Cinema Screening for Dogs

They aren't films FOR THE DOGS. They're films for humans and these particular screenings just happen to allow dogs along too.

I've been to a few and can report the dogs are always impeccably behaved. Unlike a lot of the humans. In fact the most disrupted one I went to was due to a child kicking off.

I don't go to the cinema as much now I have a dog so I appreciate these.

https://www.curzon.com/dogdays/

I would love that. I would go and hopefully some of the dogs would let me pet them during the movie.

Ridiculous idea, the world has gone mad.
My dogs would have no interest in watching a film!
And where would they sit? Not on the seats surely??
And leg room /floor spece between the rows is limited.
Films usually last less than 2 hours so should be absolutely fine to leave a dog alone for long enough to go to the cinema.

100's of dogs in a darkened room with the smell of popcorn and snacks.

What could possibly go wrong.

I took part in a radio talkback show in November ...

The host's question to the listeners was about the number of people who attempt to "smuggle" their pet dogs (NOT service dogs) and a few other pet categories into shops, restaurants, cinemas and aeroplanes.

In a local cinema which has canape and wine evenings, I was heartily sick of dogs' noses (and eyes) peeking out of shoulder bags on several women at a 180 person event. My biggest concern was when the women would pick up snack foods and canapes and hand-feed it to the dogs.

My point (on the radio talkback) was that my dog (a boxer/dalmatian cross) loves watching movies and eating dog-safe snacks when he's at home ... AND he'd love to go to a cinema and sit beside/near me and be out and about.

BUT, he's a medium-large dog and hard to hide. He's not into disguises and he's, unfortunately not a toy dog like a miniature chihuahua or a miniature dachshund.

I pointed out to the cinema manager and the event hostess that I was unhappy that women with unwashed hands were touching food on trays as well as their dogs' mouths and I didn't feel as though the whole idea was hygienic enough.

A am a very dog-friendly person but I just see overentitled people NOT THINKING about the situation being so wrong. Most of the other 175+ patrons were truly not expecting hidden dogs and potentially contaminated food.

The cinema manager has since made every effort to notify people in weekly emails and program displays that only CLEAN, GROOMED approved registered service animals could enter the cinema with patrons.

Go figure, eh? Thoughts?

Dogs get nothing from going to the cinema. Those saying their pet watches TV, that's completely different in their own comfortable home - but also really sad when you think about it - we've successfully managed to turn our own species away from outdoor experiential activities and towards a virtual screen-based world and now it's happening to animals too.
I've seen people skulk away after their dog has wee'ed in Pets at Home, when they're sitting in the dark I imagine even more people will leave without saying anything if their dog decides to answer nature's call on the back of a seat.
As others have said, people with allergies will be affected at later screenings - they don't scrub down the cinema between screenings and on a rainy day imagine the smell. All doggy homes smell of dog -a cinema full of dogs will reek for days - especially as they'll all be excreting doggy hormones in a room full of other dogs.

Stop this silliness.

That is cute. I would happily have taken our old dog if he was still alive. Trust me, he was happier curling up in the warmth than being in a cold park.

I have a dog which I adore , however there are places that just should not be dog friendly and a cinema is one of them …

Dog screenings are far and few between. I don't think it is a bad idea to let dogs experience things like this. It gets them used to various environments.

Of course, no one is forcing you to go. It takes nothing away from you for these screenings to exist at all.

There’s a beautiful independent cinema where we go on holiday that always allow dogs downstairs. The upstairs is kept dog free.

It’s great for rainy days as we can’t leave the dogs like we would at home so we take their blankets and they snooze.

They also do cheese platters, nachos and other great snacks and drinks so it is a fantastic outing all round!

Oh my goodness ! my dogs do not want to go and watch a film !!!

and my male dog may decide to cock his fucking back leg up at a seat !

then there would be the barking in excitement at the other dogs
and the barking in fear at big black dogs !!!

Both my labs like watching nature programmes and films with animals in them.

Why would dogs want to be in a dark loud unfamiliar room with loads of other dogs and no where to pee for 2 hours? Dogs are not people and it isn’t always in their best interest to treat them like humans.

Great for allergies. Who makes this stuff up!!

I don’t see why it’s that weird. My cat watches David Attenborough documentaries on Netflix.

As I've spent the last three days without the television on, as the dog I'm sitting reacts to it. No, he definitely won't be going to the cinema.

I'm saving that for when he is older 😀

Honestly so ridiculous. Our local Picturehouse only has one screen and on CHRISTMAS EVE had chosen to show a dog friendly screening of It's A Wonderful Life. Wtaf.

Just don’t show him Marley & Me…

Exactly - I love dogs, and I love the cinema, but my dog wouldn’t love the cinema. He’d be bored and frustrated.

@Kibble29. Actually d dog likes 101 Dalmations but his favourite is SnowDogs....

I don’t mind dogs at all, but this seems like a bit of a gimmick targeted at people who think dogs are the best things on earth.

I’ve never asked one directly but I think our furry pals would be far happier running about in a park or on a beach with their tongue hanging out rather than sitting in the dark for 2 hours watching 101 Dalmatian's.