Dog Friendly? - Enough Already

Not a huge fan of people either but at least it's not engrained in our DNA to eat vomit, feces, and rotten stuff. Dogs are gonna be dogs and I respect that but goddamn, let them do it in a place that isn't serving me consumables. I'd probably never set foot in a doggie friendly bar...or hospital, grocery store, movie theater, coffee shop. There's not really anything I find appealing about dogs except maybe home security or the companion dog aspect

 

I say put the dogs away. The feet and the animals. Unless there is a designated outdoor section for dogs it seems a little unsanitary. I love my dog but would never bring him to a bar. Also I would never wear flip flops to a bar and I've been to some bars on the beach wearing real shoes. Beach bars are more reasonable I get it. Unless your a female I don't mind a little toe.

 

As long as the dogs buy their own beer I'm cool with it.

 

Interesting topic that I hadn't thought much about before. I think it depends a lot on the vibe of the place. I love the industrial or outdoor setting in some San Diego breweries with dogs, babies, etc mixed in with the beer drinkers. Its like the neighborhood barbecue where everyone is out together having a good time. On the other hand, if the place is more like a bar, I can't see trying to squeeze in between all the people and step over dogs at the same time.
I will say that when I retire, I'll certainly seek out dog-friendly breweries where I can hang out with my dog (wife is welcome as well) and enjoy my post-rat-race years.

 

All dogs are descended from wolves. So you must ask yourself - do you really want to be at least partially inebriated in a crowded room full of furniture when a nearby large pack of dogs suddenly remembers what they really are?

 

I say less people and more dogs... I like them better anyway!

 

Those groups are something that would drive me out of a establishment ASAP. I like a few quiet pints or some live music. I can see how that would get old fast.

 

I would never take my dog, he doesn't know how to act right at home, I cringe to think of the foolishness he would get into at a bar with other dogs. I would like to think that most people would take this into consideration when they go out, but I'm see plenty of societal clues to tell me otherwise.

 

The only time I was there it was around 3:00 PM on a Thursday in May. THIS ^^^^^ was the scene. I halfway expected it to be pretty busy and I wasn't planning on bellying up (just getting growlers) but I was a little paranoid about taking too long, as I was parking in the "you'll be towed if you aren't eating here" restaurant parking lot next door. Despite being way busy, the bartender (not germane to the subject but she was dayum cute) was very nice, calm, cool and upon misunderstanding my order (I ordered two growlers, she brought a pint of one, growler of the other) she was cool, comp'd the pint and rounded up my other growler most quickly. And yes, a commensurate tip was certainly left. So busy - hell yes. Nice place to visit - hell yes.

Truer statement on this topic has not been uttered. if a business owner decides that it is in their best interest to allow dogs, than great. They will succeed or fail based upon the lot of their decisions, where the dog choice alone probably isn't going to sink any one business. I will go to a place with or without a dog policy since it doesn't really bother me. It may be a deciding factor if the place is already busting at the seams, but in reality, I don't have any problem at all with dogs. I have had as many as six at a time and currently have four. I will also almost always make a friend of a strange dog if given the chance. Where I do have an issue with the overabundance of dog friendly places is that some folks are inevitably going to drag their dogs along to a bar whether the dog wants to or not. Some dogs get very nervous and stressed out around crowds and other dogs. From what I know of people, a good lot of them are either too stupid to understand when a dog is stressed, or they simply wouldn't care and drag the dog along anyway. Dogs (that are pets) don't typically bite out of sport. They do so out of fear or protective instinct. For this reason I see bringing dogs to bars and breweries as an unnecessary risk to both the dogs as well as people. But again, the business owner has the right to make the determination on how much risk they are willing to take.

I'm trying to "unlearn" the existence of that item. I see them at the gym every now and then, and they give me the creeps.

 

If the venue allows dogs and you don't like it, take that up with the owners of said venue. Otherwise, deal with it or go somewhere else.

 

You're talking about most beer people, right? I can guarantee you most dogs are cleaner than a lot of people I've seen at bars.

 

Depends, will the people suddenly remember they're really Apes at the same time?

 

This thread is why I always do my drinking at the dog park. How do you like that Benji?


Plenty of places don't allow dogs or kids, stick to those if it's such a problem.

 

All that needs to happen is for you to have a dog that loves you completely. It is your loss that you feel the way you do about dogs. Dogs may behave in the ways that you cite, but humans have a distinct predisposition for territoriality, aggression, and violence. Many "bad" dogs have a "bad" human connection. If you haven't, go visit a public dog shelter and observe.
My parents gave my brother and I a German Short-haired Pointer when we were young. "Mike" literally waited daily for me at the bus stop. In the second grade, he walked into my classroom, five miles from home, and sat next to my desk. Since that day I have had a connection with dogs that is spiritual. Dogs may or may not belong in public places, but besmirching the character of dogs and their timeless connection to our species is very short-sighted indeed.

 

Maybe you have some "Caveman" in your family tree?

 

It's the owners call and you can vote with your feet. If the people who don't like dogs in the bar outnumber the dog people- they will probably ban dogs.

 

A resonable number of dogs that are all on leashes at a bar that has an outdoor area for them? Sure thats totally fine, but a whole bunch of dogs running around freely in a totally indoor area? No thanks, no to the the dog hair that will eventually float into my drink and no to the very high chance one of them will take a dump on the floor. I love dogs but theres really many other places you can take them if you just cant leave them at home for a night

 

Not anymore. They kept breaking branches and chewing on the leaves, so I had to ask them to leave. My family dwells in a civilized tree, thank you!

The pack of wolves isn't even the worst possible scenario - the dogs could suddenly recall that they are actually descended from single-celled organisms that coincidentally cause virulent plague in humans. And you'd be stuck in a crowded, enclosed space with them!

 

One wishes to be respectful of others. I would be comfortable taking my 120 lb Lab anywhere he's welcome but I've had neighbors who were scared of him because of his size. The guy is so gentle he will let unruly kittens sleep on his head.

On the other hand I wouldn't take the 8 lb Pomeranian anywhere because she would jump up on the table, insist on being fed off a plate and then complain about the menu.

 

Sounds like good science fiction.