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

I disagree. Whether it's appropriate for a dog to be there or not is not determined by whether the owners have someone to dogsit.

I see countless dogs being turned away at the entrance of this weekends local food festival-absolutely heaving with people! Who in the right mind takes a dog to a food festival 🤷🏼‍♀️ temptation at every stand and barely any room to walk.. yeah let’s take the dog along.

I’m not anti dog, I’m just not interested in dogs. Also, there are more than ever and some of them aren’t well trained. The area I moved into ten years ago, there were hardly any dogs, now there’s loads. Dog shit in the parks, dogs in the cafes yapping and their simpering gen x owners who look hurt when you don’t stroke/ask about their inevitable cockerpoo.

Whataninterestinglookingpotato · Today 08:24

LuvACustardCream · Today 08:18
Why is mumsnet suddenly anti dog?
There’s a huge anti dog sentiment on mumsnet. Honestly some posters froth at the mouth about the mere existence of dogs. Can be quite entertaining to see how unnecessarily irate they can get

I think the issue is that their are so many bad dog owners and increasingly since Covid and so much batshit stuff that owners do with their dogs that lots of people are here are going to post about it

I can understand this one. If you have to travel a long way to a uni, and there is no one to leave your family dog with for a lengthy period of time, then it makes sense.

The library. It was huge and scary looking and dogs are not allowed apart from service dogs. He claimed this is what it was. He then started a row with another library user which led to lots of aggression on his part. So he was asked to leave (man and potential weapon-dog).

Well it’s probably like the ‘MN is anti-trans!’ when really no one is anti trans, they just want to keep certain spaces and sports biological male free.

Same as dogs. Some people deem MN anti-dog when really most people don’t mind dogs, they just don’t want them in spaces where they probably shouldn’t be, especially when they haven’t been trained properly.

As evidenced already on this thread.

Most are anti badly trained dog with no recall in unsuitable places.

Smuggled into hospital in a bag and then went crazy running through the ward. Ended up cocking it leg up on the resuscitation trolley 😡😡
incidentally it was not brought in to see its owner- the women apparently could not do without her dog with her. She was banned from coming back both by the staff and the women she came to visit.

i was both entertained and disgusted as the patient in the bed opposite.

also I see so many dogs off leads on our local nature reserve with signs saying nesting birds it makes me so angry. We had a swan attacked last year that had to be put down. It was one of a pair that had produce loads of cygnets year after year. The remaining female swan was bereft

I went to a military festival Last year, very hot sunny day with cannons and other explosions happening regularly throughout the day. I could not think of a more stressful environment for a dog but there were loads there. Really thoughtless owners

It's nice that they treat us to standard dog owner baiting thread from time to time. Saves us doing a welfare check.

Pet services are lovely.

I was irritated by a friend being outraged when she wasn’t allowed to take her dog in a church/cathedral, though. It’s great when you can, but the dog owner shouldn’t be the one deciding 😅

I had to explain that at a local dog friendly cafe they’d had to ask people not to sit their dogs up at the table, and not to let their dog lick the plates. She was horrified and began to understand why there are boundaries…!

A friend takes his dog to a specific annual
church service, due to the timing. Sits at the back. But people with allergies then struggle to be there, too.

I'm not anti dog but there are just some places dogs don't need to be. DH is allergic - he appreciates that where guide dogs are concerned he needs to deal with it; but he shouldn't have to where people just want to bring their dogs ie busy city centre restaurants and shopping centres.

In that last scenario it can't be fun for the dogs either.

People are anti badly trained dogs and owners.

Worst I've seen is taking them on the school run despite being asked not to. And then tying a distressed dog up outside the gates.

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.

University open days.

Nothing sudden about it. This sort of thread is about as regular as parking ones.
MN is of course simultaneously pro dog.
MN is pro and anti all sorts of things - lots of different opinions. As it should be.

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.

You might not be but unfortunately many are. You can be pro womens rights without vilifying trans people - which is what many are doing

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).

In a small quiet Mass. The dog kept yapping. The priest had to raise his voice. Ridiculous (and expressly forbidden in the Catholic Church).

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

There’s a huge anti dog sentiment on mumsnet. Honestly some posters froth at the mouth about the mere existence of dogs. Can be quite entertaining to see how unnecessarily irate they can get.

Someone I know said she was allowed to have her dog next to her on a flight back from the US as it was her ‘support dog’. I’m not sure that could’ve been true.

Thats not a new thing. Mumsnet is famously anti dog, so much so that it makes me surprised to see people like my dogs when they’re out and about.