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user87388988 · 2023-02-17T19:19:23+00:00

I visited a Caffe Nero today and was surprised about the amount of dogs in there. It was a fairly small cafe probably around 15 tables/seating areas. There were 8 dogs, 4 of which were on the chairs/sofa and one that seemed to be getting under everyones feet when they passed. I think it is really unhygienic for a place that sells food to be allowing dogs to sit on the chairs. AIBU?

Airplant · 18/02/2023 10:01

KimberleyClark · 18/02/2023 09:24

I’ve never had a dog beg at my table in a dog friendly cafe.

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Well bully for you have a medal 🏅

coffeecupsandwaxmelts · 18/02/2023 10:01

Well yeah they’re humans, they’re who the coffee shop is for. They don’t need to be kept on leads, they don’t bark and leave hair everywhere.

They may be humans but let's not pretend toddlers are nice and clean and quiet They scream, cry and tantrum, have runny noses, drop food down themselves and often wipe grubby hands all over the furniture.

Anyone who is being badly behaved in a restaurant or café should be asked to leave, whether they're human or animal imo.

1forward2back · 18/02/2023 10:00

All the Neros around here (SW London) are full of dogs . We have a dog, but never take him in - we sit outside. I agree it’s odd.

IndiaDreamer · 18/02/2023 09:58

@SRS29 can't control them don't have them, does that apply to children as well?

SRS29 · 18/02/2023 09:52

sixfoot · 17/02/2023 19:30

There are dogs EVERYWHERE at the moment! All the cafes I visit seem to have them. Absolutely hate it. I don’t understand why it’s acceptable

This.....went to a local pub for lunch with a friend yesterday and it was honestly like being at crufts...once one barked the rest kicked off....really annoys me...if you can't control them don't have them

IndiaDreamer · 18/02/2023 09:52

@GoodVibesHere and it's good for me as well, we are allowed to have different wants and needs!

IndiaDreamer · 18/02/2023 09:49

Thanks for this, someone on FB was asking where was dog friendly, I'll let them know the local Nero is an option.

Thanks OP.

Great advert for them (although I much prefer an independent).

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 18/02/2023 09:43

crew2022 · 17/02/2023 23:16

I don't like badly behaved kids but they can still come into a coffee shop

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Well yeah they’re humans, they’re who the coffee shop is for. They don’t need to be kept on leads, they don’t bark and leave hair everywhere.

UserEleventyBillionandOne · 18/02/2023 09:43

YABU about the dogs and also YABU for supporting one of these shit coffee chains. I was in a European city a few weeks ago and there were so many lovely independent cafes, it really made me realise how homogeneous and boring the high streets in the UK are, just full of Nero’s and costas to the exclusion of everything else. The dogs are they only thing worth going in there for imo!

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 18/02/2023 09:43

ichundich · 17/02/2023 23:11

I'm on the fence on this one. I don't have a dog because I don't like them. However, a lot of my friends unfortunately do, and finding a pub / cafe that we can go to together can be such a pain as they will usually bring their dog.

Why do people insist on bringing their bloody dogs everywhere?

I went for a run with a friend a little while ago. She’s brought her sprinter spaniel 🙄 I ended up ditching her in the run because if the bloody thing wasn’t running in front of me whilst I ran we were stopping to let it have a sniff of something and I don’t like to lose my momentum

mintbiscuit · 18/02/2023 09:41

DottieUncBab · 17/02/2023 20:18

brilliant I love truly dog friendly cafes I’ll make sure I pop in to my local one

Exactly my thoughts!

FacingTheChallenge · 18/02/2023 09:39

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 18/02/2023 09:36

Are these children’s bare arse holes exposed when they do it?

I do feel rather embarrassed when people compare dogs to children. Children are the same as us but smaller, no one is scared of children, they don’t cast hair, bark, rub their bare arse holes everywhere and they (normally) don’t reek

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That comparison is all they have. They all come out with it when they are bleating their defence of their unhygienic habits.

FacingTheChallenge · 18/02/2023 09:37

Emmamoo89 · 18/02/2023 09:29

That's so sad. I eat at friends houses who have dogs and my parents. Doesn't bother me. You are being ridiculous

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You love dogs. That’s why filthy dogs in eating places doesn’t bother you. If you can’t see that, you are being ridiculous.

