To dislike the increase in dogs in shops/cafes

Yanbu I don't want dogs jumping up me and slobbering everywhere. No I don't think your dog is cute and I don't want to fuss over it. Taking a dog out into shops and cafes is 100% for the owners benefit and not for the dog. Dogs want to play, and run in open fields and beaches not dragged around crowded shops or squahed under tables at cafes.

Sorry but all dogs smell, all dog owners houses smell, all holiday cottages that allow dogs smell

I think your dislike of dogs is the least of your issues. You definitely have anger issues though. Yoga and gentle meditation could be helpful for you…..

Thats a shame - I'#m probably off target completely, but is he a border collie by any chance?

My grandparents had a BC at their farm growing up and she was very agile and loved fly ball.

I really dislike dogs. My favourite cafe has a regular who always comes in, always sits right next to me and lets his dog go under my table. I studiously ignore it and eventually he half heatedly pulls it back, but jesus fucking Christ. Get your beast away from me!!

There's another awful lady who keeps insisting that my 4 year old DC, who is afraid of dogs, should pet her dog. Fuck off, he doesn't want to! She thinks it's some sort of moral failing that I've allowed him to grow up afraid of dogs, and sees it as her job to rehabilitate him. In reality he loves animals, he's just afraid of dogs because since could walk the fucking things have been jumping up at him in parks.

Just a normal consequence of being in society then.

However I don't think the public at large needs to put up with non assistance dogs being in spaces there are specifically food and drink related.

Just because its a recent change doesn't mean we need to accept it.

What if another group of people decided that parrots were all the rage?

Should we start a menagerie at the pub? Why only dogs? Why not cats, guinea pigs, foxes, snakes etc?

He would have been. But he had a dodgy back paw with only 2 pads formed on it. It never hindered him but they couldn't use him on the farm. He did love fly ball and agility in his youth though

Nobody mentioned deodorant. I said perfume and aftershave. Even deodorant can be perfume free.

There is literally no reason for anyone to wear perfume or aftershave, other than that they like it.

People do things they like doing which are not banned. It’s simply normal behaviour.

But is he a working dog? I have a healthy respect for those - but still shouldn't be in public indoor spaces unless serving a need.

I think it's because so many people have dogs now that businesses feel they have to pander to them.

Personally I would avoid somewhere dog friendly. That's ever since I was in a dog friendly pub & I watched a staff member petting a dog then a few minutes later walk out with plates of food. No thanks.

And you don't think your kid has picked up even the tiniest hint from you.

But is he a working dog? I have a healthy respect for those - but still shouldn't be in public indoor spaces unless serving a need.

Deodorant = addressing a hygiene issue.

Quite a bit more necessary than a mangy mutt.

I’ve recently noticed a huge increase in non-service dogs in cafes and shops. I was in Joules earlier today and there were 3 in there, two of which were barking and growling at each other. I was in a cafe last week with 2 in there. Surely it can’t be fun for the dog having to sit under a cramped table?

I’m very allergic to dogs and the smell absolutely sets me on edge. I don’t understand why they are allowed in? I’m not about to walk in with a cat or a rabbit so why dogs? It’s also the attitude of most (sweeping generalisation!) dog owners which annoys me, no, I don’t want to talk to your dog or about your dog. I don’t care if you say he’s friendly I don’t want it anywhere near me.

Goes without saying that service dogs are bloody amazing and they should absolutely be welcome everywhere.

My dog is neither a mutt, nor does he have mange.

He was from working stock I'll have you know.

I really dislike dogs. My favourite cafe has a regular who always comes in, always sits right next to me and lets his dog go under my table. I studiously ignore it and eventually he half heatedly pulls it back, but jesus fucking Christ. Get your beast away from me!!

There's another awful lady who keeps insisting that my 4 year old DC, who is afraid of dogs, should pet her dog. Fuck off, he doesn't want to! She thinks it's some sort of moral failing that I've allowed him to grow up afraid of dogs, and sees it as her job to rehabilitate him. In reality he loves animals, he's just afraid of dogs because since could walk the fucking things have been jumping up at him in parks.

Deodorant = addressing a hygiene issue.

Quite a bit more necessary than a mangy mutt.

That's why they roll in stuff. Don't bath em in scent, they wont roll in shit 😆

Society has changed and some of us are happy about it. If the cafe or pub owner is happy for dogs to be there, then I’m going to take advantage of that. If you have a problem, then make it clear to the owner that you’d appreciate a dog free area and take it from there.

Do you think wearing perfume or aftershave should be banned from all public places because some people are allergic? There are places where doing so is banned and I think people should adhere to whatever rules are in place, but I’m not going to police my own perfectly normal, socially acceptable behaviour because some people don’t like it or it might be negatively affected. That’s not a lack of consideration, it’s just normal behaviour. Fortunately there are still plenty of places where there are no dogs.

Dramatic much?

Dramatic much?