To think The Range has made a stupid decision

There was one barking in Canterbury Cathedral when I was there a couple of weeks ago.

Dogs are welcome to attend many churches. They also get special pet blessings 🐶

Put you off your lunch? Why on earth did you stay?

i presume you pointed it out to owners/restaurant?

seems a bit unlikely tbh

our local shopping centre is now open to dogs
so i imagine if there was a Range in there that would encourage shoppers

We went to a pub with attached restaurant. Sat down in the restaurant and noticed a horrible smell and there was a massive dog poo on the floor by the table. Really put us off our lunch and will not be going back there again.

It’s another escalation of the weird dog cult.

Gonna have to look into blowdarts & steel toecapped boots for the next time one of these twats bounds up to me and puts its claws on my chest.

CherryValley5 · Today 00:32
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I have no issue with dogs but I am genuinely wondering why on earth you’d want to take them to the range? Seems very silly to me - and I’m a dog owner + lover!

This. Poor things would be much happier at home. Don’t understand owners who take their dog on day trips to the beach:shopping, etc. on hot days at all.

Saw a couple with a hairy shitzu wandering around the shops in our seaside town recently was knocking 25 degrees and it was wearing a pink hoody. Poor thing’s tongue was hanging out, it was clearly distressed. Stupid people seemed oblivious.
This sort of irresponsible ownership will only get worse the more places open their doors to dogs.

I’m not a fan of dogs in shops (other than assistance dogs obviously) but lots of shops do this now. John Lewis does it. So there must be a demand for it.

Cuts both ways, just because some people have or like children, doesn’t mean the rest of us want to be subjected to them. Ok so bit of a over the top impractical statement there, but my problem isn’t with the idea of debating this suggestion, I actually don’t think the range is really a place that needs to allow dogs. My issue is the absolutely HORRIBLE responses these threads bring and are actually designed to bring. I can’t have kids, I’m 42, I love my dog and taking him to a dog friendly restaurant or garden centre is nice for me, I can’t help that some people are afraid of them, no more than you can help I can’t have my own family, but always have him under control. I don’t need to bring him to the range, in fact I don’t really take him to pubs or restaurants, but I won’t sit by and read this venomous SHIT, I know I can scroll on by, but sometimes you just can’t, Mumsnet brings out so many bellends! Live and let live!

So basically, some dogs are living a human life, going to the shops, going to restaurants, cinemas, pubs etc.

Yes. They never seem to question why they don’t get on with other human beings or reflect on their own shortcomings…

Recently saw a dog in M and S! Not food section ,but in a buggy. No one took issue with it.I adore all dogs and have one of my own as well.I dont think its a "Treat " for her to go shopping .or sit in the pub with the odd chip ,watching everyone else eating, and delicious aromas wafting by!The cinema in a nearby town is showing "Dog friendly" screenings, which means basically pooch is sitting at your feet squashed up asleep. If they could speak they would all say they would rather be out for walkies Im sure!

Yeah it really bugs me when people say they prefer their dog to people. It's usually because your dog still loves you even though you're an arsehole

I have one child who suffers from dog related anxiety and currently vomits every time she sees a dog coming towards her. Looks like I'm going to have to crate her if I want to go out....🙄

dogs do not pee willy nilly
they pee where other dogs have been
so not in the shopping centre for example
not in the shops

@@IpsyUpsyDaisyDoos

"Dogs just squat when they're ready to pee, and short of carrying a pissing dog off that spot, there's not much to be done. You can't drag them by their collar if they don't want to stop weeing. If you have a solution, please share it to help dog walkers out".

Well exactly, and this is great example of why dogs are better suited to outdoor places, not shops. Arguably, its cruel to tether them and drag them around The Range because it suits the owner rather than letting them run free in a field.

not All

and how do you know?

You can tell the good and bad dog owners on this thread. The good ones train their dogs to stay at home. The bad entitled ones bring their dogs everywhere, including homeware shops.

The pandemic has seen a rise in misanthropic people who no longer have social skills. They can no longer cope with people and don’t know how to interact socially. They are the ones saying that they prefer dogs to humans and children. I hope the tide will turn again to a more normal phase of human development.

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was just thinking the same!

I always assume that people who take their dog shopping,can't leave it at home because it's untrained.
No other need for it to be in shops.
You are not asking Fido his opinion on some cushions in The Range

How odd. Is this a major issue?

I'm not too bothered by this - I was more bothered in a fairly expensive clothes store recently where a massive dog suddenly appeared from within the jumper rail where it had just been wandering about.

Lovely dog, but how have we got to a point where that's ok? They were charging north of £150 for some of that knitwear. I don't want hair or slobber on it.

Have you ever bought clothing on the high St? The chances are that someone has tried it on, and that person may not be hygienic either.
Whilst I wouldn't really want to take my dog shopping ordinarily, on holiday it might be unavoidable.

The Range does sell dog accessories, so I can see why they want dog owners' money.
Unfortunately, it is badly trained dogs with badly trained owners that give everyone a bad name.
That said, I was put off buying bedding when I saw a small child picking its nose and wiping it on bedding.
Is there a correlation between bad parents and dog owners? I see them as being cut from the same cloth.