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Dogs Everywhere

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SusanandMidge · 17/09/2023 20:36

I don't live in the UK but am just back from a holiday in Cornwall. We were shocked at the amount of dogs allowed everywhere. They were in every restaurant, cafe, pub and hotel. Two or three people with dogs would all go into a small shop, blocking the aisles for everyone else. In Port Isaac on a lovely sunny Sunday afternoon the whole harbour and uphill area was disrupted by loud and continuous barking. Dogs were running around off leash on every beach. People were clogging the narrow pavements with two or three dogs on leads, wheeling dogs around in prams and buggies, stopping outside holiday cottages for ages chatting while their dogs barked, yapped and howled and ruined the peace for the people inside.

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.

AIBU to think England has gone a bit mad when it comes to dogs?

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Nevermind202020 · 17/09/2023 20:59

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 17/09/2023 20:57

I know!

isn't it lovely? A well behaved dog is so much better that a screeching snot spreading toddler.

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Again, the two are not comparable.

LimeCheesecake · 17/09/2023 20:58

Oh and a dog on holiday is out of routine - might not have its own bed, unsettled in a different location, spending days doing v stimulating things like beach walks and going along high streets that are unfamiliar. It’s harder for dogs to be well behaved under those circumstances.

Nevermind202020 · 17/09/2023 20:58

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Are you aware how this constant emoji posting is making you look to everyone but you? I suspect you are under some impression that you are contributing something of worth (or a wind up merchant). Either way, you are not exactly providing scintillating content yourself so with that I bid you farewell.

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SusanandMidge · 17/09/2023 20:58

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Seriously, if I'm not interested in the topic of a thread I just ignore it. Why would you come on it just to yawn and make your disinterest clear? Presumably in a misguided attempt to make yourself sound superior or because you are genuinely so bored you have nothing else to do.

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SusanandMidge · 17/09/2023 20:36

I don't live in the UK but am just back from a holiday in Cornwall. We were shocked at the amount of dogs allowed everywhere. They were in every restaurant, cafe, pub and hotel. Two or three people with dogs would all go into a small shop, blocking the aisles for everyone else. In Port Isaac on a lovely sunny Sunday afternoon the whole harbour and uphill area was disrupted by loud and continuous barking. Dogs were running around off leash on every beach. People were clogging the narrow pavements with two or three dogs on leads, wheeling dogs around in prams and buggies, stopping outside holiday cottages for ages chatting while their dogs barked, yapped and howled and ruined the peace for the people inside.

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.

AIBU to think England has gone a bit mad when it comes to dogs?

I know!

isn't it lovely? A well behaved dog is so much better that a screeching snot spreading toddler.

LimeCheesecake · 17/09/2023 20:57

Cornwall is dog friendly though- many beaches in other counties don’t let dogs on from April to October, so Cornwall will attract the dog owning tourist (even more so that due to Brexit it’s expensive and a faff to take your dog over to France- which is very dog friendly!) If you went to a sea side town in an area that doesn’t allow dogs on the beaches, you’d find it very different.

the cafes and shops let in dogs in Cornwall because they want the dog owning tourist custom. This isn’t about locals owning lots of dogs.

Vallmo47 · 17/09/2023 20:56

I think this thread title could possibly be changed to “I want to ban irresponsible dog owners” because they’re clearly the problem - demanding dog friendly places, letting them run free off lead without proper recall, barking and yapping dogs haven’t been trained properly.
I like dogs but I’ve started really disliking them recently and you’re right Op, it’s because it’s gotten out of control. We need a dog licence, not to ban dogs everywhere.Some bloody entitled owners, always a few letting the good ones down. I wish dog poo in streets was the only problem - it used to be.

Johnnylewis · 17/09/2023 20:56

Trevorton · 17/09/2023 20:52

Are you american? Just wondering because of the use of ‘leash’. It’s a ‘lead’ in uk. And yes, dogs (like children) are welcome in most places. I think if you swap the word dogs for children the setup and irritation is similar for a lot of us.

Not really. People aren't generally allergic to children, people don't usually have a phobia of children, children don't bite people or maul them to death, children don't usually piss or shit on the pavement.

