Have NC'd for this ...
Disclaimer: I like dogs. Really I do. But today I was blimmin annoyed.
I was a guest at a barbecue. Four different people brought dogs, which were utter pests [not their fault: lots of lovely meaty smells, crisps to snaffle etc] We had dogs bumping into barbecues, licking tongs, scarfing down a whole bowl of tortilla chips, drooling on people's legs, sniffing at the buns and cheese slices set out, licking plates that people might or might not be coming back to, and so on.
I felt like Cruella de Ville, warding these dogs away from the food all the time. Their owners did b*** all to stop them. I would occasionally ask someone if they could keep the dog away from the food, or sometimes draw attention to whatever hideous slobbery thing it was about to do, but it had no effect beyond the dog being removed for 2 seconds and then let go again to resume its slobbering. Lots of kids around really keen on the doggies and the doggies really keen on the food they were holding.
Hostess not at all bothered. For all I know the dogs' owners may have asked if they could bring them.
But even if they did - why can people not see that bringing their dog to a BBQ is an unhygienic thing to do (unless it is stunningly well behaved and can stay away from the food prep area).
Nobody else seemed at all bothered. What is wrong with meeeeeeee?