to be alarmed that more and more places are allowing dogs?

[wheelings]

Just went to Wilko recently who had a sign up saying all dogs welcome. Went to a bistro and they allowed dogs too. Had lunch listening to small yappy dogs.

Since when did it become acceptable to allow dogs into shops and food places?

Although I do think it would be unreasonable to take one to a toddler group.

‘I suspect the reason why many hate dogs is because they know that a far bigger segment of the general public will stop and fuss over a dog but not their child. It’s jealousy, basically’

Lol. What a desperate reach. Thanks for the laugh though.

Your doggy-addled brain cannot accept the more ordinary reasons for not liking dogs so you invented this one. Ha, nice try though; at least it’s inventive. 👏

Do you not think there are more incompetent dog-owners now than before?

Why do you think dog-owners/lovers are also complaining here about the increasing problems caused by dogs? What’s their agenda?

@fitzwilliamdarcy So anyone disabled who needs their arse wiped should be killed?

@WalkingAwayNow I don’t like dogs, so I don’t have an addled brain, but go off I guess.

@AskMeMore Yes because that’s exactly what I said. 🙄

@AskMeMore It’s actually really wound me up how you’ve twisted my words - there is quite clearly a difference between care homes (where many people have no quality of life) and caters for people with disabilities, where assistance is needed to help someone achieve quality of life and dignity. You know this but for whatever reason have tried to insinuate that I’m promoting eugenics, for reasons best known to you.

@fitzwilliamdarcy I did not see that. Plenty of younger people with disabilities are in care homes. Do you mean only people 90 plus? 80 plus? Any adult in a care home?

Mumsnet really hates dogs🙄
don't go.to.places that allow dogs if it's a problem for you.

IMO it's a pretty even split @x2boys
Dog lovers think that mumsnet hates dogs. I don't mind them.

I don't have a problem with anyone bringing a well trained dog to anywhere I have chosen to go. I can anticipate that if a place gets too full of lots of badly behaved dogs then pandemonium will follow.

Cake is far more of a danger in a cafe. Mine once got hold of two large slices of homemade carrot cake (with sultanas) and gobbled the lot. That was an expensive vet bill.

Isn't that a risk that all dog owners have to anticipate when taking their dogs into a cafe?

I think that as fewer and fewer places ban dogs it does become more difficult for people who are allergic to dogs or who are dog phobic. Yoy then reach a point where dog allergic and dog phobic people are afraid to leave the house. There needs to be some balance.

I saw a large dog pee on some maxi dresses in M&S not long ago. The owner didn't notice, but I pointed it out to the staff. Disgusting.

I saw this sign on a rug stall in Ely last year @NeverTrustAPoliceman

I mean voluntary euthanasia. Where people can choose for themselves whether they do not have quality of life and no longer wish to be alive. I am a huge advocate for that policy (and would take advantage of it, myself).

In hindsight I should not have said I hope that care homes no longer exist. That is my own prejudice as I’ve seen dreadful things happen in them, but clearly there will continue to be a need for them and in that case I hope that they are improved so that they enrich the lives of those who reside there (rather than the opposite, which is my experience).

All this frothing makes me even happier to take my (incredibly well behaved) dogs to all the usual places. Happy in the knowledge that it's pissing some loon dog hater off . I didn't ever think like this but all these anti dog people are making me think that way.

Runaway0

“It's selfish dragging your dog along wherever you want to “

agrree, most at far happier at home in peace.

I would much rather encounter dogs whilst out and about than miserable sour faced humans anyday.

When you're sitting in a pub eating your lunch, and a dog at the next table has a crap on the floor, you know it's gone too far.

I don't get this obsession with dogs... we always had a dog growing up but never a big deal made of it. Now I have colleagues wanting to put their dogs on teams calls and show me pictures of them some even have their own social media pages. The people that are batty over their dogs seem to mainly be either people who are child free by choice or people whose kids have flown the nest. I'm glad the dogs bring happiness but I can't get too excited about them really. Businesses allow them in because it makes good business sense I suppose with so many households owning a dog now

Don't be so ridiculous and judgemental.

I hope that didnt actually happen😐

Can you really not get that some people just don't like dogs? Why are they loons because they dislike dogs?

I do like dogs, and I like cats even more, but I can totally understand that some people would like to be in a dog free space. And the answer isn't just stay at home.

There is a lot of frothing by the dog lovers on this thread BTW.

It really did 🤢😠

oh no, what did people do?

@RampantIvy

Yes of course I do. But they're moaning in this and the other hundred anti dog threads about establishments that allow dogs! They should just go elsewhere. There are still options that are not dog friendly.

Also there are some posters talking about poisoning sausages , feeding them toxic foods. THEY are the loons.

Adding my agreement here.

I think a lit of these threads are made up.

Wethwrspoons don't allow dogs so I suggest all of you who can't find a dog free pub/ cafe, check out your local Spoons.

Mind you Spoons is another place Mumsnet folk hate !

Spat me tea out!

😂

Yeeees . . . . might not have been an accident . . .

Oooh!

What breed/s?

(We had 4 westies, 2 yorkies, a staffie and a great dane at one time - it was the pinnacle of my dog-loving life. Nice to meet someone as crackers as we are.)

The thing is actually responsible dog people which prior to the pandemic are in the majority are great. They realise that their dog is an animal with its own unique needs and didn't drag them round human centred places. My cat who is bengal cross has excellent recall and follows me around outside I won't be bringing him out to restaurants as he's a cat.
The owners now have only got a dog because they now wfh, dogs need good training and socialisation. They got the dog to slot into their lives and not the other way round.

I would like a certain dog but I realise my lifestyle things i want to do is not compatible with responsibile dog ownership and I wouldn't want that for the dog.