To think that dogs shouldn't be in toilets?

Exactly! I’m frightened of dogs, as are my children (so in the case of a campsite I admittedly wouldn’t be on a dog friendly one to start off with), I am also allergic AND I don’t want to come out of a cubicle to find a dog sniffing my crotch! The entitlement of some owners on this thread is astounding. They don’t see a problem with it therefore there mustn’t be a problem 🙄

Indeed I have! Love a group of grumpy phenomena!

It’s not in my mind. It’s reality, dog friendly doesn’t mean it’s a free for all. There’s usually some rules. Two local nature reserves have dog friendly cafes and dogs are allowed in most parts of the site. But if you want to walk around the nature reserve, you’d have to leave your dog at home. They’re not allowed, not even on leads. Check before you go. And no need to present the campsite with a list, they’ve usually made a list of their own rules to easily find on their website.

Oh FFS, not again. A ‘dog friendly’ place might mean many things. A dog friendly cafe is unlikely to welcome owners who allow dogs to fight, bark or shit on the floor or to permit owners to take dogs in the toilets, for god’s sake.

So in your mind,someone booking a self proclaimed "dog friendly" campsite should not assume that is in fact dog friendly, but should present the site with a list of every possible scenario and ask whether dogs are allowed there?
Or maybe campsites should not advertise as dog friendly if they aren't.

If she were a solo camper, which I believe from other replies she is not, she should have checked before booking her holiday and booked a site that met her requirements.

Dog owners on here often say that dog friendly cafes/pubs/shops/etc have decided it’s best for their customers and their business if they allow dogs inside. That it’s up to the business owner; their business, their rules.And that’s fine, if that’s what the businesses want to do. It doesn’t meet our needs though and therefore we go somewhere else or, if alternatives can’t be found, we don’t go at all. You’d be up in arms if I marched into a dog friendly cafe and attempted to turf the dog owners out because that’s what suits me.

This works both ways and it seems some dog owners don’t like it when the shoe is on the other foot. This campsite, as do many others, (after a decade of twice yearly camping when I was younger, in my experience this is not a new thing at all) have decided dogs are not allowed in the toilets/showers. They’ve decided it’s best for their customers and their business if they don’t allow dogs inside. That’s up to the business owner, it’s their property, their business, their rules. Rules which are usually easily found on the website. If they don’t meet someone’s needs they should be booking somewhere else, not marching in with their dog anyway because that’s what suits them.

I wouldn't class myself as a dog lover, I'm more of a cat person.

To be fair I've never been bothered by a dog in a cafe, I actually sat in the dog friendly area last week as it was quieter. The only time I've been annoyed in a cafe is by kids who think I'm interested in them, not dogs who I would happily fuss!

I am currently calling the yapping dog somewhere in my street all sorts of names although I know it's the owners who are the problem 🙄

That is because dog lovers tend to encounter other dog lovers in real life. They don’t notice the people who are moving away and who dislike dogs pawing at their belongings, nuzzling at their bags etc.

I do not hate dogs as it is not their fault. I very much dislike dog owners who don’t control them.

I detest dogs in small cafes. I hate it. Disgusting and ruins my experience. I have never complained or said anything to anyone as they are allowed in there. So you would probably think I had no issue with it ‘in real life’.

That certainly wasn’t the tone. It was ‘I paid £1500 for that dog. No way am I leaving it (and losing my cash).’ They will probably deny it though.

Of course not, but there's a difference between disliking dogs and the hatred some people show. Not that I've ever come across it in real life, only from the keyboard warriors of MN.

Perhaps they were making the point that the dog is valuable and therefore more attractive to thieves?

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What are you on about?

Yet you have happily engaged throughout!

I wouldn’t put it past some dog-owners to sue others if their dog snaffled something dangerous from a picnic!

You’re all banging on about how important humans are yet you’d try and deny a woman a chance to go to the loo. Makes no sense to me. Piss yourself lady, the sign says no dogs.

I think you post this on every dog thread.

Why not ignore them if they make you so bored and upset?!

these threads are actually quite good because it reminds me that there are decent dog owners like you around. Thank you.

Unfortunately, a lot of dog owners are inordinately selfish (as evidenced by some of the posters on this thread declaring they don’t give a damn what anyone else thinks, they’ll just do what they like). If there is an explicit sign saying No Dogs then there should be no dogs. It’s the same on the beach. There are literally tens of miles of unbroken sand where dogs are allowed but the one section where dogs are not allowed always has them on it. Pure selfishness.

The problem now is that there is a large contingent of people who think dogs are more important than humans. They truly do. So there is no debate to be had; they are too far gone!

I abhor cruelty to animals. But they are not more important than people.

I can’t believe this is even a discussion. Op is correct - it obviously is wrong because it’s against the campsite policy. End of story.

If dog owners have an issue with campsite “no dogs in toilet” policy they should take that up with the owners or find another one! It’s so simple. You don’t just run all over the rules.

I don’t like seeing dogs in cafes but I can’t object or just march them out if it’s in a dog friendly cafe. I just have to march myself out - and I do! So why should dog owners expect to take advantage of dog friendly policies but ignore restrictions on dogs?

It’s outrageous and incredibly selfish. The fact that some are even trying to justify it is crazy and shows where we are at in society.

Do you expect people who dislike dogs in indoor public spaces, not to contribute to a thread about dogs in toilets? What a strange little comment about a klaxon.

In that case, surely the price of someone’s dog is irrelevant. Posters quoting how much they spent on their dog and thus wouldn’t leave it unattended, clearly do care about their lost financial investment.

Having seen the vile attitudes to dogs on this thread there is absolutely no fucking way I'd leave mine unsupervised

What makes you think people who do not want dogs in toilets and restaurants want to go anywhere near your dog? Never mind touch, harm or steal it?

I do wonder how people like you coped when dogs weren’t allowed everywhere? People seemed to have more manners then. Or they somehow coped without their dogs glued to them.

Do you genuinely find this funny? I wish I was so easily amused. I envy those who laugh at this banal stuff.