Dogs at work

[Smartieskid]

We don't allow dogs at work we have a huge sign on the wall outside but people still act surprised when I don't allow them or they ask if they can carry them then they always storm off claiming to spend there money else where happens atleast twice a day Really winds me up and no we never used to allow dogs either

My Primark let dogs in if your carry them . My local range allow dogs in the trolley if the bottom of trolley is covered.

If big stores do it why can't you

We don't have a dog any more, but I always prefer cafes and pubs etc. where they're allowed - I like to see them and I think they make the place more homely and welcoming. My sister lives in The Dales and I love how just about everywhere is dog friendly.
As for not being hygienic, a lot of humans aren't super- hygienic, either! Just for starters, how many blokes invariably wash their hands after pointing their willies at the porcelain?

I suppose you've got to have a few no-dog places, though, for those weirdos who don't like them or who are endlessly fussing about germs.

I volunteer in a charity shop and we have a "no dogs except assistance dogs" policy which is pretty standard. Woman came in last week with one of those dogs whose legs don't work and have to be carried everywhere and I said "Sorry, dogs aren't allowed in the shop".

Her response? "He's just been to the toilet".

Tying them up outside is dangerous, RealityCheque, they can be tormented (perhaps into biting), or stolen (for selling on if worth a lot, or as bait for dog fighting if not).

Tying them up outside is dangerous, RealityCheque, they can be tormented (perhaps into biting), or stolen (for selling on if worth a lot, or as bait for dog fighting if not).

Now there's a Dragons' Den idea - some sort of locking mechanism to attach your dog to the railings.

I wouldn't be impressed if I went to buy clothes and they had dog hairs all over them. And I wouldn't eat anywhere that dogs were allowed.

But of course you don't mean guide dogs or other assistance dogs?

Someone has already invented a dog padlock which can't be cut.

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Honestly op. We live in a very touristy part of Northumberland and you wouldn't make much money here if you didn't let dogs in.

As long as they're well behaved and on leads they're welcome in shops, cafes, restaurants, pubs, hotels.....everywhere!

Dogs are really not a problem here.

And I'd second not tying them up outside for the reasons said below.

If I tied our dog up outside. Dogs are animals at the end of the day and should be supervised when they're your responsibility.

It does seem odd that dog owners think they are a special case - you wouldn't dream of taking the cat or a snake out for lunch but dogs are OK? Weird.

I don't have a problem with assistance dogs - they are a tiny percentage of the total dog population and in my experience far better trained and more obedient than non-working dogs.

There's a time and a place for dogs and I don't see why they need to be in shops/bars/cafes/restaurants.

I love it in the Lake District and there's dogs in shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants.

I don't own a dog - but I do like having a good chat with one in a pub...

On the cat theme - I cannot understand how this place has got passed by Environmental Health. ladydinahs.com/

"Come and have afternoon tea in our cafe while cats are all around you!" Minging. (I'm violently allergic to cats though which doesn't help).

Nottingham has a cat cafe full of cats. It's amazing!

RealityCheque and why shouldn't a dog be allowed inside a shop then? Just what are they likely to do that's so very dangerous to anyone?

Flip it round, Justaboy - why should dogs be allowed into a space for people? They're not customers and why do they need to be in there in the first place?

Umbongo Given that it is illegal to ban guide dogs from restaurants or pubs, you definitely have eaten in places that allow dogs, assuming you've ever eaten out. You seem to have lived to tell the tale.

I've been to Lady Dinahs in London. Was lovely. Place is clean, cats are relaxed.

If you didn't like cats you wouldn't go there. I liked it because my last cat had died and I was missing kitty snuggles.

luna - they need to be in the cafe i i'm there. i can't tie my dog up outside - she might get stolen and would also pine. you wouldn't leave something worth £600+ or yours unsecured on the pavement

If you look at it that way, why should babies and kids be allowed in shops? They don't spend money, it's just their parents that buy stuff for them, just finger the merchandise and potentially break stuff. Maybe they should be left tied up outside and then they don't offend the childless either.

I love dogs and am from a Great Dane and Slovakian Rough Haired Pointer breeding family but I hate to sit in chairs that have had a dog sitting against it putting hairs or slobber on it. That's fine if I'm visiting someone's house where a dog lives (because I'm going to the dog's home) but I don't want dog smell and hair on me when I'm eating out somewhere with my nice outfit on and I don't want to buy clothes that dogs have wandered through the rails.

We once rented a (very bloody pricey) caravan that was specifically a no pets and no smoking one. Turns out the previous hirers liked nice fresh non animal-smelling caravans for their precious pooch and brought one anyway.
We had to notify the management as we had two allergic and asthmatic people with us. We couldn't just move caravans either as they were solidly booked. Management ran a Hoover around. I had to scrub the floors and walls with disinfectant. Took days for the smell to go and as the interior of a caravan is pretty much carpet and couches, there were dog hairs stuck everywhere for the entire week.

Pets are for pet owners, not everyone else should have to put up with them in public.

fucksake - good idea, they are noisy as well and take up seating (which my dog doesn't)