[Politics] Dogs in restaurants?

[WATFORD zero]

I read that some group or other have challenged the legality of child free resorts and holidays.

Entitled beyond belief. There are plenty of places you can take your wailing cabbage children. Let us child free adults have some space please.

I had a lovely quiet Breakfast this morning at an adults only hotel while Mrs Wz was in their Aerobics class. Only trouble is that I had to travel 1500 miles to get it

 

[Madafwo]

As an aside, I used to play in a pub pool league which was in a side room at our pub. When things got tense, Carly the Alsatian was let into the room to sniff the opposition players whenever it got tense in proceedings.

It's that kind of shithousery home advantage tactics we need to employ at the Amex.

We tried that with CMS and it didn't work.

 

[Brovion]

Yeah, I'm a dog owner and I voted 'No'. Certainly not as a general rule, although if you want to set up a 'dog-friendly' restaurant and market it as such then fair enough I suppose. (Also I notice that the restaurant at Devil's Dyke has a dog section). Well-behaved dogs in pubs is traditional, I'll even accept them in 'tea and toast' cafes, but not restaurants.

 

[The Clamp]

Yeah, I'm a dog owner and I voted 'No'. Certainly not as a general rule, although if you want to set up a 'dog-friendly' restaurant and market it as such then fair enough I suppose. (Also I notice that the restaurant at Devil's Dyke has a dog section). Well-behaved dogs in pubs is traditional, I'll even accept them in 'tea and toast' cafes, but not restaurants.

Ex dog owner myself and will be getting another when I finally come off night shifts.

Love em. Well most of them. Not into monster dogs or overbred toy dogs.

I used to take her into pubs if I knew it was dog friendly. Never into anywhere people eat though. For consideration of others and also because she was a pain in the arse. I want to relax and enjoy food, not keep my eye out for her.

 

[Arthur]

An army of CYCLISTS have invaded the pub that I walk my dog to have breakfast in on occasion on a Sunday.

If we could banish all them to the restaurant area and keep dogs in the lounge area, I'd be very happy.

My local has a lycra clad wanker club that drinks out of it on a Sunday after their rides. They are quite something in that the vast majority have the ability to order a round of drinks without as much of a hint of a please or thank you. It's very difficult to do.

One of the more obnoxious ones orders drinks by saying GET ME A <insert drink here>. That combined with them stood at the bar dripping sweat everywhere and leaving their bikes all over the place taking up half the garden (and on Sunday just gone covering a fire door) they are a royal pain in the arse so give me a pub full of dogs over them any day.

In answer to the question......no dogs don't belong in restaurants. I say this as a dog owner who takes one of his dogs to the pub half of the week.

 

[The Clamp]

My local has a lycra clad wanker club that drinks out of it on a Sunday after their rides. They are quite something in that the vast majority have the ability to order a round of drinks without as much as a hint of a please or thank you. It's very difficult to do.

One of the more obnoxious ones orders drinks by saying GET ME A <insert drink here>. That combined with them stood at the bar dripping sweat everywhere and leaving their bikes all over the place taking up half the garden (and on Sunday just gone covering a fire door) they are a royal pain in the arse so give me a pub full of dogs over them any day.

In answer to the question......no dogs don't belong in restaurants. I say this as a dog owner who takes one of his dogs to the pub half of the week.

London to Brighton this Sunday.

Take what you’ve just described and multiply it by 20,000.

It also disrupts my bus home. Which sounds trivial but after a 14hr night shift the last thing you want to be doing is fannying about trying to find your bus.

Damn them all to Hell.

 

[The Clamp]

AI’s info on child free holidays and the recent objections;

Child-free holidays have become more common and are being challenged for various reasons, including ethical considerations, potential for discrimination, and the impact on families with children. Some argue that child-free spaces are exclusionary and may perpetuate negative stereotypes about children and families. Others suggest that these spaces can offer a valuable opportunity for adults to relax and unwind without the constant presence of children.

Here's a more detailed look at the challenges and arguments surrounding child-free holidays:
Arguments Against Child-Free Holidays:

• Exclusionary and Discriminating:
  Some argue that child-free spaces are discriminatory and create a hostile environment for families with children.
• Negative Stereotypes:
  They can reinforce negative stereotypes about children and parenting, suggesting that children are a nuisance or that parents are incapable of managing their children's behavior.
• Impact on Families:
  Child-free spaces can make it difficult for families with children to enjoy holidays and can lead to feelings of exclusion and frustration.
• Moral and Ethical Concerns:
  Some question the morality of creating spaces that prioritize adults' desires over the needs of families with children.

Absolutely f*** OFF

 

[POSKETT AT THE VALLEY]

Just as long as they don’t drop their guts

We take lavender spray to the pub when we take our dog as his farts are more pungent than Mr Cartwright’s. Serves to mask the smell of mine as well.

 

[WATFORD zero]

AI’s info on child free holidays and the recent objections;

Child-free holidays have become more common and are being challenged for various reasons, including ethical considerations, potential for discrimination, and the impact on families with children. Some argue that child-free spaces are exclusionary and may perpetuate negative stereotypes about children and families. Others suggest that these spaces can offer a valuable opportunity for adults to relax and unwind without the constant presence of children.

