Dogs in restaurants

[MealDealDreamz]

Informal dining and cafes, fine. Pubs, fine. But only if dogs are on the floor and reasonably well behaved (by that I mean not barking all the time).Restaurant not fine. Am I alone in this?
If I am paying to go somewhere specifically to enjoy the food and pay extra for it and want to enjoy a special evening (birthday) why do I have to put up with a dog lying on the floor at the table next to me?. I just don't think this is necessary or acceptable. Am I totally alone in this?

But then you just can't visit that tourist attraction surely? You have a dog. My little daughter couldn't wee because she was scared of the barking dogs. We had to use the disabled loos to get away from the dogs which isn't right either. Dogs should not be inside that type of building. Apart from assistance dogs obviously.

What makes assistance dogs not grim? Just out of curiosity?

@KenAdams

people can post about what they want. Hth..

I can’t say it really bothers me, but if it did, I would check if the restaurant is dog friendly before going.

I'm assuming the attraction allows dogs?
They've probably googled where allows dogs and gone. The place is probably advertising on the websites for dog friendly days out etc. It's the attractions choice to do so not the dog owners

It's hardly the crime of the century to go somewhere you're allowed to be or are actively encouraged to visit

Most tourist attractions in touristy areas will need to make a decision about allowing dogs and this one chose to do so

Well they don't have owners that are 'entitled' for a start....

..just make sure there's not a stray hair in it 😆

Possibly, yes. But I disagree with that policy. I also disagree with the dog owners who have prioritied their fur baby over human pre-schooler's comfort. Basically, I strongly feel there's too many dogs full stop. A day doesn't go by where I don't see a dog taking a crap or a pile of dog shit or a baggy hanging from a tree. It's grim.

These anti-dogs threads are really getting boring...

I disagree.

It's dogs and their inconsiderate owners that are getting boring.

Thank you for starting the thread OP. We need more anti-dog threads. I don't think we have enough of them.

Many dog owners can't or won't control their pets when they are outside. It's even worse when they are misbehaving in cafés, pubs or restaurants.

They bark and stink and shouldn't be allowed in any public place where food for humans is prepared or consumed.

So many dog owners think everyone should put up with their horrible pets jumping up at people and harassing them. "He's only being friendly", "He won't bite" "She just wants to play". FFS 🤬

And no. Rowdy adults and naughty children are not worse than dogs.

In my experience no human, adult or child has ever:

Sat under the next table letting off foul stinking farts while I am trying to enjoy a meal.

Tried to steal food from my plate or whined and begged when I told it to fuck off.

Lay across the floor so anyone wanting to pass by has to climb over it.

The fact that there are far, far fewer of them than pampered pet dogs and they are a necessity.

Btw anyone been to the 'Buttsliders Cafe' recently?

Every creature welcome...AND the three seconds rule definitely still applies

Assistance dogs are trained to behave in public and the ones that can't be trained don't become assistance dogs. Also, they are far fewer in number, so you will only rarely see one.

Strike 2! 👏

Absolutely fine. When we booked a table we were asked if the dog was well behaved. Said yes. People who did not see us walking in with the dog did not know it was there. A small dog underneath the table who never barks and simply stayed there. But she has separation anxiety we are working on and can not be left alone for long at the moment.

I’ve seen children do all three of those things 😂

If you don’t want to eat/visit places that have dogs, just go elsewhere.

YANBU I don’t like them in cafes or restaurants tbh but some people do and that’s the way of the world now in Uk and many other countries. I’ve started to make a habit of calling restaurants in advance if it’s for a special occasion and asking if they’re dog friendly or not. If they are I just don’t go. Simple.

If it’s a more impromptu visit for no particular reason I tend not to call ahead though and for this reason I really wish they’d roll out a nationwide policy where cafes and restaurants etc have some kind of sticker like a paw sticker on their website and window to indicate if they accept dogs.

It would save me and dog owners a lot of hassle knowing instantly without having to ring!

Strike 3!

Sorry, that was probably my awful toddlers!

Ddog on the other hand is impeccably behaved.

So don't eat out and make other people feel uncomfortable...your decision to have a dog...not mine

Yep, I’ve rarely seen a dog friendly OR no dogs on a restaurant window and rarely on a website. I had to call ten places for brunch earlier this year before I found one that was not dog friendly.

I really wish every restaurant would just tell us on their website if it is or not.

I was in an Eastern European city earlier this year. I saw on Google a cool brunch place, got there in an Uber and the minute I stepped in some customers dog run up to at the counter and wouldn’t leave me alone. I have no idea if it’s temperament or intention and was getting worried as it seemed obsessed with me, but I calmly asked the staff member at the counter to get the dog from me.Thankfully she spoke English. She had to proper tug at its collar to get it to move from me and the owner was nowhere in sight. I assume they were at the tables round the corner as that’s where the dog had ran out from.

I was grateful she intervened but after she’d handled the dog it looked like she was going to prepare my food without washing her hands so I decided to give it a miss.

ETA: the problem is almost everyone thinks their dog is well behaved, and is safe around others. I’d just prefer not to have them in restaurants and cafes. I also hate it when they do that shaking thing, I wonder what they’re shaking out their fur into the air and if it’s wet that’s another issue 😭😬

Thanks! Yes, pubs and cafes tend to be okay with dogs. But we get soooo many of these threads bemoaning dogs in restaurants... it is the very rare restaurant round here that allows dogs. I'm off to South Wales next week if anyone wants to complain about dogs in restaurants there... please be specific. And tell me if the food was good.

And I agree, I would prefer your Jack Russell to a place crowded with pushchairs!

Children are humans. I'm not sure why it's funny to pretend they're similar to dogs. My children should be given priority over dogs every single time. It's weird pretending that dogs are as important as humans. Lots of dog owners have lost site of the fact that dogs are animals and should be treated thus. I'll admit to not knowing much about dogs but I can't imagine it makes a dog healthy or happy to be treated like a human. The last dog I knew who was taken to restaurants was ultimately put down for biting as the owners had failed to do any dog training.

Agreed. I don’t have kids but I’d much prefer children in a restaurant to dogs and have never had a child run up and sniff me or made me worry for my safety the way dogs have .

As you say there’s no comparison so it shouldn’t even be a topic of discussion on the thread as it’s about dogs in restaurants.

Children are just little humans - dogs aren’t! @TheCoolOliveBalonz