Silliest place you’ve seen a dog owner take their dog

[Soddingcat]

To ask where the silliest / most inappropriate place you’ve seen a dog taken by the owner

Inspired by recent posts complaining about dogs being everywhere in cafes etc

Yesterday in our local Cathedral Easter service , a dog was taken up to the altar for communion with its owners. I’ve seen it all now 😃
I was unfortunately unable to see if they attempted to snaffle a bit of bread for the dog , but it honestly wouldn’t have surprised me
Just why ?

More people dislike other people's pets than admit it IRL because they don't want to upset people. They can vent about it on an anonymous forum (and so probably exaggerate their dislike when posting because they're letting off steam iyswim).

I don't know why a few posters saying they don't like dogs is always interpreted as "mumnet hates dogs" - there is an entire topic dedicated to dog-owners/dog-lovers!

Not getting this.
Is it a silliest place because they don't wear shoes?

They've done well with the training if Fido is doing the weekly shop!

I know, it's just a silly thing to say, there are plenty of dog owners contributing to this discussion, as well.

Yes. I think it’s safe to say many on MN love dogs, some of MN are ambivalent about dogs, and a few posters (perhaps the same gorgeous select few, with different user names, who dribble on about MN being ‘anti trans’, when it clearly is not), don’t like dogs.

All of MN dislikes bad owners of dogs.

Yes, the signs are very clear - children under 5 and dogs must be carried.

I manage a dental surgery.
absolutely raging woman last week insisting that it was fine as it was a clean dog (we do a lot of oral surgery and a few rooms are sterile areas)
decided to combine it’s walk with her scheduled check up, furious that she had waited 4 months for the appointment and was now forced to reschedule.
I suggested tying it up outside, she said no it’s a west highland terrier!
her suggestion was that I have one of my staff stand outside with it instead.
just to add to the CF ‘ness, she then left me a poor Google review.
mind boggles!

It doesn’t sound like a peaceful place of worship at all. Are there no rules in place asking the congregants to take noisy children and babies out?
Is the line of thought “oh well, I can’t hear anyway, might as well bring Fido with us”

Unbelievable! Some people's entitlement is off the scale!

Would they though? As far as I know only dogs for the deaf and blind are legally recognised as assistance dogs. Unless it's been challenged or clarified recently it's a grey area as to whether any other needs means it can be classed as an 'assistance' dog. It could probably do with clarifying tbf!

There was an emotional support dog sat behind us on an 11 hour flight back from the US last summer. It didn't have its own seat. It was on the floor under the seat, then sometimes sat the owners knee. I didn't hear it bark but it did walk up and down the aisle a few times!

It’s just some churches are extremely tolerant of children’s noise.

Where did it pee?

Self-declared "assistance" dogs have no legal standing (in the UK). People just buy a vest for the dog online. They are not the same as official guide dogs for people with disabilities. But people get away with it because shops etc either don't know or are afraid that challenging the person will get them into trouble.

It went 11 hours without needing to relieve itself?

Because they won the trans argument and need a new hobby

Our beagle can easily go 18 hours without peeing when it's raining - 11 hours would be nothing 😂

I have no idea! I wondered this myself. That dog had a lot of will power and strong bladder :-)

I don't think it's anti dog, I think it's anti shit on the pavement, anti aggressive dogs, anti owners expecting dogs to be treated like humans, anti owners treating dogs like accessories.

Oh and it's not just on Mumsnet. I just think people are more honest here. Quite a few of my friends slag off other friend's badly behaved dogs but wouldn't say anything to their face.

Had someone sneak a puppy in a rucksack type bag into the cafe I work in not safe for the poor dog at all, they new we dodnt allow dogs in the cafe as locals and we have signs on the doors

Poor pup was probably only 7/8 weeks old definitely not old enough to have had it's full vaccinations and fed it cheesecake
When asked to leave they said it was a service dog

I love dogs, keep treats on my pocket and have 2 of my own

seems so unnecessary

Of course, they are planning on having little Poppy dog confirmed and have already bought her a white lacy dress.

Well, they offer, I don’t ask.

So unless you are suggesting they don’t have agency or can’t comfortably say hello to the kids and glance occasionally at a dog, I think they’re fine.

When I was a child, we used to take our German Shepherd from Croydon to Cockfosters to visit my mother's friend.

The dog was really used to trains and tubes, and just used to sit quietly on the floor on the trains and while waiting on the platform. I have a vague recollection that we had to use the stairs in the tube station because dogs weren't allowed on escalators, but that may be wrong. I know we always had to go upstairs on buses because they weren't allowed on the lower deck though.

The dog was really used to public transport and never caused a problem. I've had 3 dogs of my own and they've always been fine with it, too.

Describing them as ‘blokes in dresses’ and pointedly using the opposite pronouns is, though.

Same with endless dog whistle comparisons to predators.

As is shoehorning in anti-trans discussions into every possible thread. Like one about dogs, for example