Ban dogs from pubs or anywhere that serves food indoors.



mcgeezer said:
I have my reasons but i’m not a fan of dogs, i certainly wouldn’t own one. Whether one is outside in public or in the public house doesn’t really bother me, i just tend to stay clear of them. A few fluffy cats in pubs would be superb though.
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Few pubs about that have a ‘pub cat’. Free Trade in Newcastle is the only North East one I can think of.
Select coaches said:
I would say kids can go to kid friendly pubs because unlike dogs they can’t be left alone. Also kids go there to have a meal couple of j2o’s and a bit of social interaction. Not exactly sure what enjoyment a dog gets.

Agreed about parents making sure they behave properly though.
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The same - treats and a bit of social interaction, generally.

Think some non-dog owners don’t seem to get is that you don’t just magically get a well behaved, well socialised dog who can interact with people properly without taking them out around different people and different scenarios.

The pub is a great place to do that and dogs have been welcome in pubs for more time than they haven’t.

It’s good that we have pubs which don’t allow dogs though for those who really done want to be around them. Also, if you just let your dog bark and bother people in the pub without training it not to, you have no business owning the dog let alone taking it to a pub.
 
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Tmm24 said:
Not bothered about dogs in pubs as people can go elsewhere but dont like dogs on buses as its am enclosed space and they might be someone on there scared or allergic to dogs plus who wants to sit on a bus seat covered in dog hair
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As someone else alluded to, buses have to allow assistance dogs on board so if you have an allergy or a phobia you need to be prepared for that anyway.
 
So are all those who are all upset about going to a dog friendly pub and finding a dog there, doing anything about it?

Are you writing to your MP or deciding to vote for a MP who is pushing for banning dogs (I don't think there are any)?
Are you starting a petition on change.org to see dogs banned?
Are you writing to pub landlords, breweries and other pub chain owners asking them to ban dogs?
or are you whinging to strangers on a Sunderland message board and making no difference what so ever?

I suspect everyone is just doing the latter.

If you are not going to do anything about it, let it off your chest and then deal with the fact it is not going to change.
 
DaveH said:
Me neither, yet the dog haters of the SMB claim that whenever they go into a pub, the noise is like feeding time at Battersea. Barking, biting, dogs running everywhere, etc etc. Either they go into absolutely mental pubs, the likes nobody else here has ever seen, or they are making it up to get attention on this thread. I suspect the latter.
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I think these are the same people who, during Covid, were overjoyed when everywhere was closed as, pre-Covid, they had seemingly only ever been to public places - pubs, shopping centres, buses, planes, restaurants - where everyone - absolutely EVERYONE! - was coughing, spluttering, licking each other's faces and generally being as anti-social as it's possible to be.
 
We were in The Swan in Grassmere yesterday. Only took the puppy as I knew it would be busy. There were four other dogs at different tables in the room we were in. None bothered the other and not one bark. Every table was eating.

Two things pissed me off:

Bloke on the next table watching the forest vs mags game on his phone (no sound, so no issue) when the dog was after some attention, he called it 'benji' then 'Ben' but when it was really wanting attention 'Benjamin' as if it was its Sunday name and knew the difference. Dozy twat! His teenage son was an arsenal fan as well. Wrang uns if you ask me.

When they left, the table was filled by a mother, daughter and the dad at the bar getting served. They sat down and put their f***ing poodle type dog in between them on the seat. Absolute dicks!

We were leaving so I don't know if the staff will have told them to get it down. They shouldn't have to be told, they should just know!

My pup was nee bother the whole time, lay under the table with a chew stick and was occupied. As @Charmless Man said above, non dog owners probably don't realise they have to be trained to behave in pubs and that's where some of the training does have to happen.

In the case of yesterday, it just proved there's some idiot owners who need training probably more than the dogs.
 
DaveH said:
So are all those who are all upset about going to a dog friendly pub and finding a dog there, doing anything about it?

Are you writing to your MP or deciding to vote for a MP who is pushing for banning dogs (I don't think there are any)?
Are you starting a petition on change.org to see dogs banned?
Are you writing to pub landlords, breweries and other pub chain owners asking them to ban dogs?
or are you whinging to strangers on a Sunderland message board and making no difference what so ever?

I suspect everyone is just doing the latter.

If you are not going to do anything about it, let it off your chest and then deal with the fact it is not going to change.
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@mini-x2 is writing a strongly worded letter to Greene King 🤣🤣🤣
 
Brother Lee said:
We were in The Swan in Grassmere yesterday. Only took the puppy as I knew it would be busy. There were four other dogs at different tables in the room we were in. None bothered the other and not one bark. Every table was eating.

Two things pissed me off:

Bloke on the next table watching the forest vs mags game on his phone (no sound, so no issue) when the dog was after some attention, he called it 'benji' then 'Ben' but when it was really wanting attention 'Benjamin' as if it was its Sunday name and knew the difference. Dozy twat! His teenage son was an arsenal fan as well. Wrang uns if you ask me.

When they left, the table was filled by a mother, daughter and the dad at the bar getting served. They sat down and put their f***ing poodle type dog in between them on the seat. Absolute dicks!

We were leaving so I don't know if the staff will have told them to get it down. They shouldn't have to be told, they should just know!

My pup was nee bother the whole time, lay under the table with a chew stick and was occupied. As @Charmless Man said above, non dog owners probably don't realise they have to be trained to behave in pubs and that's where some of the training does have to happen.

In the case of yesterday, it just proved there's some idiot owners who need training probably more than the dogs.
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Exactly our Cockapoo is 3 in March he’s been going to Keswick and Seahouses since he was a Pup ,up in Keswick for the Newyear and will frequent many pubs .he’s a pleasure to take with us and everyone makes a fuss off him .
 
Brother Lee said:
I reckon @mini-x2 has just been bored the last few days and is a bit of a wum.

You can tell he loves dogs in pubs really. Well behaved ones anyway.
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Of course they are. They were not getting enough bites from the general patter, so upped it to saying people with dogs in pubs are sad loners with no friends and family, didn't get bites and upped that to "people live in houses full of dog shit because they don't clean up".

Desperate for attention by making up shit.
 
DaveH said:
Of course they are. They were not getting enough bites from the general patter, so upped it to saying people with dogs in pubs are sad loners with no friends and family, didn't get bites and upped that to "people live in houses full of dog shit because they don't clean up".

Desperate for attention by making up shit.
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He should face up to his loneliness and get a dog.
 

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