Dogs in coffee shops

flappergirl

Just avoid cafes and pubs with dogs in surely. I do where children are concerned. If I see a place heaving with unruly, snotty nosed little darlings using it as a playground, I know it's definitely not for me.

Yes I agree, but the other way around. Seeing a cosseted pooch sat on someone's knee, drooling all over the table, I got up to go, saying how disgusting it was, lick your bum, lick the table Luckily the waitress saw it, and asked the women and her pooch to leave. Then completely disinfected the table. This was in Germany.

We went to one of our favourite beaches in Norfolk recently and it was absolutely doggy world.I was amazed at how many running around freely. My small grandchildren were unable to play happily without being approached by dogs and one cocking his leg over her sandcastle. Not everyone likes dogs. I was bitten badly as a child and do not want to be up close to strangers dogs. Sorry if this offends but please can we have doggy free areas. When I am out to lunch I do not want someone’s dog drooling near me and the doting owner saying he/she just wants to be friendly, I don’t.

GrannyIvy

We went to one of our favourite beaches in Norfolk recently and it was absolutely doggy world.I was amazed at how many running around freely. My small grandchildren were unable to play happily without being approached by dogs and one cocking his leg over her sandcastle. Not everyone likes dogs. I was bitten badly as a child and do not want to be up close to strangers dogs. Sorry if this offends but please can we have doggy free areas. When I am out to lunch I do not want someone’s dog drooling near me and the doting owner saying he/she just wants to be friendly, I don’t.

We have a park opposite us where dogs are hardly ever leashed and the owners usually just dots in the distance chatting away without any idea what their dogs are up to.
There is also a small lake where swans are kept, signs around the lake say dogs must be leashed but with owners oblivious every year cygnets are injured or killed by dogs.
We have had dogs all our lives, only decided after our last dog died that we wouldn’t do this anymore, but each dog was trained and leashed in public areas. And we would never take the dogs in a restaurant or cafe because as I said before dogs do not like being restrained under a table for an hour or so whilst their owners enjoy what they are doing. Not so much dog friendly but owner friendly, the dog gets nothing from it.

Babs03 - I appreciate what you say there are many considerate dog owners out there and the ones who are not spoil it for others. I just seem to have been unlucky of late hence my comment. Apologies if I have upset anyone.

My dgd1 recently took her little sister to a Cat Cafe , as she loves cats.

I can’t believe this is allowed with Health and Hygiene. Cats on tables, wandering around the cafe. How disgusting. 🐈🐈‍⬛

The girls loved it though . 😬

We live in crazy times😂

We were at a church fete recently, with tables set out in the grounds for teas and cakes - there was a small spaniel sat ON a table. I I quite like dogs but these are the owners that spoil it for others.

I live in Ireland. Most public parks have signs saying dogs must be kept on a lead. Most dog owners ignore this and are then annoyed and offended when pulled up on it. So many self centred and self entitled dog owners around.

No objection to a well behaved dog in coffee shops, pubs and cafes.

In my experience the dogs are often better behaved than some children. Not sure they should be ‘proper restaurants’ though.

GrannyIvy

Babs03 - I appreciate what you say there are many considerate dog owners out there and the ones who are not spoil it for others. I just seem to have been unlucky of late hence my comment. Apologies if I have upset anyone.

Don’t apologise I was agreeing with you.
There are too many inconsiderate dog owners who don’t train or leash their dogs and so cause problems for everyone else.

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I do love to see well-behaved doggies when I visit a cafe, I always ask if I can say hello to them, and I honestly have never seen a badly behaved one in a cafe, I think most people don't want to bring dog that will spoil their meal or coffee. I found myself while on holidady having a bite to eat with an old lady at a cafe where there was a dog next to us, she told me how she missed her own little dog and how happy she was to see the little dog
I tend to go by the star ratings for hygiene, and have been in some establishments with dogs with a 5-star rating than others that don't allow dogs, but only have 4 stars. It's not as if the dogs are in the kitchen.