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 18/02/2023 09:36

pawz · 17/02/2023 19:50

@angelikacpickles

"Really? You're happy to sit on a chair that a dog has rubbed its dirty bottom on? Grim."

I've seen children in the local cafe Nero wiping their noses / bums / dirty fingers all over the furniture so a dogs bum is a risk I'll take. Peoples shoes that have been on the chairs are just as dirty.

I generally don't sit on the chair naked or lick it and I clean my hands before I eat anything so I'm okay!

Are these children’s bare arse holes exposed when they do it?

I do feel rather embarrassed when people compare dogs to children. Children are the same as us but smaller, no one is scared of children, they don’t cast hair, bark, rub their bare arse holes everywhere and they (normally) don’t reek

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 18/02/2023 09:36

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 18/02/2023 09:34

I think dog owners that say their house is smell-free and immaculate are deluded. And TBH I don’t like to eat in a house that has dogs because I find hairs everywhere including in my food. SIL did Christmas dinner, she has 3 Collies that weren’t allowed in the kitchen as she cooked. Still managed to find half a dozen dog hairs mixed up in my dinner 🤢

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I'm so so happy I don't have anyone like you in my life. It makes me so thankful

TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl · 18/02/2023 09:34

Snoken · 17/02/2023 19:48

All those saying dogs are gross and unhygienic, would you not eat at someone’s home either if they have dogs? I have two dogs and my house is perfectly clean and I don’t rub my groceries on my dogs bums or let them lick the food. Animals aren’t gross, a lot of humans are though.

I think dog owners that say their house is smell-free and immaculate are deluded. And TBH I don’t like to eat in a house that has dogs because I find hairs everywhere including in my food. SIL did Christmas dinner, she has 3 Collies that weren’t allowed in the kitchen as she cooked. Still managed to find half a dozen dog hairs mixed up in my dinner 🤢

Emmamoo89 · 18/02/2023 09:30

To the ones against it you are being ridiculous. I love dogs. Will definitely visit soon

Emmamoo89 · 18/02/2023 09:29

InterestingPhenomenon · 17/02/2023 23:00

I would not eat at someone’s home who owns dogs. Luckily we don’t have friends who have them.

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That's so sad. I eat at friends houses who have dogs and my parents. Doesn't bother me. You are being ridiculous

ichundich · 18/02/2023 09:26

Namechange567775 · 18/02/2023 09:06

Dogs don’t sit on their bums on chairs like humans…

And I assume you’re wearing clothes which touch all sorts of filthy things throughout the day - I would say kids’ hands are much more disgusting than any part of a dog and they get EVERYWHERE.

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Comparing dogs to kids seems to be the only argument some obnoxious dog owners can come up with. Also dogs are known to sniff / lick other dogs' bottoms, eat vomit and even poo. When they sit up, their bums are very much on the surface underneath.

Emmamoo89 · 18/02/2023 09:25

Wouldn't bother me

KimberleyClark · 18/02/2023 09:24

Airplant · 18/02/2023 09:12

Despise dogs in cafes and refuse to use them, simple reason there is always on idiot that lets there dod beg at your table or start sniffing around where your sat. So no.

Besides so many dogs stink.

I’ve never had a dog beg at my table in a dog friendly cafe.

LakieLady · 18/02/2023 09:23

By the sound of it, dog owners are a big part of Cafe Nero's customer base. I suspect that makes allowing them in is very profitable for them.

If the people who don't like it vote with their feet and go elsewhere, they might change their mind on the dog issue if it affects their takings.

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 18/02/2023 09:14

Our cafe Nero has been dog friendly for years. Me and my dog used to go in quite regularly.

Airplant · 18/02/2023 09:12

Despise dogs in cafes and refuse to use them, simple reason there is always on idiot that lets there dod beg at your table or start sniffing around where your sat. So no.

Besides so many dogs stink.

Namechange567775 · 18/02/2023 09:06

angelikacpickles · 17/02/2023 19:41

Really? You're happy to sit on a chair that a dog has rubbed its dirty bottom on? Grim.

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Dogs don’t sit on their bums on chairs like humans…

And I assume you’re wearing clothes which touch all sorts of filthy things throughout the day - I would say kids’ hands are much more disgusting than any part of a dog and they get EVERYWHERE.