Dogs in restaurants - I am done!

[Doseofreality]

The hill that I will die on. Dogs should not be allowed in eating establishments.

Just had another lunch spoilt as a family came in with 3, yes 3, large dogs and sat down at the table beside us. It’s gross, unhygienic and anti social. If I wanted to eat surrounded by animals I’d grab a takeaway and go and sit in a vet’s waiting room.

Close to £100 wasted on a lunch where I had a dog licking it’s bumhole in my line of vision.

To all you people saying but it’s dog friendly… but go where dogs are not allowed. 🚫. It’s almost impossible now to find such a place… but feel free to share if you find any.
also to those proclaiming dogs are not bothering anyone…. Yes they are, they’re a bother by their presence where food is served. It manky.. leave the dog outside, inside, anywhere but a public space that serves food. If you’re on holiday so be it. That’s worse because the number of Hotels and Air B&B’s that allow dogs! Why the heck should people pay good money to stay in a place that has dog hair and dog smell all over it.
I get it, people love their dogs. Nice. However others shouldn’t have to deal with your love.

It is not a case that we won’t get ill! Dogs lick their own arses, if given a half chance will eat shit, drop their hair everywhere !! So hmm I’d rethink one. I see people dogs on laps sniffing their tables it’s grim. I’ll just leave this for you 👷Bacterial and Germ Carriage: Dogs carry various bacteria, such as Campylobacter and Salmonella, in their mouths and on their fur.

You can die on that hill all you like. Dog friendly eateries will continue to be available for dog lovers wanting to rest their feet over a cuppa and a cake, in between pooch walks. Short of using your own feet to go elsewhere, there's nothing you can do. Except start a thread on MN, that's been done to death.

I don’t think it’s entitled per se. But the thing I find hard is when some (not all) dog owners kind of get desensitised to the face they’ve brought their dog to a public eating place. Sometimes the dogs get up (on a lead) and wander to neighbouring tables and rub past our legs. We’re not used to dogs and so it creates anxiety. Or if they shake out their fur - that’s so disgusting.

We accidentally stayed in an air bnb that was pet friendly. The moment i opened the front door, there was a rush of organic dog smell. Literally every house Ive visited with a dog has that smell. I didn’t get used it all holiday.

I am adog lover, miss having a dog now really. I am with you. Dogs, except guide dogs should really not be in eateries. Dogs can be left alone for few hours or wait outside like it used to be (or is still done) in many places.

Same. It’s happened twice to me with the smell in BnBs and the second time - in case I was in any doubt a dog lived there - the dogs came rushing out and barking the moment I stepped inside.

Honestly with dogs being so unpredictable these BnB owners are setting themselves for law suits if a guest gets bit. At least keep your dog away from guests 😣 common sense really.

It’s annoying. Restaurant, shop owners and transport providers have all opened the door to dogs in the last decade or so but not provided or enforced strict rules for conduct.

A dog should not be allowed to wander to other tables and management have a responsibility in place to make sure this doesn’t happen.

I was rushed at by a dog in a brunch place abroad once. It was huge and tbf probably friendly but still you never know and I didn’t want to engage with a random unleashed dog. I think the owner was at a table round the corner and were definitely out of sight. I had to ask a waitress to get it off me and she was struggling with it until eventually a man called out the dogs name and it ran back around the corner. Ridiculous.

I have seen train staff step over dogs in the aisle and just chuckle when they should be telling the dog owners it’s a hazard for other passengers and to move the dog out the way. If a child was standing in the aisle they’d be told to move!