers teenagers a moneymaking opportunity — and $3.99 hot dogs. © Charity Rachelle for The New York TimesSince opening in 2019, That’s My Dog Jr. has been entirely staffed by teenagers through a mentorship nonprofit.