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

A friend deliberately chose a wedding venue so her dog could be there.

However she wouldn't take her dog to a random wedding.

You need context sometimes... like with funerals. Its fine for the beloved family pets to be there (even the Queen got that!) Its wrong to just randomly take your pet.

I'm not anti dog.

I actually really like dogs - not as much as cats admittedly.

But I think dogs should be treated as dogs and not substitute children or mini humans.

I think dogs are great in their appropriate places and I don't think that includes food shops or supermarkets, cafes and restaurants. Or libraries - there is one comes in my local library and just yaps the whole time

I like to be able to go into dog free spaces if I want to.

I'm anti the way some dog owners allow their dogs to worry and chase animals and birds.
And of course anti dog mess that irresponsible dog owners don't clear up.

As always it's not the dogs that are the problem its the behaviour of humans that causes the problems for other people.

There was a pony (not miniature), duck, sheep, goat, rabbit, hamsters, cats and a plethora of dogs at the annual pet service last year, nobody ate anyone else but I don’t think the smaller rodents were comfortable whereas there’s often a dog or two in church, they are not allowed to approach the altar as per our rules (assistance dogs would be fine but not been an issue)

There was a mini donkey for sale at the cathedral service?

Well I never.

Ah, there was a thing about taking selfies with your pets at polling stations.

A polling place. We had cats as well.

I don't think a funeral is a silly place for a dog to be at all. I bet most funeral directors have seen people bring all sorts of weird and wonderful pets to funerals!

That’s simply not true that Mumsnet is anti trans. Being pro womens rights does not make you anti trans at all.

So long as it's not one of those naff "dogs welcome, humans tolerated" signs. I saw one once that said "live laugh woof" 😂

Yes, all dogs are different. I have an ancient black greyhound. When it is hot out, she will lie in the garden and then come back in. She gets so hot, I can't touch her! She cools down and goes back out and does it all again 😂

I wont walk her in high heats though. She turns into melted liquorice.

I walk a couple of dogs who came from Cyprus - honestly, they don't care about the heat. They will lie outside and bake on the pavement for hours and won't even pant, lol.

There seems to be a bit of a trend lately for people to think that if their dog can't cope with something, then no dog can cope? It's a bit odd.

We've also had a dog that was unfazed by loud noises and would have been fine with fireworks.

The toilet thing is a real issue. If it's a dog friendly place , what are you meant to do?

Yep, I know someone who rescued a dog from Spain. She was used to high heat so got walked in the summer here whilst everyone else (including me) was trying to keep their dog out the garden.
She got so much abuse. But her dog was fine.

I knew a couple who are into war re-enactment. Don't ask me what era!
Lots of guns, gunpowder, cannons etc. Their dog was fine with it.

You didn’t even have the manners to apologise?

They acclimatise to the heat as well. The reason heat is seen as such an issue in the UK is because we don't get much of it, and when we do, it only lasts a few days so dogs never really get used to it.

But dogs who live in Florida or other hot places live in those temperatures for months - it's just their normal.

Depends on the dog. Mines a gundog. Totally unfazed by loud bangs. Actively loves bonfire night. Hates untrained yappy dogs running over to him, climbing all over him and refusing to leave him alone though.

Exactly. It's quite literally their job.

I follow a lady in America who trains cardiac alert dogs - she takes them to the noisiest, busiest places and they just sit there and ignore everything. It's incredible how well adapted they are.

The heat issue aside, service animals are acclimatised to lots of things. It is literally part of their training.

You seem to be making a point that someone who needs a service dog should not be going to Disneyland.

Very acclimatised - it's quite literally their job to manage in those kinds of scenarios. They are impeccably trained and won't pass their tests if they show signs of stress, fear or overwhelm.

Your comments are bordering on being quite ableist. It's fantastic that places like Disneyworld are so accessible to people with disabilities and who require a guide or service dog.

As for the heat - do you really think people in hot countries never take their dogs anywhere? 33 degrees in the UK is unusual but in Florida it would be spring weather. Dogs adapt very easily.

It is actually.

So, 33 degrees heat is ok, as long as they are acclimatised.

Add in the craziness of 50000 fellow Disney visitors, loud music, screaming kids, smells, rides etc - how acclimatised can a service animal be?

A trained assistance dog will be trained to ignore all other visitors, smells etc.

I took mine in a toilet cubicle with me, and I was sitting there minding my own business and he was peeking under the cubicle at the woman next door. I quickly flushed, washed hands and ran off.

Not at all.

But would you choose to go during one of their busiest periods and when the temperature was up to 33 degrees?

It was uncomfortable and overstimulating enough as a nt adult, I can't imagine how awful it must have been for the dog trying to support its person with 50000 other visitors, all the noise, the smells, the heat?

Again, just because you can doesn't mean you should.