Dog eating off plate at cafe

I’d be most irritated by yapping. Dishes get properly cleaned after use anyway. The noise would be really irritating.

As a dog owner I wouldn't do that but it wouldn't upset me either, just turn a blind eye. If this type of behaviour upsets you to this extent maybe avoid dog friendly places next time.

The yapping however. 😂

It’s clearly gross, antisocial and unnecessary behaviour - but plenty of dog owners will roll their eyes and tell you it’s no big deal and you’re a “dog-hater”.

Dishwashed im sufe its fine and expect it to be a rare occurance.
Yappy I would find hard to tolerate.
Why do dogs need to go is my wonder....sometimes really

Nah, I love my dog but she has never been allowed to eat from our plates; whether that's at home or elsewhere.

If you're on holiday in a 'dog friendly' cottage/caravan the majority won't allow dogs to be left alone in the accommodation.
Or maybe they've just been on a nice dog walk and fancy a cuppa & cake 🙂

Disgusting.

So long as the dog isn't eating off my plate, I wouldn't care.

I dont think dog friendly places are for you, if youre the kind of person who thinks that pet dishes cant go in a dishwasher.

(Not a dog owner.)

I'm a dog owner. I would never take my dog to a cafe because I want to enjoy myself not spend ages trying not to be pulled under the table.

But if I did take my dog to a cafe I would make sure he used cutlery rather than licking the plate. Disgusting manners.

I don’t care if plates are washed in 1000 degrees and bleached. Who on actual earth thinks it’s no big deal to allow dogs to eat from communal plates in a public eatery??

Disgusting, I'd have left too. Anyone with a dishwasher knows stuff doesn't always come out clean.

Did she say pet dishes couldn’t go in a dishwasher? I must have missed it.

It’s not about whether or not the plate can be washed afterwards. It’s about appropriate behaviour in a public place. If I decided to scratch my crotch with a butter knife in full view of a cafe of diners, it could also go in the dishwasher and be reused, but it would still be a disgusting thing to do.

It’s disgusting, just waiting for someone to come along and claim it’s the same as a child eating in a cafe or something.

Its rank and I would be putting a review up saying this.

Anyone is free to cancel their order and leave, and to write a review. I wonder how many of them actually offer feedback and raise issues at the time of their visit?

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This. Why didn’t you say anything to the staff, OP? What’s the point of coming on here to moan when you won’t speak to someone who can actually do something about it?

YANBU. As a dog owner, I feel a bit embarrassed and guilty now that dog owners are allowed to bring their pets into so many places.
We've always had dogs, and managed fine without such wide access to cafes, pubs, shops, etc.
When the rules started to be relaxed a bit, it was great to be able to take our pets into a few of these places. It felt like a privilege, and I was very conscious of having to make sure my dog didn't cause a problem to the business or other customers.
But increasingly, the huge demographic of people who got dogs for the first time in the post-Covid dog craze regard it as absolutely normal to bring their pets with them.
They seem to have no idea of how exceptional this is, and of how uncomfortable it might be for other customers. I think it has gone way too far, and I feel sorry for struggling hospitality businesses that feel they have no choice but to allow dogs in, for fear of losing customers.
As a marketing strategy, business owners play along with the idea that dogs are all lovely and very welcome, and this feeds into some dog owners' entitled idea that that everyone enjoys the presence of their dog. I do think they (we!) need to be challenged more about that.

It's all very well having a dog-friendly café but the dogs need to be café-friendly too.
Hairy Houdini's mum should brush his hair before leaving home. Yappy McYapface should be removed from the premises as soon as he starts acting out.
And if I was the café owner I'd be tempted to deliver all the food in a dog bowl.
Utterly repulsive.

YANBU Dogs in cafes and restaurants make me want to heave. It feels really bizarre in the UK since lockdown, dogs are everywhere.

Disgusting.

Dishwasher limitations: Standard washing or a dishwasher cycle may not completely destroy certain bacteria—especially if a dog eats a raw food diet.

I just don't know what it is about dogs eating off plates that turns my stomach, I understand how hot dishwashers wash and things are clean but I can't get my head around it. We've a family member who has no dog dishes and just uses the family plates and bowls, they're all kept together, if you're eating watching TV with a snack on the plate he goes along licking all the bits off, they also let him drink the end of their tea although one time I did see her hold down the cup for him to slurp and she took a mouthful herself after. I've had dogs most of my life and never did this.

If it grossed you out then I get why you left, I don't really see the issue though with the owner letting the dog eat off her plate (and I don't own a dog). As long as the dog wasn't eating off MY plate I wouldn't care what's happened before, they all get washed anyway between customers so it's lot like there are any germs left.

Love dogs, but this is disgusting. Dog saliva can easily survive handwashing in washing up liquid, and often needs a second clean. Hopefully they use a dishwasher on a proper hot cycle.