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

I don't know why but "unemployed dog" really made me laugh

My dog is an asshole so she doesn't go shopping with me. I'd never inflict that on other people.

But it's interesting that in the UK and Europe it's common to see dogs everywhere. Here in North America it's fairly standard that only dogs with jobs are allowed. I like seeing dogs and cats in shops, but surely that can be risky due to the unpredictable behaviours of animals?

Maybe it's just my asshole dog who'd be banned...

I live in a town where dogs are not allowed in shops. Fine. That is usually how it works

They are allowed in pubs that serve food though.

It was lovely when I went on holiday to Cornwall and the dogs were allowed everywhere!!

I even waited outside once whilst my nan went in and the manager came out and told me to bring the dogs in. A really posh upmarket place.

I don't really understand why well behaved dogs shouldn't be allowed in. If they break anything, well like normal the owner would have to pay

OP, just a thought, could there be a stray online review out there describing your business as 'dog friendly'?

We love taking our dog places (she loves it too, and so do most members of the public going on how many people want to pet her) and we usually check first if she can go in, but we did get caught out a few times in the early days because we'd assumed 'dog friendly' meant inside and it didn't. Still wouldn't have 'stormed off' though.

We'd never leave her unattended outside anywhere, she'd be a prime target for a dog-napping. We could leave her at home, and do if we're going somewhere she can't but we would we unless we had to? In a straight choice between lunch somewhere she can go and lunch somewhere she can't we'd go to the former every time.

As for someone who said you wouldn't take your cat, no I wouldn't, he hates being in the car, and I've totally failed to train him to lie down at my feet and go to sleep while I eat my lunch, he also gets nothing from meeting new people or animals, is upset rather than excited by new places, and given a choice would much rather stay home. I also wouldn't let my dog roam the streets unattended, or expect a snake to live in a duck pond, but there you go.

I think it's up to individual businesses to decide really, and customers can go elsewhere if they don't like it. People are BU for kicking off about it (and for not reading the sign), rather than going quietly elsewhere, but OP is BU for expecting that members of the public are anything other than arseholes.

Dogs with Jobs

Love it!

I'm in Australia, and sadly, there are very few places that allow you to take dogs. I remember the first time I was in Paris and went to a restaurant, and the person at the table next to me brought a dog in with them, and it curled up under their chair. I must have had quite a look on my face as the waiter (who had already identified me as an Aussie) asked me if I minded if the dog was there. I said that I thought it was fabulous.

Well behaved pets should be permitted in a lot more places.

I'm not putting my dog in kennels. Just spent 12k on a caravan purely so I can take the dog on holiday with me!

I never complain about cafes who choose not to allow dogs. They're losing business over it especially in countryside places but their choice. I will happily go to the cafe next door which does allow dogs.

Dogs in cafes is gross, I was shocked when I first saw it in the UK! We once had a rainy day pub lunch next to a dog that just stank of wet fur. I like dogs, I even have one, they just don't belong in places where people are eating.

My guide dog goes with me to cafes and restaurants otherwise I might starve.

The best thing about cafes that don't allow dogs is that it enables me to avoid people who hate dogs! On a less facetious note, it's a business decision they have every right to make and I think it's appalling manners to be rude to the staff because of it.

I live in London, and dogs are allowed pretty much anywhere.
Pubs, cafes, shops. I was in LK Bennett a few weeks ago, and someone had their dog with them.

Funnily enough, their expensive clothes bought by quite demanding people weren't covered in dog hair and there weren't any accidents on the floor

My hairdressers even have a resident dog who is lovely and probably the reason most people go back.

There are even a couple of very nice restaurants (including one owned by Gordon Ramsay) that advertise as being dog friendly, and have jars of dog treats, which is presumably a business decision that recognises people who bring their dog stay longer and spend more than people rushing back for their dog at home.

If Gordon Ramsay can cope with it, I'm sure your little cafe can...

I'm sure your dog is perfect. But not all dogs sit nicely under the table, and some smell and shed hairs.

You clearly don't find that gross, but I do.

I worked in an office where the manager brought in a dog. It was lovely.

He was on occasion rather farty though. At least I hope it was the dog.

The only time I have ever objected to a dog being about, was when someone brought their spaniel with them to a baby and toddler session and let it off its lead to run around the hall.

Anything could have happened then. Even the most bomb proof dog could be pushed too far.

Apart from that I don't see why dogs can't be more part of every day life

Unfortunately banning people from restaurants and cafes is not an option! That's something I'd like to see actually - a people-free cafe. Heaven.

Well the buisness has decided no dogs that's not going to change its not up to me but everyone's missing the point dogs aren't allowed and we advertise that we don't allow dogs inside so why do people still try or claim to ignore the sign

my husband smells and shed's hairs but he still gets let into the cafe. my dog is a lot cuter and takes up less room.

to those that say leave your dog at home - dogs have to be walked, it would be inhumane to leave them indoors all the time and during a long walk we get thirsty/hungry and don't necessarily want to sit on the pavement eating food and drinking tea