Dogs Everywhere

But it’s only Cornwall - other seaside holiday destinations are like this.

the people of Cornwall have decided to be dog friendly and its restaurants have the same. Go somewhere dogs aren’t welcome next time.

I'm booking Cornwall next year!

I did say 'based on the replies' here, so not just your experience.

A big mistake that people make is that they think socialising the dog means they have to meet and play with all other dogs. It doesn't. It means that they are exposed to lots of sounds and smells and different places, people and dogs and other animals. They need to learn to ignore them.
Yes i take my dog in a pub. He sits under or at the side of the table. He doesn't bother anyone because he's done it from the very beginning. And his lead would be too short anyway! When we're in crowded places he's on a very short lead so he can't get in anyone's way.
We like days out in the countryside or the beach or whatever. So we got a dog. That's how we enjoy our leisure time. So our holiday is full of days out and we book dog friendly accommodation. And we have lots of days out.
If we're at the shops we generally don't take him in because for one thing i don't really like browsing i go in for specific things and I'm straight out so one of us walks round outside with him while the other goes in.
At home he sleeps in the kitchen. No one has ever not come to my house for dinner because it's unhygienic. The 3 dog friendly pubs in my town all have 5 star rating.
As ever many dog owners are giving us a bad name.
Keep your dogs under close control and we might all get along better.

Me too, but I didn't take my dog anywhere until he'd mastered the "place" command. We have a mat (picnic blanket thing) that we take to pubs/cafes with us and he knows he's not allowed off that. He's not a barker either, so he will mostly just settle and watch the world go by. He's an uncommon crossbreed though, he gets so much attention and fuss when out we always try and find a table we can hide him under. But as he's a tall, lanky dog, it's not always possible.

I'm not the one starting a goady thread on the internet which I know will get people frothing.

Are you not reading the same thread as the rest of us? That explains the yawning face.

We were genuinely wondering if the next time we came back there would be dog and owner spaces in supermarket carparks and an expectation that you should stand up on public transport to let people with dogs sit down.

Really? Were you really truly wondering this?

You are hugely exaggerating for effect. If you were truly wondering that then you're a bit dim.

Look how happy the dog owners on this thread are. It’s a joy to see.

Research has shown that owning a dog can affect our mental health in the following ways: Dogs can increase our dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin levels. These are the “feel good” chemicals our brains release that improve mood and affect happiness.

Good night all, double maths in the morning.

I agree with all of these! And I am several of them myself! 😆😆

Absolutely no one is complaining about guide dogs.

The fact that you find Americans and children irritating is irrelevant to the dog situation.

How very odd that you feel your experience is any more valid than OP's experience. Hmmmm.

Dogs can be fairly essential for those with poor vision...

Babies don't care either. What does a baby get out of being taken on an all inclusive holiday in Spain?

@SusanandMidge I doubt there has been any lobbying! More just Davy business owners seeing an opportunity. Unfortunately that doesn't suit you, but as I said earlier, it's up to the owner.
I think it was you who said earlier (or someone did) that a cafe owner said they felt pressured into allowing dogs. Well I call that to be bollox. Likely they said that to placate someone moaning about dogs, they could ban dogs any time they'd like but they know they'd lose a lot of customers if they didn't allow dogs. Their choice.

Except it's not.

I didn't say that there were not holiday destinations/locations which are perhaps not suitable for a baby, I wondered why babies were even being brought into a conversation about/compared with dogs? I don't resent you your break away at all!

I know my dog, and she does enjoy her holidays. She sleeps in the car on the journey there. She is not stressed about being in strange accommodation etc. Most owners know there dog.... yet it seems some on this thread seem to think they know them better than the actual owners.
My dog wont eat in kennels. Not all dogs get on in them... and like I said before, I opt to take my dog on holiday because we both enjoy it. I don't take her because I wont leave her at home.

I came back from two weeks in Cornwall a few days ago.

There were dogs around, sure. But never once was I bothered in a restaurant or driven away by a cacophony of howling and yapping, nor forced into the road by them (the same cannot be said for people with prams and suitcases), nor was I otherwise accosted or harassed.

How very odd. Almost like the OP is exaggerated for effect. But that would never happen.

Things more irritating than dogs in cafes - other peoples' children, loud people, obese people, slow people, agonisingly posh people, cyclists in lycra.

See, we can all be annoyed by things there are a lot of in Britain and then the rest of us can be offended by the annoyance.

Or, we can just carry on, get over it, live and let live.