Dogs on tables in Cafes !!

While in Marks and Spencer tonight one woman had her dog standing in her trolley. I know these trolleys sit out overnight but still thought it was a bit gross

Rats are innocent and vulnerable creatures. I wouldn't eat in a cafe that had rats running around.

Wetherspoons are all famously dog-free, even outside, the owner has no plans to change this.

This thread's a few months old tbf.

As for innocent and vulnerable, come on, there's a broad spectrum of dog breeds. Some not so vulnerable.

And why is it 'hatred' if someone dislikes dogs sitting on sofas in coffee shops and eating from tables in cafes? It's possible to like dogs and still not be ok with this sort of behaviour. Plenty of dog owners wouldn't dream of letting their dogs do stuff like this in a place where people are eating - and presumably there is no hatred of dogs involved.

We had a few days away last week in a lovely area. The large village we stayed in did not have one dog free cafe, tea shop or restaurant. Through one tea shop window I saw a dog sitting on its owner's lap, snuffling round the plates on the table.

Fortunately I had anticipated this and took all the food we needed, including cake and other treats. We didn't spend a single penny on hospitality in five days.

I would have liked to be able to tell all the cafe & tea shop owners why we didn't visit them but I doubt if they would care anyway.

Totally agree, but where can you find somewhere that does not allow dogs in? My heart always sinks when I see someone with a dog coming into a restaurant or cafe, and feel like telling the place I won't be back. But just about everywhere seems to allow dogs now.

YANBU. I don't mind some dogs but I can't stand smelly or yappy ones. I think the trouble is that people think they're their children and treat them as such. It's disgusting letting them climb on furniture in a cafe.

I've started doing the same, it's got too much.

When two dogs start barking at each other it's unbearable.

I won’t go to a cafe that allows dogs. Yuck. 🤢

Witnessed similar in Cafe Nero. They had those low coffee tables and a lady put the dogs water bowl on it and the dog stood with its paws on the table slobbering at the water. I was feeding the baby at the time. People used to criticise me for going over the tables/high chairs with Milton wipes - this is why.

@Anonym00se - that really made me giggle. Mind you, I have a very firm image in my mind of little English children all sitting cross legged on top of the dining room table to eat their supper, as I have seen so often on Mumsnet posters refer to "getting down from the table", as if they were on the table, not merely eating at the table.

Totally agree 👍.

Well said, never trust a person who doesn't like animals and never have a person who doesn't like dogs in your life (I wouldn't)!

Oh look, another anti-dog thread. Imagine having such hatred towards innocent vulnerable creatures.

Brilliant, where is this cafe, can't wait to visit.

Bet it was Gail’s wasn’t it? Always tonnes of bloody dogs on the seats there, wouldn’t supreme at all to find one on a table.

And I avoid dog friendly airbnbs since we stayed in one and washed some clothes, and they came out covered in dog hair from the filthy washing machine (which seemed to have been used to wash dog blankets). Dog hair all over the sofas and beds as well. Just grim.

That must have been me, and it really happened- unfortunately!

And I am sure if I'd said I saw a dog on a train seat, poking its face through the gap in the chairs to the people behind, baring its stinking teeth and tongue after some crisps, the dog people would be calling me a liar.

Images:

There were more, but I am feeling so repulsed, and don't want to make the non-dog people feel even more sick.

Trigger warning: disgusting images of filth beast and its gross tongue (possibly just licked its own genitals):

I had a fb friend post this recently, chortling away about how charming and funny it was. To my mind, this is absolutely repulsive. And it disturbs me that anyone finds it acceptable, let alone cute. They are on a train, in case you can't tell.

I'd be disgusted if I had to contend with this, let alone whilst eating some crisps. Why is it even on the seat too?!

This is why us non-dog people can't stand dogs and their people. It's getting way out of hand.

I stopped going to Starbucks in Deal (dunno why people won't name the places) after the seat I chose absolutely reeked of wet dog and the fabric bench seat next to me was covered in white layer of dog hair.

I don't hate dogs. I stroked and ruffled the scruff of a large Alsatian in a pub and the dog owner commented how much the dog seems to like me. All fine thus far, until I took my hand away and my palm was grey-black in colour with dirt. I had to wash my hands immediately before I even touched my glass.

I've moved to Northern England now and there's less dogs here and nearly none in eating establishments. I saw a tiny sausage pup on the lap in cafe Nero - he's all grown now and the owner stays outside with him.

It's the South of the country that seems to be particularly dog-riddled.

The only dogs that should be allowed in shops and eateries are actual service dogs. Other dogs should only be allowed in private homes and veterinary surgeries.

Of course changing a baby's nappy is unacceptable and disgusting, most people know that, but it has nothing to do with this thread which is about dogs.
Stop deflecting.

I have no problem with well behaved dogs and if they were sitting close by theor owner on the floor. They shouldn't be on chairs and tables.

That said, I once declined a suggestion by a friend to have lunch at a dog's diner place, given that none of us had dogs!

Exactly. Did when did baby poo become more disgusting than dogs that they were asked to leave yet dogs ard fine.