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

But they always have. They like to follow their humans around.That is where they are happiest. Sitting under a table the odd occasion we go to a cafe is so not a big deal and something she loves. Ditto popping into a dog friendly shop.

Fair point. These establishments need to put "Dogs welcome" signs up so it's clear to all.

Even trans women?

My assistance dog travels with me on planes all the time. He also attends communion in church - especially if I am the celebrant.

I love dogs but I don’t want them in supermarkets or coffee shops unless they’re a registered guide dog for the blind or deaf
Ther are many more types of assistance dogs than those for those with sight or hearing disabilities. And there is also no "register" in the UK....

I can agree on you with things like dogs being distressed at firework displays and similar. Or dogs in shops and cafes where they wont settle. That is because they don't want to be there.
But the vast majority of dog owners know their dogs and know what they do and don't like. I do not "drag" my dog to cafes. She loves to come, and she loves the treats and fuss she gets there. I am not being cruel by taking her there. She would be on the phone to the RSPCA first thing if I was 😂

This. I love dogs and feel it's so cruel to expect them to fit in with a human-centred social life.

meant to quote that post lol..

I've done that!!! Part of searching training. Hiding objects ( real life could be drugs/ bombs or even people) not as insane as it sounds.

Cirencester!

Apparently dogs are only allowed... if you're with the hunt!

(pronounced "hant")

The anthropomorphism on here is fascinating. They really are becoming part of the human life experience, aren't they?

😂😂

A local dog training group asked if their dogs could do a scavenger hunt in the church as part of their training. Couldn't understand when the answer was no. Seemed to think churches were the new soft play for dogs.

My mums dog came to her funeral. It was her wish that she was there.

Ah, Santa Paws? I think it is cute.

There was a thread on here a while ago where OP was on holiday and went into a restaurant. She chose seating in the dog friendly bit because of the views from the window.
Of course, another diner turns up with their dog and OP kicked up a huge stink. The dog and owner were moved and given a free bottle of wine for their trouble. OP then got into a rage about that too. Her sense of entitlement was off the scale.

On MN, people get offended over a dog looking at them.

The health centre where I work. A man brought in 5 dogs in a giant dog pram.

Just why??

9/10 you don’t realise it’s a “dog friendly” cafe until someone walks in with one! By the time someone’s precious pooch is sniffing your ankle, you’re already mid-coffee and your relaxation time has been spoilt.

To see santa.

Our local (independent) cinema allows dogs in. I think our dog would be bored stupid.

I'm feel the same. There are plenty of cafes which don't allow dogs, why don't they go there instead of moaning about the ones that do?!

In some smaller towns there really aren't plenty of cafes to choose from, and many have recently decided to allow dogs so regular non-dog lovers might be upset about the change. Also, lunches etc are often now dictated by the dog owners who want to go to cafe A or B because they allow dogs whereas before they'd walk their dog and then come out to lunch w/o it.

This was about 20+ years ago but a temporary secretary at work brought her little dog to work in her bag. (A shih tzu called Gucci.) The most surprising thing was that she hadn't asked, just turned up with him.

To be fair, he was very well behaved and just sat in the bag or slept under her desk. She told us she took him clubbing as well - that might have been a joke as hard to believe!

I'm feel the same. There are plenty of cafes which don't allow dogs, why don't they go there instead of moaning about the ones that do?!

Likewise, I stay at the coast with my dog for my holidays. It's a dog-friendly place. It has two lovely beaches, one where dogs are allowed, the other (clearly marked) where they are not. The dogs-allowed beach is the first beach you come to from the accommodation. Instead of walking the short distance to the correct beach, some people come on the "dog" beach and pull faces/start muttering to each other because there are dogs, including mine, having a great time diving about in the sea or chasing their ball. I used to just tolerate it but now I helpfully - as if they are "lost" - point them in the direction of the humans-only beach whilst wishing them a good holiday. This, to date, has worked!

My MIL asked for the dogs to go to her funeral

When I went with my DM to meet the funeral director to plan a family funeral, she was horrified that DDog was waiting in the car outside. She insisted I bring him in to the meeting and made a massive fuss of him. She even introduced him to the other staff we we met as we were leaving.

My late grandad's dog was at his funeral. He was his family, and his dog was missing him too. He actually had a great time (and a lot of buffet food).