Are you the sort of dog owner who takes your dog everywhere?

[RedRed9]

I am. 😂

Partly because my work/life mean that I can and partly because he gets anxious when left alone.

For example: if you were going for lunch and the place you were going to was dog friendly; would you be most likely to take your dog or most likely to leave them at home? Is this due to them (their size/behaviour) or due to your personal preference?

I have three fairly large terriers and they are extremely well behaved in cafes and pubs, even the reactive one will settle under a table if no one looks at him. So yes I take them out a lot. I can’t take them to work anymore as three is too many.

She also tends to cause a mild sensation everywhere she goes because she’s incredibly tiny, insanely fluffy and impossibly cute.

Does your dog enjoy the fuss @BarkandCheese ?

I always feel a bit bad when someone comes to give my dog a bit of a fuss and he totally blanks them.

Ours came out with us from the moment he could

I do think that helps. If they’ve always gone out with you then it just becomes routine for them. (Obviously not every dog but for some.)

To an extent yes, if going out for lunch would fit it around a dog walk and dog friendly pub for example. I'm now planning our holiday around dog friendly places, I always consider him when planning anything!

That said he does get left on him own most days for between 1-3 hours depending on my work. Unfortunately I can't take him with me then.

I have a smallish dog, 9 months old and from 8 weeks old we took him everywhere with us. He is so used to cafes/pubs etc he tends to settle and go to sleep while we eat!

I do take my dog into dog friendly pubs etc if we are out with him any way iyswim. But if we are going out just for a meal/drinks then I'd always rather leave him at home. He's big, doesn't really like being fussed over by people he doesn't know, and is occasionally growly at other dogs. He's perfectly manageable and usually fine, but it makes for a much more relaxing meal not having to think about him, keeping him out of the way of serving staff, other dogs etc.

Not so much now he's in his dotage, as he gets tired easily so he's happier snoozing at home. When he was in his prime, we took him with us whenever the destination was dog-friendly and he's always come on holiday with us.

If its dog friendly I take my pup everywhere. She gets so excited when i put my coat on its upsetting when I need to leave her.
If I'm out all day or its to hot or cold she goes to families house.

I guess I'm 50/50. I love taking her out for lunch with me, but she can't come to one of my workplaces with me and the other she could but it would be too boring for her so i choose not to because she'd be a squeaky attention seeking pain in the bum

Love taking her for pub lunches and to the garden centre though! I'm lucky because I have retired parents who have her during the daytime so I can be out all day and evening and not worry. She's also a reactive dog but improving so I guess my answer is that I plan things around her and don't take her if she needs some chill time.

@RedRed9 it's definitely helped that we've taken him from when he was young.

His favourite pub is one we took him to when he was 16 weeks old - the staff now know him by name and he gets free meat off the carvery too 😂

I'd love to take mine, but whilst reasonably well trained they're not yet at the stage where I'd be comfortable with them in a crowded place - they love people and food! Two Rotties and a GSD so I'm extra cautious, more about other people's reactions rather than the dogs themselves.

I do take the dogs out one at a time and go for a mooch. I enjoy their company and like having at least one with me.

I have a friend who does this and it's annoying feeling a cold wet nose on your leg while you are trying to eat a meal in a pub. Or when its face appears on your lap with a hopeful expression.

Our house is a strictly no animals zone but every time she visits she asks if she can bring the dog and I say no. And then she says maybe she won't come then and I say fine and then she comes without the dog. Or leaves it in the car on the drive if it's just a quick visit.

Not everybody loves your pets. Some people have allergies, be considerate.

Some people have allergies, be considerate.
They’d have to be very extreme allergies to react. And if your allergies were that extreme why would you eat somewhere that allowed dogs? Surely you’d choose from one of the many many non dog friendly places?

Fortunately she does like having a fuss made of her. She’s not one of those hugely enthusiastic bouncy dogs, but she tips her head up and sits still while people pet her. Sometimes I pick her up too so that people who can’t get down to her can say hello, she’s only 20cm at the shoulder so that’s a long way down. I’ve actually looked into her becoming a PAT dog because of her gentle nature and like of people, but she’s raw fed and raw fed dogs can’t be PAT dogs unfortunately.

They’d have to be very extreme allergies to react.

It's my DSs who have the allergies - hence no animals in our house.

You friend clearly prefers her dog to you and I’m not surprised.

@BarkandCheese My dog is raw fed and a therapy dog.
Look up Therapy Dogs Nationwide

@10frozenfingers then what about service dogs or therapy dogs? They're allowed everywhere by law - and quite right too!

However if you have a family member with allergies then you can go to one of the many places that don't allow dogs in!

@10FrozenFingers also if your friends' dog is begging at the table then that's a training issue.

My dog is expected to lie quietly under the table - when he was younger we'd bring chews to occupy him - now he's tired out form a walk so he settles down nicely. He does get a biscuit at the end though!

Of course I'd never bring my dog to someone's home without their permission and I'd never expect to be able to take him either, but if a cafe or pub is dog-friendly then I am of course going to bring him with me.

@adaline

@10frozenfingers then what about service dogs or therapy dogs? They're allowed everywhere by law - and quite right too!

No they aren't. Not in my house. Your dog and you don't get to risk my DS's lives. Also taxi drivers and others can get exemption certificates from their GPs. You really think people should put their lives at risk? That's just ridiculous. Of course, in general, service dogs should be allowed but not if it puts others at risk.

@Witchonastick

You friend clearly prefers her dog to you and I’m not surprised.

What a charmer you are. You think my sons' health matters less than a pet dog? Give yourself a shake and stop being so unpleasant.

@10FrozenFingers I clearly wasn't talking about private residences

But in public, yes, they are allowed and quite right too. How on earth can you argue otherwise?

Or are you saying that disabled people shouldn't be allowed out in public places with their guide dogs in case someone has an allergy?

I can't as I work and she also doesn't like staying still in an unfamiliar place, she just constantly whines (she's a rescue). It's annoying as you can't even stop for a chat on a walk without her whining.
My dad used to take his dog absolutely everywhere with him, he was as good as gold and well known around the village. He was a pub regular and would happily sit in the back of the van with the doors open and watch my dad work etc.

This is what the law says:

"Guide dog and assistance dog owners have important rights under the Equality Act 2010 (EA). The EA provides for people with disabilities to have the same right to services supplied by shops, banks, hotels, libraries, pubs, taxis and restaurants as everyone else.
Under Part 12 of the EA it is also illegal for assistance dog owners to be refused access to a taxi or mincab with their assistance dog. Medical exemptions are available if drivers have a certificate from their GPs."

My dog is excitable and has a loud bark. She's ether than she was at going into pubs but is food obsessed so thinks all places will feed her biscuits. I have always envied those whose dog just sleeps under the table. So, if it's an expensive posher place then no. If it's quick cake and coffee then yes. I met a walker once who had rehomed a retired guide dog. He said it was fantastic to take out as it was trained to just lay there until needed. Let it off the lead for the first time and it ducked off. No recall. 🤣

Nope dog comes to the beach/woods etc with us but definatly not out for food etc. Trained my doggo to be in a seperate room as eating humans until called back in so having her with us would massively blur the lines of her training. I genuinely don't understand people who take the dog everywhere, and it is those people who take the dog to Tescos to leave in a sweltering hot car because THEY have given the dog seperation anxiety

It's my DSs who have the allergies - hence no animals in our house.

@10FrozenFingers perfectly fine for you not to have dogs in your home. None of us are talking about people’s homes though; only restaurants, cafes, etc.