Dogs everywhere

I know spottybook. It took me 2 evenings to find a place in Devon we liked that doesn't allow dogs. Dog dander sticks to soft furnishings and carpets and makes me wheeze. Also it smells of dogs in rooms that allow them in. It's like being a non smoker staying in a room that smells of smoke.

So many hotels nowadays are dog friendly. We struggle to find a decent one that isn’t.

Well, banning them from a shopping centre is surely sensible.

Our nearby RHS Garden has just introduced a scheme to welcome dogs on 3 days a week. The rules are quite simple: on leads, pick up poo (bags are available), and not in the restaurant. Seems fair.

Cathymac

Glasgow Silverburn Shopping Centre axed the dog friendly policy after complaints about dogs fouling inside the building.

Good for them.

Glasgow Silverburn Shopping Centre axed the dog friendly policy after complaints about dogs fouling inside the building.

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I totally agree with this. I am quite nervous around dogs and find it difficult when people take them to the shops with them . I understand service dogs but just taking dogs for a walk in a shopping precinct is unnecessary IMO. I was in our local one yesterday and the dog did its business (both!!) in the centre of the walkway right outside a shop... the owner was only able to clean up so much !

Fallingstar, it's like that round here too, which annoys the hell out of me, because we always clean up after our dog (not that he would ever poo on the pavement anyway - he prefers to go on grass). There's no excuse for not cleaning up after your dog, whether it's dark or not.

I admit other people’s children can be annoying sometimes, my GCs have had their moments in public places. But at least children don’t poo in the street whilst their parents pootle on with no effort to clean it up. We always cleaned up after our dogs but am afraid the pavements near us are smeared with dog poo, is always bad in winter because owners walk their dogs in darkness and so know their dogs won’t be seen having a poo, hence no need to clean up.
It makes walking with my disabled husband a nightmare, we have to walk side by side so I can hold his hand and he uses a quad stick on the other side, obviously is impossible to avoid all the dog poo and am sick and tired of cleaning shoes and his quad stick.

When I had a dog companion, I guess in one way it was never an issue, as he found other humans apart from all family members somewhat tiresome. So he never made a move towards strangers. However if a stranger felt compelled to fuss him, he was 100% tolerant, and put up with it until the human wandered off.

He had a lot better manners than some humans.

I never wanted strangers cooing over my babies

I certainly don't expect everyone to love my dog - it isn't important to me whether they do or not. But I guess it's the same with children - everyone seems to expect you to like theirs, especially when it comes to babies. If you don't coo over them, there's something wrong with you.

But I don’t love them.

I don’t even know them😬

Lathyrus3

I guess what I don’t understand is why people think that you want their dog around you. And why they get so upset/angry if you ask them to call their dog back?

Why is it so important to them that you like their dog?

What is it that they’re thinking?

Not sure.

Love me, love my dog?

I guess what I don’t understand is why people think that you want their dog around you. And why they get so upset/angry if you ask them to call their dog back?

Why is it so important to them that you like their dog?

What is it that they’re thinking?

I am sure everyone on here would be horrified, - I loved it.

Not everyone would and saying others would be horrified is rather judgemental.
Many would just prefer not to be pestered by other people's dogs when they are enjoying their lunch, even those who are dog owners themselves.

Gwyllt

Not all problems are caused by the owners. Nest to us is a dog friendly cafe. Where the serving staff offer the dogs treats. It’s very hard for a dog to remain quietly under a table when they are sometimes given treats and pats by the staff. I won’t go in there any more. Absolutely no problem when the dogs are ignored by serving staff

Seems cause to me of sending the owners a letter (copy kept) stating the above restrictions on dogs behaviour. Hopefully at that point the cafe would click "Whoops better tell the staff not to do those treats and pats bit - in case the Council environmental health department get told officially".

Whitewavemark2

Just back from lunch with a couple of friends and we had lunch in a Cuckfield Village tearoom, which is clearly a dog owners meet up.

It was delightful with the dogs wandering around greeting everyone and each other, and sharing lunch.

I am sure everyone on here would be horrified, - I loved it.

I’d love it too! And so would my dds and Gdcs.

Whitewavemark2

Just back from lunch with a couple of friends and we had lunch in a Cuckfield Village tearoom, which is clearly a dog owners meet up.

It was delightful with the dogs wandering around greeting everyone and each other, and sharing lunch.

I am sure everyone on here would be horrified, - I loved it.

If it's advertised as a dog tearoom or café that's fine.
People who are frightened of dogs or allergic to them can avoid it.

I like dogs but don't want lots of dogs wandering around and coming up to me while I'm eating.

Near not nest

Not all problems are caused by the owners. Nest to us is a dog friendly cafe. Where the serving staff offer the dogs treats. It’s very hard for a dog to remain quietly under a table when they are sometimes given treats and pats by the staff. I won’t go in there any more. Absolutely no problem when the dogs are ignored by serving staff

Chardy

Oreo

Lathyrus3

I think Tenno, it’s dog owners insistence that we all share in the “joy and companionship” of their dogs that causes the problems.
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Yes exactly.

Sitting in a cafe this morning, soaking wet, 2 adults, 3 dogs (I walk somebody else's), dogs were all sitting quietly when someone (who'd just had a very loud chat with a stranger 2 tables away from them for 10 minutes) decided to disturb the dogs because they were so lovely! I didn't want to share her joy and companionship.

When in a public place, we must all be aware of the irritation we cause others. (Don't get me started on people who expect me to walk in the road because they don't want to interrupt their 'walking two abreast on a narrow pavement' conversation.)

Very true and sympathies on that.

Yep....also to the two abreast walkers. The answer to that - if they are walking towards you - is to just stand stock still very obviously and then they have to break the "pair" and one of them walk around you.

If they're walking in the same direction and ahead of you - I will just say "Excuse me" in French - not English and I don't know Welsh (ie this is West Wales here). Yep...I am thinking "Two can play at that game - ie of being rude and unthinking" - hence I deliberately put my request in French and, if need be, repeat once or twice more and at a louder volume (still in French). Slaps wrists - I'm being naughty I know to do that....but they started it....

Just back from lunch with a couple of friends and we had lunch in a Cuckfield Village tearoom, which is clearly a dog owners meet up.

It was delightful with the dogs wandering around greeting everyone and each other, and sharing lunch.

I am sure everyone on here would be horrified, - I loved it.

Oreo

Lathyrus3

I think Tenno, it’s dog owners insistence that we all share in the “joy and companionship” of their dogs that causes the problems.
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Yes exactly.

Sitting in a cafe this morning, soaking wet, 2 adults, 3 dogs (I walk somebody else's), dogs were all sitting quietly when someone (who'd just had a very loud chat with a stranger 2 tables away from them for 10 minutes) decided to disturb the dogs because they were so lovely! I didn't want to share her joy and companionship.

When in a public place, we must all be aware of the irritation we cause others. (Don't get me started on people who expect me to walk in the road because they don't want to interrupt their 'walking two abreast on a narrow pavement' conversation.)

I know there are mostly good dog owners reading this who agree with me

No longer a dog owner but yes, I agree.

I don't hate dogs at all. Just don't want to eat and drink with badly behaved spoiled dogs.

Well said.
Dogs are dogs, not fur babies nor are their owners Mummy and Daddy.