Here's a more detailed look at the challenges and arguments surrounding child-free holidays:
Arguments Against Child-Free Holidays:

• Exclusionary and Discriminating:
  Some argue that child-free spaces are discriminatory and create a hostile environment for families with children.
• Negative Stereotypes:
  They can reinforce negative stereotypes about children and parenting, suggesting that children are a nuisance or that parents are incapable of managing their children's behavior.
• Impact on Families:
  Child-free spaces can make it difficult for families with children to enjoy holidays and can lead to feelings of exclusion and frustration.
• Moral and Ethical Concerns:
  Some question the morality of creating spaces that prioritize adults' desires over the needs of families with children.

Absolutely f*** OFF

Having had children, I have done my nearly two decades of being surrounded by screaming kids without moaning or whining about it and I now prefer to spend my time with old quiet people.

So you're right, they can f*** right off

 

[The Clamp]

We take lavender spray to the pub when we take our dog as his farts are more pungent than Mr Cartwright’s. Serves to mask the smell of mine as well.

Great idea. Most people love the smell of lavender and farts with their bacon and eggs

 

[The Clamp]

It’s not that I don’t like children. I think they’re great.

I like sharks. I don’t have any of those either.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Mrs DCH and I are both dog lovers but don't have a dog at the moment after our last one had to be put down a while ago.

We were in Nostos in Hove a couple of weeks ago and Mrs DCH was surprised that they allowed a couple in with their dog. They did get a corner table and the dog was very well behaved, it just laid down in the corner and dozed. However, if you have allergies or even a fear of dogs, you would not expect to have one sat near you in a restaurant no matter how well behaved.

Pubs are a bit different as there have always been dogs in pubs and often the landlord will have a dog of their own.

 

[Justice]

If you have bothered to train your dog it will make itself comfy at your feet and have a nap under the table not walk around or bark at other dogs.

Twats who carry their dog around like a handbag need clubbed to death.

 

[papachris]

What do we think?

Lounge areas of bars.. fine I think.

But right now I’m in a proper restaurant / breakfast place and they allow dogs in.

Panting and dribbling after their walk. Hot dog breath rising up over the tables.

I love dogs. Not with my breakfast though.

To be honest, I think dog owners are afforded far too much leeway and it’s turned a lot of dog owners into smug, entitled, snobs.

Thoughts?

I'm surprised it's even allowed inside. When I used to live in England if we went to eat out with our dog we always went where they had an outside garden or patio area.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

At least you don't see many pubs with pub rottweilers in them nowadays. Used to be quite the thing in some of Crawley's more, um, basic pubs when I worked there. Was always quite unnerving. You were never quite sure if the brute was wandering around the tables scrounging for snacks, or sizing up its next victim. And I never forgot the first rule for what to do if a pub rottweiler starts shagging your leg: fake an orgasm

 

[CheeseRolls]

What do we think?

Lounge areas of bars.. fine I think.

But right now I’m in a proper restaurant / breakfast place and they allow dogs in.

Panting and dribbling after their walk. Hot dog breath rising up over the tables.

I love dogs. Not with my breakfast though.

To be honest, I think dog owners are afforded far too much leeway and it’s turned a lot of dog owners into smug, entitled, snobs.

Thoughts?

This is a bit niche, so I have to ask how many threads is that now?

Can anyone else join the Angry Breakfast Club?

 

[Commander]

Dog owner.

Country pub with people walking in in muddy wellies with a log fire = absolutely, yes. Should be encouraged.

Restaurant where I am going to eat a nice meal = no.

 

[rippleman]

At least you don't see many pubs with pub rottweilers in them nowadays. Used to be quite the thing in some of Crawley's more, um, basic pubs when I worked there. Was always quite unnerving. You were never quite sure if the brute was wandering around the tables scrounging for snacks, or sizing up its next victim. And I never forgot the first rule for what to do if a pub rottweiler starts shagging your leg: fake an orgasm

Yeah. When I was working in a pub in my *cough* teens, not too far away from you, we had an alsatian called Sabre who used to scare the crap out of me. A gang of "inkies" had taken over a house down the road. One night they decided to pay us a visit in our "beer yard" (it wasn't deserving of being called a "garden" having no grass or flowers.)

We were waaaaaaaaaay past time and I had already been out in the yard several times and asked the inkies to leave but they were still showing no signs of doing so. It was late. I was tired. I wanted to go home. So I ventured out to the kitchen, grabbed Sabre by the collar and marched him, growling and snarling out into the yard. With a cheery "are we off now?" Sabre had the desired impact. The were falling over each other in their haste to vacate the premises. Happy days!!

 

[Iggle Piggle]

What's worse as a dog owner, is phoning up to book a table, explaining you have a dog so asking to go in the lounge and then they book you in the f***ing restaurant anyway so you end up with no table and an angry wife .

"Didn't you tell them we had a dog"
"You can't have said we had a dog otherwise they'd have booked us in the lounge"
"We should have left the dog at home"

FFS.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

If the restaurant is part of a pub, then yes happy to see dogs in the bar, but near the table? that's a big no no for me.