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Silliest place you’ve seen a dog owner take their dog

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Soddingcat · 21/04/2025 07:51

To ask where the silliest / most inappropriate place you’ve seen a dog taken by the owner

Inspired by recent posts complaining about dogs being everywhere in cafes etc

Yesterday in our local Cathedral Easter service , a dog was taken up to the altar for communion with its owners. I’ve seen it all now 😃
I was unfortunately unable to see if they attempted to snaffle a bit of bread for the dog , but it honestly wouldn’t have surprised me
Just why ?

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snowmichael · 03/05/2025 21:27

Missohnoyoubetterdont · 02/05/2025 17:44

where On earth have you got these figures from? Everything I’ve read says France has far more cases!

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WHO, food poisoning

LeggusMiracticus · 02/05/2025 19:01

Coffeeishot · 21/04/2025 08:55

Dog coming out of a changing room of a Fatface in Cornwall! It didn't bother me just surprised me,

what was it trying on?

Missohnoyoubetterdont · 02/05/2025 17:44

snowmichael · 27/04/2025 14:12

UK has ~100 food poisoning case per 100,000 people per year
France has ~225
Yeah, you 'just do things differently'

where On earth have you got these figures from? Everything I’ve read says France has far more cases!

snowmichael · 27/04/2025 14:12

UK has ~100 food poisoning case per 100,000 people per year
France has ~225
Yeah, you 'just do things differently'

Lee21C · 27/04/2025 11:42

Rastyopolis · 21/04/2025 08:25

John Lewis and Marks and Spencer’s. It drives me mad seeing dogs in department stores that are not service dogs (I’m saying this as someone with 2 large dogs).

John Lewis market / advertise themselves as dog friendly now. They welcome all dogs not just service dogs.

CheeseNPickle3 · 27/04/2025 09:40

Most inappropriate place - a firework display.

I wondered if the dog was specially trained or maybe deaf or something.

Nope. Lasted a few minutes after the fireworks started and then went absolutely nuts. Terrified, poor thing.

hexagongoldbox · 27/04/2025 09:39

IKEA
Dogs are allowed in ikea in this country I don’t know if it’s the same in the uk. It was a Saturday it was manic and the dog looked totally freaked out. I was freaked out too it was horrible in there !
I am a massive dog lover i actually love seeing them in the pub 🤩

Empress13 · 27/04/2025 09:39

Years ago getting out of a lift in a hotel in LA but then you can take dogs on planes strapped in on domestic flights blew my mind !

FumingTRex · 27/04/2025 09:34

On a seesaw at the playpark. And also down the slide. This was a labrador, not a carryable sized dog. And yes, the park is no dogs.

Sixtygpingonthirty · 27/04/2025 09:30

bozzabollix · 21/04/2025 08:25

I have to occasionally take my dogs to the toilet, if we’re out and about. Not leaving them to be nicked!

I was in a public loo (on a seafront) recently where a dog was sitting outside a cubicle while the lady was inside holding onto the lead that was trailing under the door!

it was a lab so would probably have been a bit tight in the cubicle with her! I thought it was the cutest and cleverest option! The dog was perfectly behaved. I often stand & talk to dogs tied up outside a public loos as always worried they’re going to be stolen!

ShyLimeTiger · 27/04/2025 09:01

Not sure how it’s unhygienic tbh. It’s not like trolleys are clean and sanitary.

Pupinskipops · 26/04/2025 22:38

Soddingcat · 21/04/2025 09:00

I saw a pug in a baby (dog) carrier in Venice a few weeks ago with all legs sticking outwards that looked ludicrous ! Ans a pomeranian in a pram ! Very funny !

My youngest dog came with us for our walks in a buggy when he was recovering from surgery. I fully intend getting a buggy for my older, very arthritic dog when walking becomes more of a struggle for him. I find it odd that people find that odd! The alternative is to leave the dogs at home when we go out for walks. That's not happening!

Jeaniesno2 · 26/04/2025 20:20

Bit like some children and their selfish parents then.

wenders27 · 26/04/2025 19:44

Campsite showers, actually in the cubicle last weekend!

YeOldeGreyhound · 26/04/2025 19:09

Realism28494 · 26/04/2025 18:47

Awful creatures. I’ve never come across a dog I don’t dislike.

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Fair enough. They key is to be an adult about it and just move on with your life when you see dogs. I see stuff I hate all the time, and I just get on with my day.

Redboynorfolk · 26/04/2025 19:06

The purity of a persons heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals

Starling7 · 26/04/2025 18:54

LuvACustardCream · 21/04/2025 08:18

Why is mumsnet suddenly anti dog?

Too many Karens

Realism28494 · 26/04/2025 18:47

PaleRosePlease · 26/04/2025 18:39

I honestly don’t understand how anyone can ‘actively detest’ a dog 😞

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Awful creatures. I’ve never come across a dog I don’t dislike.

BeVividFox · 26/04/2025 18:46

I live in Munich. My gynae has one in her practice. It has its own room across the corridor from her, barricaded by a baby gate.

PaleRosePlease · 26/04/2025 18:39

Realism28494 · 21/04/2025 08:26

I hate dogs in cafes. There is nothing worse than sitting down having a coffee and a bite to eat and find someone’s dog sniffing around your table. There are so many selfish dog owners who appear not to understand that many people not only don’t share their love of their dog but actively detest them.

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I honestly don’t understand how anyone can ‘actively detest’ a dog 😞

Widowerwouldyou · 25/04/2025 09:30

Missohnoyoubetterdont · 25/04/2025 08:30

Bollocks. Have you been on MN long? Hundreds of cat hating threads. And dog threads that turn in to cat threads. 😂

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Like this! A lighthearted thread derailed by dog-obsessives and inevitably the sneers about cats and children.

Missohnoyoubetterdont · 25/04/2025 08:30

YeOldeGreyhound · 24/04/2025 23:01

Personally, I would like to see a cat hating thread. I don't hate cats, I used to have some. But I bet half the vitriolic comments on MN you see about dogs would not dared be said about cats.

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Bollocks. Have you been on MN long? Hundreds of cat hating threads. And dog threads that turn in to cat threads. 😂

SchnizelVonKrumm · 25/04/2025 06:11

YeOldeGreyhound · 24/04/2025 23:01

Personally, I would like to see a cat hating thread. I don't hate cats, I used to have some. But I bet half the vitriolic comments on MN you see about dogs would not dared be said about cats.

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I wouldn't be so sure of that. A lot of people dislike cats. But perhaps they don't encounter cats day-to-day in the same way as they do dogs. Dislike of cats will mainly be linked to them pooing in other people's gardens and killing wildlife. Or perhaps you're also showing a bit of confirmation bias, a bit like the people who see one vaguely negative comment on MN and go "waah waah, everyone here hates dogs!". Whereas in reality lots of people (both on here and IRL) love dogs, lots of (most?) people like them just fine but dislike bad dog owners, and a small minority really dislike them. But no one is stopping you starting a thread 🤷‍♀️

YeOldeGreyhound · 24/04/2025 23:01

Widowerwouldyou · 24/04/2025 20:17

That definitely deserves a thread of its own😂

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Personally, I would like to see a cat hating thread. I don't hate cats, I used to have some. But I bet half the vitriolic comments on MN you see about dogs would not dared be said about cats.

Moglet4 · 24/04/2025 22:58

Dumbdog · 24/04/2025 08:18

@Moglet4

Your user name suggests you like cats. I spent part of Sunday digging cat shit out of my vegetable planter. Doesn’t mean I want all cats banned, however gross it was.

Er no the username doesn’t come from Mog, though I am a fan of the books! No cats here.

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