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

No, it’s still very much a human world, don’t panic. They only offer this because PEOPLE like it and will spend money there.

I'm not panicking - I have a dog. I think it's an ok change but definitely a change. Five years ago a lot of these cafes were very much touting for business from families with small children but that's noticeably not the case now.

I was out for lunch in a bistro type place last month and a young girl was running around unsupervised. She ran past a table and startled a dog that was lying underneath it unseen. It leapt up and barked at her, scaring her half to death. This is why kids of useless parents and dogs aren't a good idea in nice eateries in my opinion.

I didn’t realise they couldn’t - everywhere in the countryside where I grew up allowed dogs in. They wouldn’t have had any customers otherwise! There were a few supermarkets and the like that only allowed guide dogs for a while, I guess, and not sure why you’d want to take your dog to a restaurant (though, again, those little yappy purse things have always been around in cafes etc, for as long as I can remember).

Trying to imagine taking my cats to the hairdressers, say. Man…that would be amazing. Lets normalise bodega cats in this country!

Doesn’t bother me at all.

I think the problem is not having dogs that enjoy it, or are well behaved. We all know country pubs with the dog curled up under his owners seat or happily having a snooze by the fire. The issue is dogs yapping, bothering other people, begging for food from strangers or getting in the way of staff. Basically, like children. No one minds a well behaved child in a restaurant but no one wants a screeching, running around making everything sticky one. Same rule for dogs!

No, it’s still very much a human world, don’t panic. They only offer this because PEOPLE like it and will spend money there.

😆 not a dog lover? 🐕. I guess there hasn't been an anti dog post for a day or two? Personally, I prefer dogs to most humans.

I stopped going to a local cafe once this started happening, and so did many other people. They were just left with a few dog owners and eventually folded.

I'd guess there at least 20 cafes in my local area in London and they all welcome dogs afaik, maybe a couple are outdoor seating only. Some offer treats, too, or even bring them food from the kitchen. It's definitely a dog's world at the moment.

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Hardly alarming!

Wilkos is my dog's favourite place.

@Missingmyusername and @DewinDWl there is a man who lives around the corner from me who growls ‘fucking kids’ at any child he sees walking past. I bet he isn’t a dog lover either. You don’t want to end up like him!

Dont go to Windermere, the place is full of dogs. Some places have separate seating areas for people without them, but they're allowed in most places.

There was four of us and four dogs and we took them every time we went out to eat.

I like dogs but wouldn't want a smelly mut sitting next to me in a cafe.

What a ridiculous woman - I hope you didn't give her your details? I'd have told her to eff off.

The last time I was in Peter Jones I was very surprised to see people in there with their pet dogs as opposed to guide/care dogs. One had weed in linens and a other had cut itself in hardware on broken glass. The staff were preoccupied with doggy issues rather than serving.

It's unacceptable.

Cafes probably calculate the costs/ profits from regular clientele and judge it on that.
Regular dog walkers buying hot food/ drinks after their dog walk v 3 mums with buggys buying a coffee while feeding Alfie, Ava and Harvey a pack wotsits from their snack box..if our local cafes are anything to go by.
Dog avoiders need to patronise their local shops/ cafes and spend money, and then the businesses will respond.

We holiday on this country with our dog, we use cafes with outdoor seating as she is a big furball and I don't expect shops/ cafes to have to sweep up after us. Judging by the state of cafes after a family with small children have been in, maybe parents need to think about how they leave cafes.

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I don’t have a dog, but I’d choose a dog-friendly cafe or pub over a no-dogs one any day. And seeing them in shops doesn’t bother me one bit. 🐶

You can't leave young human DC at home safeguarding 101 you can leave a dog at home though. Dogs are not humans.

Aside from pubs and some cafes I don't think that that many indoor places allow dogs. I've noticed this specifically since getting a dog, as we don't have as many choices of things to do on rainy days (not that I'm complaining, we were aware of that when we got him). No galleries, museums, cinema, shops, supermarkets, restaurants or bars. There are even some outdoor places that dogs aren't allowed, like Kew Garden. (I don't disagree with any of this btw.) I do agree that in the places where dogs are allowed, they should be better under control and I say that as a dog owner who always has their dog leashed around people.

The local pub decided to ban dogs. Cue loads of Facebook posts saying they’re boycotting, that they should be allowed, that the landlord deserves to go out of business…a really nasty witch hunt. I’m a dog lover-haven’t got one now since my boy was PTS. My working hours are too long now-but couldn’t believe it. Why not just leave the dog at home when you go out? There’s definitely a different vibe to dog ownership now even in the last few years. People treating dogs like humans, having to take them everywhere and throwing tantrums if other people don’t care for their precious fur babies.

@Endlesssummer2022 and if a thread ever is vaguely interesting it gets deleted.

I don’t like it either and I say that as someone who owns 8 dogs.

That's ridiculous