Dogs everywhere!

Where do you live?!?! I can't think of many places that AREN'T dog friendly these days (apart from the obvious supermarkets, clothes stores etc...).

We live rurally so everywhere is dog friendly but I work in a city centre and even most places in the city (pubs, coffee shops etc) allow dogs now.

Are you in the UK?

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No worries, just didn’t want you to think I was “one of them”! 🤣

Maybe this is the way forward; each time there's an anti-dog thread, we should all post lots of photos of our wonderful companions. Combat the hate with love.

I believe it’s the dog morning route so every morning the dogs walked on the school run to drop if it’s child and poops between the gates roughly.

Yes I know dog poo smells but this particular dog honks. You definitely don’t want to be down wind or anywhere near it. Other dogs I can walk by their owners fine while they pick it up might notice a small whiff. But this is as if something died up there and rotted. Lovely looking dog but smelly as hell.

When our daughter was terrified of dogs they were everywhere. Now we have a dog, there’s hardly anywhere we can go that’s dog friendly.

Then there is stinky dog I don’t know what its owner feeds it but every morning outside the school gates it does its deed and you can smell it from a far. The children run by holding their noses.

Come off it 😂The dog poos every single morning in the exact same spot by the school gates?! He must really hate those kids!

In other news, poo smells. Humans, dogs, cats.... All of it stinks. No matter what they've eaten.

I almost skipped this, thinking it was just another dramatic, boring anti-dog thread but then the beautiful dog pics came in and completely stole the show. Huge thanks to everyone for sharing, you’ve saved this thread from the usual doom and gloom 🥰

My second concern is the industry around them. We want growth for the country, we have shortages of workers especially in care, but so many people now employed in dog grooming and walking when we can’t look after our elderly

This is such a weird argument. Dog groomers and walkers are not taking potential staff from care homes. People don't want to work in care because of the working conditions and pay.
A lot of groomers and walkers are self employed and have chosen that line of work as they love dogs. I know a dog walker who has ASD and would absolutely not be able to work in a care home. She chose walking as she likes to be active, loves animals, and hates people 😆

I love dogs but I'm allergic and it's a pain when I'm sitting in a cafe or restaurant and suddenly start breaking out in hives, snotting everywhere and eyes bright red and streaming. I make a really attractive lunch date.

A lady a few streets away has so many dogs when she tries to walk them together she ends up in a knotted mess. It is funny to watch. She always has to come back later to retrieve a shoe or a lead and collar that came free.

Then there is stinky dog I don’t know what its owner feeds it but every morning outside the school gates it does its deed and you can smell it from a far. The children run by holding their noses. So again mildly amusing I guess.

The dog that tried to chase the cars poor owner but again amusing to watch as it takes the lady a good half an hour to get down a 5 minute stretch as every time a car comes the dog sits in wait to lunge and bark at the car while the owner gives it her best to become a rock.

I won’t buy from the bottom two shelf’s in shops where they allow dogs and won’t eat out in establishments that allow dogs other than guide dogs.

Oh my word! What a beautiful boy/girl. That tongue, that face! 😍

Sorry @Onleemoi I wasn’t particularly aiming my comment at you, just a general moan about the general consensus over the dog in shops thing.

So sorry this happened to you. What if you had banged your head? I don't enjoy going shopping as much now as I am somewhat spatially unaware anyway but extendable leads are a real nuisance

"This thread's still going?"

I love dogs. I have no problem with your dog being in a place he/she is permitted. None at all. It’s not for my dog, he can’t handle crowds, but they’re all different. Whatever owners do with their dogs is no reason for anyone to hate dogs.

I have taken my dog into shops before because sometimes we go on day trips to other towns/cities and I won’t leave him home all day or we are away for the weekend and so can’t leave him in the hotel on his own.

Most of the time me or DH will stay outside with him whilst the other person comes in but if the shop obviously allows dogs then he will often come in.

Blame the shop if you like not the owners, they clearly want the custom and don’t mind, so….

Some of it is because rules are tightening up elsewhere

Now days you'd never leave a dog outside a shop for example or in a car which is what we frequently did when I was younger.We also left them at home for far longer than we should, often kicked out into the garden even towards the early 00's. Now days I'd never leave a dog shut out in a garden for a day

In the 60s My mums dog would be outside roaming when she was a kid!

Personally the main times my dogs end up in shops etc is when we are on holiday because 90% of the time we can't leave them in the accommodation. Anyone camping, in a haven type caravan park, hotel or most holiday accommodation get told they can't leave them alone in the room! I'm not sure if that's a newer rule or just better followed but again I don't remember having that issue with our dog in the 90s

Dogs aren't allowed in shops in our village. I dont think I've ever seen a dog in a shop apart from Pets At Home.

I do shop online a lot though so that might be why.

I've not seen one in our local B&Q which I use quite a bit.

I really don't understand why you have to take your dog with you when you go shoe shopping though.

In a shoe shop the other day and a woman trying on loads of shoes whilst trying to hold on to the lead, customers and staff fussing dog, woman balancing on one leg, shoe half on half off trying to stop dog wandering off.Dog barking,, woman shouting for it to come back. It was mayhem really - can't people just leave their dogs at home while they pop to the shops.

What did dogs use to do in the 1970s (my era 😁) when they weren't allowed in shops. Surely they stayed at home on their own and survived their owner's shopping trip.

You expect a dog to use a toilet? Dogs are toilet trained, they are trained to toilet outside. Occasionally they may have an accident, like children or adults can.

Some kids will grow up to be a scourge on society.

I wouldn’t take my dog to a shop either. What’s the point? I can’t hate dogs though, just because some human’s takes their dogs shopping. Every dog problem is caused by humans.

If I'm honest, I don't approve of dogs in shops or cafes (apart from medical assistance dogs, that goes without saying). I've never taken my dogs to town or into shops because I know they'd hate the slippery floors, noise, strong smells. It's just an alien environment for most dogs. But taking them everywhere seems to be the modern way.

I like dogs, but there are loads the buggers!
The ones I really don't like are short-haired breeds whose anuses and/or tackle are always on display 🤢

I've got a moulting dog and one that needs grooming. They are 12 & 10 now and we've had the conversation about if we'd have anymore. We've said no as they aren't cheap and we're not getting any younger. I don't regret having them, they are part of the family and I will be heartbroken when they are gone.

They've never been shopping though.