Dogs on tables in Cafes !!

Disgusting.

I hate seeing dogs on train seats too. 🤢

The world has gone mad. The cult of Dog has replaced the cult of God.

Unfortunately I don't think they will care. Dog walkers are probably a much bigger market than not.

Dogs shouldn't be on the table. I've seen the tag line 'paws on the floor' which should be adhered to in my opinion. But people are scruffs. I've seen people changing nappies/ using potties in cafes and restaurants and it's just grim. I once seen that someone nicely left a changed nappy on the table for the staff to clear away with their rubbish and trays. Grim!!

Type either dog free or fog friendly cafes near me and you will get many come up.
Also ask on your local Facebook page (I see people on mine ask often and the same 5 or 6 are mentioned)

Dog free however cannot be found on Google
You just need to do the sniff test on entering.

Yeah it's gross.

But dog owners think their dogs are cleaner than humans
But then you must have low standards to even own a dog.

Dogs, all animals infact, should not be on chairs and tables in cafes, pubs, bars and restaurants. They should remain on the floor.

... don't tell anyone, but they have moved on from cafes ...

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I feel this way about kids, trotting over sofas with dirty feet and picking noses.

But in all honesty it would extend to a dog too, they should not be on the table or seats.

Plenty of establishments are not dog friendly- go there. 🤷🏼‍♀️

I don't think I've ever actually seen a cafe that permits dogs. Where was this?

I saw exactly this in the members' room ( not even the public cafe) at tate modern, brought it to management attention and was told I WBU. Didn't renew my membership

YANBU. I hve two dogs and would never allow them on a table.

But hopefully you feel equally ardently about children being allowed to stand and walk all over seating in cafes with their shoes on...drives me nuts when I see parents do this and make no effort to clean up afterwards.

So just go to places which don't allow dogs-

That’s what the poster said they’ll do and you still felt the need to write out a paragraph to respond to them. Where did I say I have such a hatred and distrust towards dogs? I just don’t want to eat my food with a dog on the floor next to me. Massive difference👍

Oh my - what friendly souls you are. So just go to places which don't allow dogs- that is all fine by me.But don't tell me all dog owners are the same- my dog will never bother people or be on a seat, let alone on the table. And it does not stink either.

We will have to agree to disagree here. But let me tell you I never trust anyone who has such hatred and disgust towards dogs, and have always been proven right. Cheers- I wish you a lovely dog free day and life :)

My dog is not little, and it is a dog, not a doggie. Thanks.

Why tar all dogs and dog owners with same brush.

Are you serious right now?😂 it’s not about ‘tarring all dogs and dog owners with the same brush,’ it’s about not wanting to have a dog in the same space as you. So what that you have a well behaved dog that’s lying down in the corner, people still have the right to not want to step into an establishment that accepts dogs.

I also actively avoid places that are dog friendly. Couldn’t care less about Mary and Joseph sitting in the corner with little doggy Halo. I don’t want to be around a dog and that’s all really

Your dog stinks. I am sure you either have a bad sense of smell, or are just inured to the stench, but me, I'd rather not eat a meal with that horrible smell in the air (especially when it has been raining). I will reward cafes/restaurants that ban dogs with my custom. Those who let dogs in, are obviously low on hygiene standards, so I'll give them a swerve.

You ARE disturbing people. Many people are allergic, and the country is so overrun with dogs now, it's getting hard to avoid them in public places like shops and restaurants.

Disgusting. And I'm a dog owner.
I'd put that all over Trip advisor.

I haven’t seen a dog on a table, but I have seen them allowed on the sofas and chairs in cafes and I don’t like this very much either. Especially as the sofa was fabric and could not simply be wiped afterwards.

I have seen a baby being changed on a table once whilst on holiday in the States, and I’ve seen babies changed on aeroplane seats far too many times, which I think is just grim, especially when planes have baby changing facilities in their albeit tiny bathrooms.

It seems that not everyone has common sense or just basic hygiene standards these days.

Why irritating? Why not be tolerant of people who are respectful and have well behaved, quiet and obedient dogs. If we are travelling, we can't leave dog in the hôtel room or holiday accommodation, so he has to come with us.

We will be respectful, polite, ensure those around us don't mind, sit in a corner, and the dog will just lie there on her clean blanket without a peep.

My partner and I make sure to note if anywhere we go is dog-free, so we know to give them repeat custom! It's so irritating that hotels and restaurants are all advertising themselves as "dog friendly" now.

On both occasions, there were large notices saying 'reserved dog friendly area'.

Surely there is a big difference? Our dog will lie quietly in a far corner with us, and not bat an eyelid the whole time. We are very careful not to disturb anyone, sit too close, and always ask next table/s if they mind and move if they do. Why tar all dogs and dog owners with same brush.

Recently in two Hôtels, with a small area where dogs are allowed and nowhere else, we were unable to sit or eat as people without dogs sat there. On one occasion, the lady said we could not come as she is highly allergic to dogs. I did tell her quietly and politely, that it was not a good idea to sit there as it is the dedicated dog area, where we sat earlier, with other dog owners, and that the whole area would have dog allergens present. They refused to move so we quietly walked out and went to another eatery, in the rain (we were staying at the Hôtel for a few nights and paying very good money too, and had chosen Hôtel as having a dog friendly separate area).

There was a thread on here a while ago about someone changing a nappy on the table in cafe. I've never seen it but I haven't seen a dog on a table either.

I choose not to eat at dog friendly places!
I don’t even mind dogs, I just don’t want bits of floaty dog hair wafting through the air and landing on my sandwich! Plus they do smell - fine when it’s your dog and in your own home, I don’t want to be eating around it though.
However we have quite a few places nearby that are dog friendly and quite a few that aren’t so everyone can go to a place that suits them and it’s never an issue.

What is wrong with people?

Why did the dog owner think this was is OK? Dogs on tables anywhere is unhygienic but surely people understand there are things you might do in your own home that are just not acceptable in a public place?

Why didn't the staff tell the owner to get their dog off the table?