Cinema Screening for Dogs

[Pieceofpurplesky]

My local cinema is having cinema screenings where you can take your dog along. So far they have had Wallace and Gromit and The Lion King.

AIBU or has the world gone mad?

This totally, well said.

My DDog won't be interested she's seen both of those films

If they show The Lorax mine is probably in, he was transfixed with it over Christmas!

Do you have to pay for a ticket for the dog?

Sounds like a recipe for disaster! Dogs fighting and pooping everywhere. I love dogs,but if I had one I don't think I'd take it the cinema. I don't know many dogs who'd be content to sit still watching a film for 90 minutes or so! Do you think they might introduce film screenings for cats? Now that WOULD be funny. 😂

No that would actually be ridiculous

Ain't that the truth! We treat dogs more and more like humans and the dog lovers that do this don't seem to care whose interests they are really addressing. And bullshit merchants love it. More ways to fleece dog people

Well trained dogs that are house-trained, know to ignore other dogs, and will settle when asked, do exist, you know.

Fairly sure that they ask that your dog is well behaved around others, doesn't bark/fight/is house trained and if you show up and that proves not to be the case, you'll be asked to leave.

It is a novel concept but I believe they also apply this to humans, asking that people behave nicely in the cinema and ejecting those who fight/shout/piss and shit in there.

From friends who have been, the screen is not sold out and they space people out a bit so theres room on the floor for the dog. Small dogs on laps is expected, but dogs on seats is not.

People also tend to take their dog a blanket/bed to lie on, as the flooring is rarely as comfy/padded as carpet at home.

As I said before, cinemas are not doing this because they love dogs or feel sorry for people who have dogs with separation anxiety. They're only doing this because they need to keep their businesses afloat and the Doggy Pound makes it worth the extra cleaning and organisation.

If you hate the idea, tell your cinema and back that up by going to the cinema (on other days!) and spending your money there rather than staying at home.

Would love to know how many people objecting to this actually went to their local cinema in the last 12 months more than once.

FFS! The country has gone mad! Please tell me they dont actually have their shitty arses on the seats? The whole place would stink afterwards, would have to be steam cleaned/sanitised, shit and piss cleaned up - the poor staff, as if it wasn't bad enough cleaning up after people. What about actual human beings with allergies? I despair, this ridiculous pandering is bonkers. It's not even as if dog owners are in a majority, so why businesses choose to encourage a minority at the expense of the majority I cannot comprehend, same with many cafes, restaurants, hotels.

Just glad no one’s overreacting on this thread.

Its mostly small cinemas, with wipe clean seats, or blankets are provided to cover seats, and on quiet days just before a big clean.

But if you prefer to believe people are dragging in shit encrusted dribble coated hounds and smearing them all over the inside of your local Odeon or Vue... go right ahead. Clearly, fantasy is your genre.

28% of adults in the UK own a dog.

So no, absolutely no idea why cinemas might want to encourage them into the cinema, its only 14 million people.

Around 8% of the population have some sort of dog allergy (no data on just the super severe 'cannot be in a room a dog was in several days ago', type allergies. Those are very rare.)... they could, I dunno, go on days that aren't dog friendly days or, go to cinemas not offering this.

I'm sure that my absolutely batshit sister, who paid £10 to take her dog to a Santa's grotto just for dogs this Christmas would lap this shit up.
Then she could take a photo of the dog on a seat with some popcorn ready to put on the dog's own instagram page.
Lunatics, the lot of them.

I know! Right?!

Nothing wrong with it.
One day, those photos will be all she has of her dog.

Anal gland juice
Never going to the cinema again

the world has officially gone mad yes.

…The poor dogs!!! Can’t people just take them for a nice walk and actually meet the dogs’ needs’ rather than just thinking about their own. I despair!

@YeOldeGreyhound oh absolutely, I have many, many photos of my cat whom I adore. I just don't constantly share them on social media, tagging places and businesses etc truly believing that everyone else cares!

I bet you never went to the cinema to start with.

I don’t think it’s cinema or pub instead of a walk. Can probably do both.

My dog comes with me to the cinema as it’s an assistance dog, so slightly different, but why are people worried about two hours with nowhere to pee, unless people are taking puppies that’s a fine amount of time for a dog to hold it, they can go before they arrive and when they leave

Has the world gone barking mad?

Suggest you take your dog to a vet if that’s a problem because anal gland leakage isn’t a regular occurrence.

Whilst I adore my pooch, it must be said she is an absolute bellend of a creature. She barks at the TV, her reflection, anyone entering a room. She growls at Mr tumble something rotten.
Maybe I could go to the screening to meet other peoples less dickheadish dogs? I'd love that. But my dog would kill the vibe. We tried watching squid games last night and she kicked off so much we had to turn it off.
She goes to my mums house to keep her company weekly and my mum has to put towels over her tv and free standing mirror or she just snarls at her reflection.