Dogs in restaurants

I totally understand some people don't want dogs in a restaurant though. That's fine.

Check ahead. Internet and all that.

do. Just like I know that humans are more hygienic than dogs.

When my son was bitten by another child and it broke the skin the GP insisted on a tetanus. She said human bites are more bacteria laden than dogs. But hey.

There is bacteria everywhere tbh. And you too apparently with your nationwide survey on teeth cleaning.😂👍🏻😂

@sunglassesonthetable

i do. Just like I know that humans are more hygienic than dogs.

agreed, vastly majority of people do

@LuckySantangelo35 Obviously this derails the thread so apologies to other posters but

you don't know this.

Our dog has her teeth cleaned every day.

agreed, vastly majority of people do

yes most people do clean their teeth

you think.

@SurferDog

yes most people do clean their teeth

And not everyone has a good immune system.

My dog is fine in cafes etc. I do think it is crap when someone literally drags their unhappy dog somewhere, and it ends up with the dog being distressed and causing issues. Same could be said for some kids too.
When my dog was a pup (acting like a teenager), she would not settle if we stopped in a cafe or pub. Too much puppy energy. She only annoyed us though, not other people.
Any upset, take them outside and/or go home.

We went to a popular pizza restaurant on holiday in Wales and a dog was at the table next to us, I had to seat my 2 autistic sons as far away from it as possible as they hate dogs. From now on I'm putting on reservations "please don't seat us next to a dog"

Unfortunately that isn’t my experience of the vast majority of dogs in restaurants. As I said, it’s not good for the dogs either.

Yes, this is a problem for us too. DS2 is severely allergic and consequently can't be around dogs. We can't just sit away from the dogs; one dog several metres away in an enclosed space has resulted in a serious asthma attack for him in the past. A sign on the door is so simple, would take all of five minutes to print one out and put it up and then we'd know that place isn't safe for him to be in. We're ok in our local area, we know a few places but making it obvious whether dogs are allowed or not would be helpful when we're visiting areas we don't know well.

How? If the dog is having a snooze under a table, then what issue is it causing other people?

No, but I can understand the Lakes/Peaks having lots of dogs everywhere seeing as both are very popular places for people to take their dogs on holiday.

My best friend moved there for that very reason.

Nope, I would never take them in either personally. But taking them in nice restaurants is particularly unfair on the other customers.

You clearly don’t live in the Lake District!

What is the difference between a dog under a table in a café, and a dog under a table in a restaurant?
Will the dog somehow know it is in a fine dining establishment, and have a flush of guilt about being there?

Totally agree. I grew up with dogs and loved them dearly but we never would have considered taking one into a restaurant. Seems extremely selfish to me. Even the dog isn’t going to enjoy it.

I love seeing resident dogs. They are pretty much staff!
My partner goes to a barber who has a resident dog. He is called Buzz, which seems an appropriate name 😁

One of mine takes photos of visiting dogs and puts it on social media.

Love that! 😊

Many people seem to think that the owners of cafes etc are begrudgingly allowing dogs because of the canine £.... when the reality is that they allow dogs because they love having them there.

In our local one, the owners of the cafe often have their 2 dogs with him. They are definitely dog lovers.

I agree it is a lucrative market. People are keen to buy doggie treats. And they do not bring in a packed lunch for their dog.

On MN, it seems that anywhere dog friendly is heaving with dogs. That has never been my experience. I have rarely seen more than a couple of dogs in dog friendly places at any one time.
So, these places are not out of bounds to you. Just sit away from the dogs, or ask to be seated away from any booked tables where dogs are due to be.

I'm always surprised at people saying to just go somewhere where dogs aren't accepted.

I've done a scan of all the cafes and restuarants in my local town and the nearest larger town and not one of them has any indication from the outside, or a glance through the door, that dogs aren't welcome.

I stopped counting at 23 local cafes and every single one definitely welcomes dogs.

I'd better put up with dogs or not eat or drink out, I suppose.

One of mine takes photos of visiting dogs and puts it on social media.

Many people seem to think that the owners of cafes etc are begrudgingly allowing dogs because of the canine £.... when the reality is that they allow dogs because they love having them there.

My local cafe even has a doggie menu including dog friendly ice cream.

Ours does too. Our dogs love going there.