This is a discussion on What do you guys think of this? within the In the News forums, part of the Off-Topic category; Unruly kids - who has those?, but the parents think they "are so cute" linda...
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07-26-2006, 10:17 AM
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Even if we had dog-friendly restaurants, I doubt Dudley could handle it. When he sees anyone, especially children, he will do almost anything to get to them. He also believes everyone that walks by him should pet him, so much so, that if they don't at least look at him, he will give them a "Hey, look at me!" bark. Behavior not really conducive to fine-dining
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07-26-2006, 02:45 PM
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Oh this is too fun a topic!
My babies are way too young to participate in anything as social dining etiquete. Of course... I know my dogs! They are still puppies. My dogs are at the table at meal time. My husband and I live alone and we will often share scraps with them while we dine. It means nothing to us. However, I have noticed that when my brother comes for dinner, he is not so excited that Spoilt and Rotten are at our feet during dinner. Of course, he is not a dog person either. At this time in thier little puppy lives, taking them out to dine would not be very acceptable I think because they are easily distracted. They have yet to learn the COME command and like to bark at the cars, joggers, birds, frogs and anything else passing by. It would be disruptive to other diners right now. We do have Sonic's here though and they have outside dining tables anyways. We also do not make a habit of eating out much and usually bring it back home to eat anyway so it wouldn't really be something I would raise cain about. I agree with the dog hair comment though. Lots of people are also highly allergic to dog hair so that would not be very good. However, if they can have smoking and nonsmoking areas, I don't see why they can not have dog and nondog areas as well. You will have a ton of flack on your hands though in highly populated areas that do not offer the tax paying smoker his own area yet they will allow a dog area for dining. (FYI...I quit smoking 9 yrs ago...but still believe smokers should have some rights as well!) In any case....I thought this a fun topic, one that you wouldn't normally think of anyway. Now I want to go home and feed my babies!!! |
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07-26-2006, 04:31 PM
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Oh that is cute - I think Cody's butt would wiggle right off too.
Woggiebear, I am happy to hear you quit smoking. We had a smoking ban passed in our city last year and there is no smoking allowed in restaurants or bars - any public indoor place. linda |
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07-26-2006, 04:32 PM
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Oh that is cute - I think Cody's butt would wiggle right off too.
Woggiebear, I am happy to hear you quit smoking. We had a smoking ban passed in our city last year and there is no smoking allowed in restaurants or bars, nor any indoor public place. linda |
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07-27-2006, 01:43 AM
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Maybe the Mexican Hairless Dog would be suitable for a restaurant kitchen or as one member inferred, have the dogs kitted out in netting???? But hands up who doesn't let their own Corgis in their kitchens at home or when visiting a friend. Why Taylor is my "kitchen dog." It so happened that only last week d when I dropped a piece of meat on the kitchen floor. that Taylor waited patiently to see if I would say yea or nay. Then I dropped a piece of cheese a few days ago - and the same thing. Now here is a permanently hungry dog who is slightly underweight due to agility and one who loves his food. So I'm quite certain that if left with a dish of food on the table he would not hop up on a chair and scoff it down. There are many, many adult dogs like that out there.
What you have got to do is talk to people who have experienced the kind of freedom of owner-dog movement that has been mentioned here and I'm sure the plusses will outweigh the negatives. Why, in some countries you have to travel half a day to get to a beach that will allow dogs to run around. |
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07-27-2006, 05:12 AM
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Letting them in our own kitchens is quite different than having them in restaurants kitchens or dining areas. Remember, there are people out there that are totally turned off by dogs and the thought of eating with them is quite unpleasant.
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07-27-2006, 07:26 AM
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mmmmm . . . fresh dog hair . . . better than any herb . . .
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07-27-2006, 07:10 PM
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Imagine oodles of dogs in the midst of shedding season being allowed in restaurants, near kitchens and other peoples food. I don't know about you guys, but I have on occasion, found a human hair in my food while dining out and that was not appealing to me.
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