Caffe Nero

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I visited a Caffe Nero today and was surprised about the amount of dogs in there.
It was a fairly small cafe probably around 15 tables/seating areas. There were 8 dogs, 4 of which were on the chairs/sofa and one that seemed to be getting under everyones feet when they passed.
I think it is really unhygienic for a place that sells food to be allowing dogs to sit on the chairs.
AIBU?

Doggy folk surround themselves with doggy folk. So they think that everyone loves their slobbery stinky mutts as much as they do. I think threads like this are a shock to them.

Nobody's bare arsehole - canine or human - touches anything when they sit down.

I can pretty much guarantee that you do. You just don't see them rolling their eyes when your back is turned.

Same with parents.

Yes but they’re still humans - no one should expects silence in a cafe and that’s not why people are annoyed about dogs. We should have far more tolerance for kids and far less for dogs.

We were talking about this the other day at home. We went to Home bargains and some bloke had a little sausage dog in there and I wondered why dogs were allowed in what is essentially a supermarket (I dont mind dogs, dont have a problem with them in restaurants/cafes/pubs).

Then my OH said the dog was wearing a coat saying 'support dog'

Thats all you have to do, put some coat on and pretend your dog is a 'support dog' and probably no one will have the guts to challenge you

Disagree. Half term has been a total PITA with families sprawling across the pavements and attention-seeking kids getting in the way everywhere, knocking stuff over in shops and screeching.

All I've seen from dogs is some dogs quietly mooching around the shops on leads.

I expect better behaviour from humans if humans are supposedly so superior to animals.

Completely off-topic, but I've always read the sign as Cafe Nerd.

Disagree. Half term has been a total PITA with families sprawling across the pavements and attention-seeking kids getting in the way everywhere, knocking stuff over in shops and screeching.

How dare kids be out enjoying themselves over half term? Lock them in their houses until school goes back.

Kids can be slightly loud and annoying when they are having fun for a few years when they are young. Then they grow into adults who contribute to the economy and society. Dogs stay like human toddlers until they die.

Most take far more out of the system than they pay back in tax.

I’m lucky too! Also never been bitten by a child or had one stick it’s nose on my crotch

I 100% guarantee you that I do not give anyone like you the time of day. So I confirm, I have no one like you in my life.

How do you figure that one out?

Dogs have exposed arseholes. Their arse holes touch whatever is underneath them when they sit down.

Yep!

You can get them off Amazon too

Agreed.

Then again the people who prefer dogs over humans I find do so because they like to have an obedient being (who, let’s face it, likes them because that’s the person who feeds them, not because of their sparkling personality) who does as it’s told and doesn’t answer back.

You have to dig to find my dogs arsehole

But why should everyone be tolerant of badly behaved, noisy children?

Cafes aren't silent places but they're also not creches - if parents want to bring their children along they should be well-behaved and staff should be allowed to tell them to leave if they're disruptive, messy and loud. The same should apply to dogs.

It's got nothing to do with obedience. I like lots of different animals. Children I find irritating.

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I am sure there are entitled parents too. I never let my young kids go anywhere near others though and knew it was wrong for my kids to approach or hassle others. Shame so many dog owners lack such self-awareness isn’t it?

My beagle most definitely answers back

In the same vein, why should people tolerate dogs?

The vast majority of children in cafes are well behaved IME.

They don't have to, do they? They're free to go to the thousands of cafes that don't allow dogs.

And you can go to a child free cafe.

Problem solved.

I definitely wouldn’t give my money to a dog friendly cafe. I don’t like hairs in my panini or having my crotch sniffed thank you

@TheObstinateHeadstrongGirl that's for be, don't go to one then! Not sure what all the fuss is about? Why complain about something you don't use?

There aren't any child-free cafes here, so no, that's not an option for me. Believe me, if it was, I'd be there in a heartbeat.

It's very easy for dog-haters to avoid dogs if they want to. What's silly is choosing the dog-friendly option and then complaining that there are dogs there.