Don't compare children to dogs.

Nevermind202020 · 17/09/2023 20:56

JayAlfredPrufrock · 17/09/2023 20:54

Strange as I took my hound out this morning to a popular dog walking spot and there was no one else there.

Strange.

Oh they must all be in Cornwall.

More and more people do seem to be taking their dogs to places like cafes, so maybe less of them are out on long walks doing what most dogs actually enjoy doing (or should unless they are very old/ill/immobile)?

Barleycat · 17/09/2023 20:55

Agree, hate the smell of dogs and the noise they make and do not want them around when I'm eating. If I ruled the world then I would get rid of all but assistance and working dogs, cannot stand them.

AmandaHoldensLips · 17/09/2023 20:55

A couple blithely brought their dog into a restaurant (not cafe but bloody restaurant) - big thing, brushed past me, deposited a fucking TICK on my leg. Thank god I saw it and got it off.

They seemed totally oblivious that every single person in that restaurant was looking at them in a "what the actual fuck" kind of way.

BitOutOfPractice · 17/09/2023 20:55

YANBU. I’m tired of it too. But apparently they makes me a dog hating psychopath lowlife on mn. 🤷‍♀️

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SusanandMidge · 17/09/2023 20:55

JayAlfredPrufrock · 17/09/2023 20:54

Strange as I took my hound out this morning to a popular dog walking spot and there was no one else there.

Strange.

Oh they must all be in Cornwall.

Gosh yes, Strange. I'm obviously making it all up.

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Mauricemossy · 17/09/2023 20:55

Fucking barking up and down the street all day. Sick of it.

JayAlfredPrufrock · 17/09/2023 20:54

Strange as I took my hound out this morning to a popular dog walking spot and there was no one else there.

Strange.

Oh they must all be in Cornwall.

Nevermind202020 · 17/09/2023 20:53

Trevorton · 17/09/2023 20:52

Are you american? Just wondering because of the use of ‘leash’. It’s a ‘lead’ in uk. And yes, dogs (like children) are welcome in most places. I think if you swap the word dogs for children the setup and irritation is similar for a lot of us.

Why on earth would you swap the word dogs for children though, the two are not remotely interchangeable or comparable.

ChocolateCinderToffee · 17/09/2023 20:53

YANBU. I got lunged at again today by someone's dear little doggy, on a lead that was too long for it to be controlled. I'm in late middle age and have no balance function so it's easy for me to be knocked over, or to stagger if I have to get out of the way quickly.

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SusanandMidge · 17/09/2023 20:52

Trevorton · 17/09/2023 20:52

Are you american? Just wondering because of the use of ‘leash’. It’s a ‘lead’ in uk. And yes, dogs (like children) are welcome in most places. I think if you swap the word dogs for children the setup and irritation is similar for a lot of us.

No I'm not American, I'm Irish.

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If you are finding the discussion so yawn worthy, may I suggest you find something more interesting to occupy your time. Posting little yawn faces adds nothing to a debate whatsoever.

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SusanandMidge · 17/09/2023 20:52

Most pubs and restaurants in Cornwall now reek of dogs. It is such a relief when you go in somewhere that dogs are not allowed. The place smells nice and you are not worried that some idiots will plonk themselves on the table right beside you and smile gormlessly while their dog wanders all around you.

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Trevorton · 17/09/2023 20:52

Are you american? Just wondering because of the use of ‘leash’. It’s a ‘lead’ in uk. And yes, dogs (like children) are welcome in most places. I think if you swap the word dogs for children the setup and irritation is similar for a lot of us.

PinkTonic · 17/09/2023 20:51

I’m absolutely sick and tired of dog friendly everything. Dogs shouldn’t be in restaurants, I don’t want them anywhere near me or anywhere my food is being served and I don’t want to stay in a hotel room that’s had dogs in it. It’s bad enough outside. I walked to my local shop early one morning last week and all the way there I was dodging streams of urine running across the pavement. It’s disgusting. Neither do I want anyone’s ‘friendly’ animal sniffing at me or tripping me up.

Cowlover89 · 17/09/2023 20:51

Get over it!

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