To dislike the increase in dogs in shops/cafes

I was in a local pub the other day where the landlady makes and sells cakes and tray bakes. She keeps them on the counter under a hygenic glass dome so I really don't see why a high end bakery can't do the same. I wouldn't want to eat a cake after all the regulars who sit at the bar have been breathing over it for several hours let alone a dog.

There is nothing pearl clutchy about appreciating basic hygiene and food safety.

I'm not Howard Hughes but having uncovered baked goods on a counter is fucking disgusting, "high end" bakery or not.

It is. I don't know where the trend for it came from, it seemed to erupt around about the time Gail's opened?

I used to not mind the odd dog in cafes and shops, but there are just far too many dogs around now in general. When you’re trying to walk along the street and there are a couple of dog owners chatting so their dogs can sniff each other and the dogs are crisscrossed all over the pavement. Arghh! They’ve became a nuisance.

I’ve had dogs and never felt the need to take them shopping with me or to have a coffee. It’s too much now.

I do suspect that a lot of these people who felt FOMO and rushed to buy dogs during Covid secretly regret it now though.

If a dog's breath can get on it, then so can airborne snot molecules, flying insects, cleaning sprays, unwashed fingers...

I'm not Howard Hughes but having uncovered baked goods on a counter is fucking disgusting, "high end" bakery or not.

People could be coughing all over the patisserie. Heaven’s above.

Clutches pearls

Utterly disgusting. I was in a high end bakery today with patisserie just on a counter, and a big dog (visla) was sniffing the cakes and she was letting him. Oh how utterly vile! These people are totally clueless. There’s no way I was going to buy a cake after that!

They all do now, it's new as of a few weeks ago. I read it online and saw a poster in my local Costa last week.

I’m not aware of any Costa that allows dogs 🤷. And I’ve travelled all over UK

My parents take their dog with them into cafes/pubs whilst on holiday or to their local pubs. He is a rescue that was left for extremely long periods in a crate on his own and hates being left at home (even if they go shopping for a hour he's miserable and gets upset when they go to leave.) he's very friendly though and never growls/goes to bite.
I don't mind in those cases as it's being kind to the animal, but it is on the rise and I'd rather not have a dog in a cafe as you just don't know if they are friendly!

Well said!
Also, the dogs that get taken in cafes and pubs tend to be the well socialised and well
behaved ones because they have been used to these environments since they were puppies. Feral children however, not the case!

I take my dog in cafes, pubs etc all the time. She is small and has no interest in anybody else so would never jump up or even attempt to approach a person she doesn’t know and I absolutely do not want anyone trying to fuss her, I have zero interest. I’m not sure if you’re aware but most people don’t drive to a pub with their dog and then drive back home 😂 so when you say it’s for the owners benefit and not the dog, going into a pub, cafe or shop is usually as part of a day out when the dog has been on a big walk and been out with their family all day. Plus my dog sits on a chair not under the table (sure you’ll love that 😉) and she loves it

Well 81% of the people who voted would like to see less dogs in cafes etc.

I have dogs but I'm finding badly behaved dogs annoying so would like to see less in cafes or shops.

Not all dogs sit quietly. There are dogs that wander, search for food, jump up. I personally love dogs but muddy paws or pulled tights due to a jumping dog is not acceptable.

Some owners are pathetic 'he's just being friendly' as he jumps on you, or if he ferrets around under your table, and they smile uselessly at you. Some dogs smell worse than others and owners seem to be nose blind. Not all owners are great. The ones that leave the full poo bags random places might be the same ones that have no control over their dog, who knows.

Because some people hate dogs to the point they can't stand being in the same room as one, even if it is well behaved.

If people (on here) feel that strongly they should absolutely do something about it. I’m very pro dog but I’ll happily sign your petitions to limit their access to places if it stops a few of these threads.

Why is it such an issue for someone to have their dog sitting quietly under a table but someone's horrible screaming kid can ruin it for everyone and nobody gets to say "shut that fucking kid up"?

Yeah I think we need a dog-free directory or something. And as I said upthread some kind of sticker a place can put on their building/website to show they’re dog friendly…or not!

I think the dog lobby is much louder so people think they MUST allow dogs to continue business. As a pp said being dog free may be a USP in 2024. I am
not aware of any cafe in my town that doesn’t allow dogs unless I count weatherspoons.

In one shopping centre in Glasgow a couple of years ago they did a dog friendly trial expecting everyone to be thrilled but what they found at the end of the 3 months or however long it was - many weren't actually happy.

From dog lovers who felt most dogs didn’t want to be there and looked miserable/agitated to parents with dog phobic (often disabled/ND) children and many others in between. So they pulled it and it’s now back to no pet dogs allowed.

People need to use their voice and speak out.

https://www.shopsilverburn.com/dog-friendly/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-64566448.amp

I work with dogs and own many, however, I completely agree. I see loads of dogs in cafes etc that shouldn’t be, because they are struggling with the environment. Barking, whining, begging, jumping up. Many of the dogs don’t want to be there and it ruins everyone else’s experience.

I got it even if no one else did.

People just keep missing the point that it’s almost impossible to find places that aren’t dog-friendly now. So people who dislike or have allergies to dogs have to either miss out on coffee shops and pubs altogether or put up with dogs. It would be less upsetting if there was more of a balance of places that do/don’t accept dogs.

Just read any of the dogs in cafes and pubs posts. They're on here a few times a week.

They actually don’t - only the larger, more slobbery breeds smell.

Well yes, but your adding rules to the situation now. We were just talking about shaking with dander and hair visibly flying everywhere. Not a newfoundland in a cafe with 4 tables.