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

I asked to take our dog to DH’s funeral but the crem had a no dogs policy.
That said I wouldn’t take him into clothes shops in case his waggy tail is muddy and he puts mud on the clothes (have stood outside waiting for DD and on more than one occasion a shop worker has come and said I can go in!)
Was getting my nails done - the place is tiny (narrow) and someone had their golden retriever with them - he smelt aswell!)

I agree in general that dogs don’t have a great time in shopping centres, but I imagine at least some of the people taking them are doing so opportunistically. Popping in after a walk or similar, rather than making a conscious decision to take them from home.

I also assume businesses know that, which is why they allow dogs in. If the shop or cafe is dog friendly, you might swing by on your way home, yet be unlikely to make a special trip.

It’s always tough for those who are allergic or scared, but unfortunately businesses are always going to do whatever makes them more money - and it seems that being dog friendly is better for their bottom line.

I think expectation is the right word. You expect to see dogs having a ball in a park, on the beach, on nice walks etc. You don’t expect dogs in restaurants, supermarkets, Superdrug (where I saw one recently sniffing about all the stuff on the lower shelves), clothes shops etc. Guide dogs exempt obviously. My partner is allergic so it’s annoying to walk into a restaurant to see a dog there, unless it specifically states ‘dog friendly’ like a couple of cafes around my area which is fair enough. We both like dogs though.
Also don’t think it’s very fun for the dog.

At a wedding.
My autisitic DS is terrified of dogs. It was a lot easier when. they werent' allowed in shopping centres and the like, then we knew we could go certain places and it qouldn't be an issue.
Ironically if dogs were where they're supposed to be - parks, along by the river etc - it probably wouldn't bother him so much as he'd be expecting them.
And those ones tend to be better behaved anyway ,why do dogs need to be in clothes shops and the like?!

Oh my goodness, all these poor dogs expected to live a human life! So cruel. Let them be dogs! No, they don't want to look at handbags in John Lewis or listen to the Gospel in church.
Let dogs be dogs.

Also makes a change from people banging on about womens rights.

I don’t think it’s sudden. It’s just that’s IRL dogs have become so invasive and lots of owners are such entitled arses that people are getting more and more frustrated about it yet unable to say anything about it. MN is somewhere they can vent

A lecture in a museum. Don’t think it was much fun for the dog.

A bonfire procession. Crowds of people, lots of noise, banging drums, fire. Poor thing was terrified

Not seen it with my own eyes as I never went, but I have seen some cinemas offer dog friendly screenings. I don't really see much point it that if I am honest.

I think you can be both so don’t panic.

I'm definitely not anti dog, I was just surprised to see a dog browsing the women's wear in john lewis 😂

Showing of film of Twelfth Night ata local independent cinema. Kids bored stiff chasing each other around the cinema and up and down central aisle. Parents let them get on with it.

There's no "suddenly" about it!

What do you mean by "if I were a betting person..." then? That someone who doesn't want to sleep with a dog is likely to be mean to children??

Maybe it’s true. I don’t want someone’s random dog eating my pub dinner or someone’s random child. I wouldn’t want to sleep in a bed with someone else’s dog or someone’s else’s child. Must make me evil seeing as I feel the same about both.

I agree!

Flipping the scenario, silliest place for children....Locally we have a dog park. Its an enclosed area for exercising dogs, with solid 'agility' equipment. It has signs denoting it's purpose. It's open to all though so not suited to reactive dogs, you can open the gate and walk in. There were 4 dogs with a couple of owners and here was a family in there with a couple of kids. Mum complained about the dogs there, and little girl complained that there weren't swings. Another dog owner pointed out the childrens play park further across the playing fields. Apparently the play equipment was better there. 🤷🙈😂

Ah, Exhibit A, right on cue!

My DM's retriever is currently curled up happily in her basket in the floor. It's her bed.

There is a relationship between treating animals badly and treating animals badly, yes. But a person not wanting to sleep in the same bed as a dog is not an example of that

I would say that's a pretty low bar, though.

My local fancy deli/bakery/butchers is dog friendly, well-behaved dogs are welcome on a lead.

I don't think it has any negative impact on hygeine, I haven't heard of any mass outbreaks of food poisioning

My wicked step monster loves dogs. Their three are very much part of the family unlike her (fortunately adult) step children.

Hmm was it though? There Is a proven relationship between the way a person treats animals and the way they treat humans.

But yes I understand not everyone likes animals on their furniture / bed. And that doesn’t mean that these people would be eg. ‘wicked step mothers’. If I was a betting person however..

Someone tried to take a small dog on the rapids ride at a theme park.
They almost got away with it because when the ride operator saw its little face peeping out the top of its owners coat, he initially thought it was a badge.

Why does someone not wanting to be approached by a dog mean they hate dogs? I don’t hate dogs. There’s a couple of friends dogs I really like. I’m considering getting a dog when I’m older and have more free time. But I do not want to be approached or annoyed by random dogs on a daily basis.

If a dog is just sitting in a cafe or pub I couldn’t care less. I start to care when the dog is suddenly sniffing my plate and the owners are making no moves to call the dog back. If anything they just smile over.

If a dog is on a train/tube sitting by its owner I don’t care. But when it’s on a long lead and it’s now half way down the carriage and trying to sniff in my shopping bags I do care. I can’t put 4 bags on my lap and the owner is laughing saying “you must have tasty things in there!!” No. Call it back. It’s not funny.

Going for a nice walk and being jumped up at. Going for a run and being chased or barked aggressively at. Even trying to have a walk and the owner is on the phone looking down and the dog is on a long lead that is stretched avoid the entire pavement so you have no where to go except in the road to get round them.

I don’t hate dogs. You could word it that yes all those situations is the owners fault. This is true. But sadly it’s the dog causing the annoyance so you will get people complaining about dogs. Because it is the dog with its face in my dinner not the owner.