Where is Dog Friendly? Options

[pbonnay]

In France, I could take my dog into many shops and businesses, but the UK is so different.

Here, my dog (well behaved and gentle natured) has been welcomed into the Vodafone shop, and, of course, pet shops - but not many other places!

John Lewis stores used to allow dogs in, but I now notice it is only assistance dogs.

So, come on, where in Newbury are the dog friendly shops and pubs?

Thanx

[motormad]

Put some Stevie Wonder glasses on and give your dog a high visibility jacket. You can go wherever you like then!

[On the edge]

I must admit, although I love dogs, I'm not convinced I want to see them everywhere. Particularly in retail outlets. Why is this necessary anyway?

Just as an aside, Newbury does gave some odd views on this type of issue. A couple of months back, I saw someone wheeling a grubby bike through Sainsburys, past the deli counter. Yes, I know it was probably no more dirty than a trolley or a push chair, but perception is everything.

[Andy Capp]

Dogs are dirty and should stay outside and on the floor. They lick their groin and tread bare foot in their own urine. Spare a thought to those people that are allergic to dogs too.

BTW - I like dogs, and would have one if I had the wherewithal.

[MontyPython]

They lick their groin

So would you if you could!

[MontyPython]

So, come on, where in Newbury are the dog friendly shops and pubs?

Thanx

I've heard the local Korean restaurant loves to serve them!

[motormad]

So would you if you could!

Of course you can.
I did.

[Andy Capp]

So would you if you could!

[spartacus]

I like dogs., however I wouldn't want someone else's dog sniffing around, shedding hair, cocking it's leg or humping the leg of a mannequin if I was in a shop to buy clothes for instance.

It's bad enough when you go to the gym and the pool's closed because some child (well behaved and gentle natured no doubt) has honked up in the pool so it's closed. I dread to think of the problems a few dog eggs laid in the perfume department of Camp's would cause....

[Exhausted]

I can't imagine why anyone would want to take a dog shopping, they are useless at helping with decisions on what make of beans the owner should buy for instance and have a nasty habit of taking a dump whenever the mood takes them.

[spartacus]

Well at least the dogs can't claim their Human Rights are being abused by not being let in....

[Simon Kirby]

In France, I could take my dog into many shops and businesses, but the UK is so different.

Here, my dog (well behaved and gentle natured) has been welcomed into the Vodafone shop, and, of course, pet shops - but not many other places!

John Lewis stores used to allow dogs in, but I now notice it is only assistance dogs.

So, come on, where in Newbury are the dog friendly shops and pubs?

Thanx

Caffe Nero are dog-friendly.

I wouldn't usually take my dogs into shops as I understand that other people can be strange about that kind of thing. It's not usually a problem because on the rare occasion when we go for a troll round the shops as a family one of us will stay outside with the dogs, and unless it's absolutely tipping it down we always sit outside in tea rooms.

We were visiting Woodbridge one time and were looking at having lunch at a rather posh cafe and the proprietor came out and made a great fuss of the dogs and insisted we all come in, which was very welcoming so we did. Bloody expensive though!

I've walked the dogs through the Kennet Centre though I understand that's actually a dog-free zone.

[Simon Kirby]

As an aside, If we took our dogs into Newbury or any number of other places we'd likely not have anyone come up and talk to us, but in other towns is quite the opposite. We visited Salisbury one time and it must have been at least a dozen people came and talked to our dogs. I find it funny how marked the difference can be from one town to another.

The cafe at the Weyhill Fairground will come out with dog biscuits if they see you have a dog with, and their scones are the best I've found anywhere, though curiously enough the staff can sometimes be a little unfriendly to people.

Stokes of Stockbridge is a nice tea room and they'll come out with a bowl of water for the dogs.

[Strafin]

Newbury is weird like that, I too have had really good dog experiences in other towns more pubs than shops though.

[pbonnay]

I certainly find that having a dog with you when walking in town results in all manner of people coming over to stroke the animal and engage you in conversation. It is a great ice-breaker.

I can understand dogs not being allowed in certain premises, but the phobia and hysterical reaction you sometimes see is a bit pathetic.

As for dogs walking in their own urine, mine doesn't and would suggest a visit to any publicly accessible gents toilet to see how disgusting humans can be. Do you sanitise the soles of your shoes between premises?

And not all dogs hump everything in sight. Mine's a lady!

[ivan i]

Dogs make houses smell! Owners won't admit it as they get used to it, but visitors notice. Cats are worse though, disgusting that many people let them jump up on tables and kitchen worktops!!!
Therefore neither should be inflicted on unwilling members of the public.

[Biker1]

So, come on, where in Newbury are the dog friendly shops and pubs?
Thanx

Have a look here. Other dog friendly pub sites are available!
(By the way it's spelt "Thanks"! )

[motormad]

Biker1, Newbury Today's resident spelling Nazi!

[Simon Kirby]

Dogs make houses smell! Owners won't admit it as they get used to it, but visitors notice. Cats are worse though, disgusting that many people let them jump up on tables and kitchen worktops!!!
Therefore neither should be inflicted on unwilling members of the public.

Assuming for a minute that dogs do indeed make the owner's houses smell (and I adore how my dogs smell, and suspect it's me rather than my dogs that contribute more to my house's aroma, but whatever) how does the smelliness or otherwise of the place where I live impact on where my dogs should or shouldn't visit, and when you talk about inflicting my dogs on unwilling members of the public is that just some hyperbolic way of saying I shouldn't be allowed to walk my dogs through a shop because you don't like how my house smells? That does rather support pbonnay's point about the reaction being hysterical.

[motormad]

inflicting my dogs on unwilling members of the public

Just lobbing dogs at peoples faces?