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Following this starting in another thread I thought perhaps it deserved it's own thread.
Apparently in Europe dogs are allowed almost everywhere eg. restuarants, trains, shops etc... They seem to hold their dogs in higher regard than we do at least here in Oz, they are part of the family and are seen in public always.
When we took T to the vets last Tuesday they didn't keep him in so we had both dogs when we went for lunch. The Hotel down there has a lovely outdoor area where dogs are not allowed (no dogs in eating areas in Oz). So we put them outside the area and sat close to the edge where we could see them and had our lunch. They were quiet and well behaved and realistically could have been under the table and no-one would have been any the wiser.
I am in two minds about this. I would love to be able to take the boys everywhere we go, but I understand not everyone has clean, well behaved dogs and if those dogs are allowed into these areas then it would be chaos and very unpleasant for all concerned. Perhaps the establishments could have a right to ask those people and their dogs to leave if they were unruley.
I understand not everyone likes dogs, but I don't like children and I have to put up with them screaming and throwing tantrums when I go out to eat or in the supermarket. My dogs are not as unpleasant as many children!
Anyway thought this might be an interesting thread - what are youur thoughts on dogs in public places.
Apparently in Europe dogs are allowed almost everywhere eg. restuarants, trains, shops etc... They seem to hold their dogs in higher regard than we do at least here in Oz, they are part of the family and are seen in public always.
When we took T to the vets last Tuesday they didn't keep him in so we had both dogs when we went for lunch. The Hotel down there has a lovely outdoor area where dogs are not allowed (no dogs in eating areas in Oz). So we put them outside the area and sat close to the edge where we could see them and had our lunch. They were quiet and well behaved and realistically could have been under the table and no-one would have been any the wiser.
I am in two minds about this. I would love to be able to take the boys everywhere we go, but I understand not everyone has clean, well behaved dogs and if those dogs are allowed into these areas then it would be chaos and very unpleasant for all concerned. Perhaps the establishments could have a right to ask those people and their dogs to leave if they were unruley.
I understand not everyone likes dogs, but I don't like children and I have to put up with them screaming and throwing tantrums when I go out to eat or in the supermarket. My dogs are not as unpleasant as many children!
Anyway thought this might be an interesting thread - what are youur thoughts on dogs in public places.