I mean tbh, I prefer my dogs to many other humans, they're better behaved than a lot of humans I come across, have better manners and are better company. They're also better behaved than at least 50% of dogs I come across because I bother myself to train, interact with and exercise them enough. But I don't disagree with the sentiment of your post at all.
Still wouldn't see the point in taking them somewhere like The Range, I don't take them to dog friendly pubs/cafes because some other dog owners make it a stressful experience for them and me, mine just lay under the table with a hopeful eye on what I'm eating, because that's what they're trained to do. Unfortunately other people think dog friendly means letting your dog do whatever it wants, harrass other people and dogs and generally expect everyone else to put up with it and entertain the dog they chose to get, and be happy about it so they're not made to feel bad.
Same goes for outside, I'm back to square one with my rescue dog who has been made reactive by other people being unable and unwilling to control their own dog because due to her past she's wary of other dogs. I get her to the point where she'll ignore them, and some arse lets their dog come over and because it's poorly socialised, it doesn't understand her leave me alone cues, or is aggressive (while the owner who has zero clue about their dogs own body language and insists it's fweendlee) and so continues to crowd her, taking us right back to her being fearful and reactive when she sees another dog.
I also work in a place that has dog friendly areas, and this summer have been tripped, snapped at, jumped up at while carrying plates of food (and yes I got a refire on them and an earful from the people who then had to wait longer for their food!) and cleaned up more dog piss and dog shit than was necessary. I've also had to provide wet towels and local veterinary contacts for people dragging their poor dogs around a tourist area in the heat and the dog has become unwell.
The dogs are just an extension of an increasingly entitled general public unfortunately. Some of them are dog owners, and they believe everyone should bend to their way, or there's holy hell to pay.
But the public rule, they're the ones who get to decide what businesses do, and this is apparently what the majority want, and the culture now is to demand a business bends to your wants and never mind the rest of the world, or face an argument and online trashing. Customer is always right after all. So I'm not surprised that more and more places are allowing dogs in.