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'm arguing with a person who has her priorities wrong. Hard to believe there are people who think like that.

I often do. But I work from home a lot and any errands or social lunches etc often take place near or directly after I've been to sort my horse out and DDog always comes with me to the stables.

He's 100% fine left alone but would follow me anywhere - I'm his entire world. So I take that as my cue to keep him close to me as much as I can so he's fulfilled and happy and feels wanted too

I'm arguing with a person who has her priorities wrong. Hard to believe there are people who think like that.

I'm arguing what the law says

Nobody is disputing that there are exceptions!

I've only taken them when it's during a walk (so long walk on beach and stop at beachside cafe for example). My dogs are well behaved but they are a distraction and I wouldn't take them just for the sake of it. They are also fine at home alone though.
I don't understand people who take their dogs to big shopping centres or fairs - poor dogs generally (not always of course) look confused by all the people and noise plus you can't go into most stores with them so what is the point? Also taking dogs that are aggressive to other dogs to restaurants - just makes everyone else stressed.

Just to clear things up @10FrozenFingers is your argument that:
The very, very few people who have medical exception from supporting those with service dogs should be allowed to do so?

Because literally no one is arguing against that.

What people are arguing against is the view (that, in my opinion, you were giving off) that anyone with an allergy trumps the rights of those with service dogs.

I'm arguing what the law says

Which is exactly what I mentioned in my first post. So why bother when I've already said there are exceptions? Weird.

Missy comes lots of places with me. We can't say the word "pub" in front of her as she starts dancing and getting excited 😂. She loves that place.

We try to get her out of the house as much as possible, and all the work we put in when she was younger has paid off now she's 4. We get lots of comments about how calm she is... They didn't see the two years of us tearing our hair out, or her bouncing between the sofas, or the hours of training, or the fact her recall is still apparently an optional action for her, or all the food she's recently started stealing from the cat or off the kitchen worktops...

Bringing the thread back to the original opening. I have two Westies and they go absolutely everywhere possible with me... be it holiday's, cafe's, garden centres, restaurants, local villages visiting family etc.. We don't holiday without them, and for this reason only go in the UK. We're off to the Lake District this afternoon, and for the whole 2 weeks we are away they will not be left for a moment, I even have the food delivered to the cottage we're staying in, as obviously they aren't allowed in Booths..

What people are arguing against is the view (that, in my opinion, you were giving off) that anyone with an allergy trumps the rights of those with service dogs.

Exactly this.

All your posts have basically given off the impression that you think that allergy sufferers should be able able to say that disabled people with service dogs aren't allowed in certain public locations even if there is no exemption in place.

You're the one getting riled up here. You have your beliefs, which is fine, but the law doesn't agree with you. Until it does, you're just arguing against nothing.

Bringing the thread back to the original opening 😂 Yes, quite right @Westiegirl3

And what a lovely fluff monster! @CornishPorsche

@Westiegirl3 ah have a great time!

I live in the Lakes and I love how dog-friendly it is here. Like I said upthread, we bring our beagle pretty much everywhere with us and it's great. It means we can go out all day, take the dog and not have to worry!

Mine is fine at home and loves going out to pubs/cafes - she doesn't bother anyone, just sits quietly under the table

We do, most of the time. Most of our favourite places to eat are dog-friendly (including an awesome vegan restaurant where dogs get a treat with your starter and a small bowl of vegan kibble with the main course) and he's a very chilled boy most of the time.