to be alarmed that more and more places are allowing dogs?

It’s good for solo people who wouldn’t be able to go on holidays or days out without a dog friendly place.

This made me laugh. I'm imagining dogs swanking around in designer sunglasses and diamond encrusted collars.

So presumably you exclusively take your child to non-dog friendly places then and you check if somewhere is dog friendly?

It never ceases to amaze me how unsympathetic and unkind people are about children with serious illnesses when dogs are involved. Straight off this is the reply to someone saying their child has complex needs and a deathly allergy to dogs.

Can’t you imagine how stressful life is to have your child at risk of a deadly allergy every time you try to leave the house and do something normal, and manage to dredge up a bit of sympathy?

I for one think it's wonderful. I'd much rather have dogs milling around than all the screaming, uncontrolled children anyway. Bring on the cat friendly signs. 😺

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We have a local dog friendly cafe on the beach. But it's popular with dog walker's so they would lose customers if dog's weren't welcome. All dogs get a free sausage and they have dog ice-cream on sale. It's always busy and the majority have dog's with them. I've been in a few times with my kids they aren't dog lovers but never had a problem with dogs barking in there.

I have a severe allergy to dogs. They seem to sense it and run at me. I can come up in hives even if they touch me through clothing, and they bring on asthma attacks. Please, please if you have a dog DO NOT let it touch anyone that you do not know. And DO NOT assume that someone is scared of dogs because they are avoiding them and then try to pacify the person. I am not afraid of your dog, I am afraid of being ill and possibly ending up in hospital as I have done on several occasions. Is it really too much to ask to be able to wander through John Lewis without encountering an assault course of dogs?!!

I don't understand these threads to be honest.

If you/your DC/whoever doesn't like/is allergic to/afraid of dogs, don't go to the dog friendly bistro/cafe/shop.

Same as people who do have/like to mix with dogs choose to go to dog friendly places.

Yes I know some Wilko's have closed. Ours is still open for now it's always busy being in the town centre. But if the whole chain is struggling then like the other chain stores in our town will go into liquidation. Some never reopened after lockdown.

Re the dog eating dropped chocolate, well dogs are opportunistic eaters and I think the dog owner was OTT, I wouldn’t have complained had it been my dog. However, my dc were not allowed to walk around eating.
I do think that some, say 50%, of eateries should be dog free so people have the choice to avoid dogs as is their prerogative.

This ( dogs everywhere) has an impact on the shared environment is what I meant .

Oh come on, people aren’t objecting to the friendliness of the bark, you know that! It’s a horrible noise to listen to, just like a wailing child is. Parents are expected to take children making unacceptable noise out to calm down.

There has also been a 50% rise in dog ownership since Covid. It’s noticeable. I don’t think people who are uncomfortable about it or just commenting should be slapped down as being dog haters . This place lol

YANBU. I'm sick of seeing stinking hairy mutts when I'm trying to eat a meal or shop. I'm allergic to dogs and don't expect to see them in clothes shops or inner precinct restaurants but fuck me, I guess. I shouldn't have to be on high alert doing normal everyday things without worrying about suddenly getting allergic or stepping on paws. Leave the dogs at home. Not everyone loves them as much as you do. A tiny chihuahua under a table isn't going to bother some people. How about when it's an XL bully off the lead sniffing at your child? I was having a meal in a beer garden last week with my child when an alsatian bounded over out of nowhere and had its head in her crotch. And of course the owner says "It's fine, she won't hurt her". No it's not fucking fine. Get your dog off my child.

Presumably dog owners bring in enough money to make it worth it. I don’t really like it (and I do like dogs generally), but then loads of people object to the fact that people like me who have small children in tow are allowed into shops and cafes and restaurants - and clearly people like me spend enough money from the venue’s POV as we continue to be welcome too

YMMV but I don’t think most dogs do love cafes, though. Dogs generally like relaxing in their own territory around their people, and being in the outdoors sniffing about and making new doggy friends. Half the dogs I see in cafes look stressed and on edge at all the commotion and immediately perk up and can’t wait to head towards the door the moment their owner starts making leaving motions. I don’t think those owners are thinking about their dog’s needs at all.

I'm not a dog owner most shop's that sell food don't allow it. I wouldn't do it myself even when I have taken my small pet's to the vet's in a pet carrier (rabbits and guinea pigs) I wouldn't go in a shop. Because I consider people with allergies. A pet shop I would but there's a couple local that pet sit for us when we go on holiday.

I’ve got a ‘yappy little bastard’ and he really is friendly…he’s never even done the mouthing thing that puppies do let alone bite. He’s just anxious and not the brightest spark! A lot of people can’t read dog language and can’t tell the difference between a normal bark and a snarly bark with teeth.

That said, I rarely take him in shops/cafes because it can be embarrassing and occasionally someone will over-react and not take it in good humour, and act as if he’s an XL Bully and not a bichon frise.

I’d rather be in a place full of dogs than grumpy people like you. Mumsnet is full of haters. ☺️

In the past people tied their dogs up outside. You can no longer do this. I am pleased dogs are allowed lots of places. Lots of pubs even offer free dog biscuits.

I don’t mind dogs most of the time but there was a dog at my local Tesco the other day with a ‘service dog’ lead - dog was not even trained, never mind a service dog level of training it was a massive, adult Labrador type, going around bumping and licking people, dragging the person it was meant to be assisting…

Trained, well behaved dogs are fine.

I don't mind dog-friendly places, so long as they state this upfront so I know not to go in them. No other pet owner feels this entitlement to take their animals with them

I think it’s fear of losing trade. It seems everyone has a dog now and businesses are under such pressure they allow it. I also notice the affluence of dogs outdoors: on beaches, in the countryside etc. Yes I know it’s always happened but if you’re not an owner you are less forgiving of dog poo, discarded plastic poo bags etc when out on walks.

Why don't mn just have a whole topic of dog haters where they could moan to their hearts content rather than constantly clogging aibu with anti dog threads.
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