AIBU to want cafes to be dog free after grandchild was bitten?

[OhSoTrue]

What to do? Took my 12 year old gc into a cafe for lunch today, and a dog
snapped her ankle as we walked by. It drew blood. No idea why it picked on her.
She did nothing beyond walking in the door.

The dog owner 'fled the scene' as it were. Made a hasty exit while he had the chance and everyone was looking at the injury.

Wouldn't it just be better if we kept dogs out of what really should be an exclusively human area?

The argument that "they are allowed here so suck it up" is wearing thin.
We are all very fed up of your dogs in human spaces. The vast majority of us would prefer a dog free space.

I’d forgive a boxer for slobbering, because they are super cute!

Crazy isn't it someone who doesn't know how dogs bums work 😆

Think that's the bingo card full now.

Yes it’s well known that dog owners have higher blood pressure and worse immune systems.

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In fairness I did have to wipe my dog’s bum after a poo this morning but that’s a rare occurrence!

@ILoveDaffodills

they can get bits of shit stuck in the fur around their arse though. Don’t tell me they can’t cos I’ve seen it more than once with my own eyes

That’s odd. My dogs never have a residue just after they’ve shat. It’s a constant source of wonder to me.

Just examined my dogs' arseholes immediately after a poo. ..can confirm no remnants left behind.

Could the cafe be sued if a customer is bitten I wonder?

No they can’t

I hope you asked nicely!

As suggested, I have just googled for dog-free cafes in my town. This is a dog-free cafe in the building of a dog-free (except asistance dogs) library. Only obviously the staff clearly have other ideas, and they are not hygenic at all.

That is not research about what we were talking about, and what i asked for, the profitability of businesses which do and don't allow dogs.

How people say they feel for a poll is very often not actually reflected in how they behave.

A person may love dogs but still avoid the cafe round the corner where they know one barks. Or hate dogs but still go to the place with the fabulous home made cakes.

How people say they feel for a poll is very often not actually reflected in how they behave

How often and how do you know this?

Brexit is a famous example

Why not?
Surely they bear some of the responsibility if they allow dogs on the premises?

No they don’t. A dog is always the owner’s responsibility. That’s why responsible owners have insurance.

That is thoughtful of you, thank you :)
I miss her so much. It still hurts.

This weekend, I am going to a local monthly greyhound walk. There will be about 60 hounds there. It will be lovely doggy therapy :)

No idea why not, but that’s the case.

You're right. Mostly it's the owners being dragged by the dogs, not the other way round.

With a good diet it's rare, agreed. The pp was talking like it literally never happens, though, which makes me think they've just never encountered it.

I think it would be hard to find that sort of data because for a true comparison you need 2 identical cafes, in the same location, serving the same menu at the same prices.

all I can give you is 2 local anecdotes. One historically non dog friendly cafe trialled letting dogs in for half the week. They now let dogs in every day and say they are busier since doing so.

Another small country estate near me has two cafes. One lets dogs in the other doesn’t. The menus are different and the vibe of them is quite different though so hard to compare. Similar pricing. Both are very busy with queues out the door. The dog friendly one is higher on the trip advisor ratings and I would say is the more popular one. 🤷‍♀️. It does do better coffee though so maybe that’s why.

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So sorry I didn’t provide ‘what you asked for’. You’ve repeatedly said you’d like to see the accounts of businesses before an after they allowed dogs. Astonishingly, these are not readily available. And wouldn’t tell you much anyway, given a) there’s a number of variables and b) you only believe what suits you.

We're all sick of it, tbh. Dogs aren't people and shouldn't be compared to or treated as people. Most people get that, to be honest, the vast majority agree with you. It's just on here you have the dog nutters gathering.

Dog owners are not stupid. We know our dogs are not people. I have never met someone who thought their dog was human. Taking them to a café is not treating them as human.
It is treating them as a companion that you want to spend time with.