After all, they lick their **** just like any other dogs. Why not leave the dog outside and provide assistance as required.? It's not as if the dog can read through the menu to help out while at the table. Surely allowing access is unhygienic, if not, why not allow other well behaved pets in?
2006-11-23 04:50:20 · 27 answers · asked by mark_virgin 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Hey, it's the HSE that bans animals from restaurants for hygiene reasons, not me. I was simply pointing out that they share the same habits as ordinary pets. Rob, I'm sure some very decent people live in trailer parks and have simply fallen on hard times, perhaps through illness or other circumstances. Funny how you are quick to judge me on my attitude to animals yet quick to judge people?!!!!! For the record, I own 2 dogs.
2006-11-23 05:00:18 · update #1
Calvin......WTF?
Thanks to everyone with the sensible answers/discussion points.
Not sure why people are agressive towards me, it's a question, I NEVER said guide dogs should be banned,did I? I think this says more about the individual rather than their capacity to provide an answer to a straight forward question.
2006-11-23 05:12:06 · update #2
hi,
yeah i feel that they should be as this allows the owner to have freedom, but i think that they should be kept away from people who dont like dogs, as not everyone likes dogs liking their bum and then others, not sure this would happen though for a guide dog. I have seen some people that have had to leave the dog near the door or in the corner next to the owner, away from everyone else as some didnt like the dog in their but he just went to sleep while they were eating.
I can see both points of view here, yes they are needed for the owner but some people see it as unhygenic, personaly im not bothered as long as the dog owner is happy with what is happening.
people shouldnt have a go at him because he is only asking a sensible question, he hasnt said that it should be banned, dogs are discusting etc has he NO, so leave him alone.
2006-11-23 22:52:45 · answer #1 · answered by Lisa W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other pets would almost certainly not be as well behaved as a guide dog, and how could you confirm this beforehand a guide dog is trained to the highest level this we already know.
The person with the disability doesn't just need to be able to read the menu they will also move around the restaurant to go to the loo etc, also what restaurant could afford to pay a member of staff to look after the needs of one individual customer. As long as food handlers are not petting the animal and then serving or preparing food then there is no higher risk of airborne contamination from the dog sitting quietly by a table than every time the door is opened from the street.
2006-11-23 05:11:28 · answer #2 · answered by Rod T 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I've got friends with guide dogs. Believe me, the dogs are better behaved than a lot of the people at some of those restaurants! No begging, they cram themselves as far under the table as possible so they're out of the aisle, and I've never heard one bark in such a setting.
If I were blind like them, I would not feel comfortable with a strange person helping me, not knowing my own abilities and limitations. If I want to go to the ladies' room, I would want to simply take my dog, not wait for a waitress to guide me there!
2006-11-23 05:08:27 · answer #3 · answered by Michelle F. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no more unhygienic than the cook or the waiter who handles your food after he's been to the toilet and not washed afterwards, or having a good scratch around various parts of the body and touching everything. I'd prefer well behaved pets any day to people with unsavoury habits, not to mention those who take their hatred on unsuspecting customers by peeing or spitting in food and drink.
2006-11-23 06:11:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What does licking have to do with anything? Are you suggesting that they will lick their butts and then go around and lick people's plates? I don't get your point.
Guide dogs are not "pets," they are highly trained service animals. In the US, the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits any business, government agency, or other organization that provides access to the general public from barring guide dogs. That includes restaurants.
2006-11-23 04:54:18 · answer #5 · answered by EQ 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Yes,absoulutly,people need these dogs to function like everybody else.Plus these dogs are professionally trained to behave better than most children in the public.
2006-11-23 05:32:20 · answer #6 · answered by Gloria M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, yes, yes. they are companions to those in need of help. they guide people around and the dogs help them to find their way around. they are much more highly trained than any other dog, and all they do is lie beside their owner during dinner. they are more than companions in some ways, they are their eyes. there is something more there than what most people see when they see a dog and their owner. it is a very expensive dog. highly trained. they really dont act irrationally and be ignorat like you may expect.
2006-11-23 04:57:50 · answer #7 · answered by rhay ♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it a shame that you should even consider such a question. What have you been doing, trying to come up with something to upset people?
That a person comes up with a question like that would suggest to me that you have not been around as long as guide dogs.
2006-11-23 05:53:04 · answer #8 · answered by Spanner 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they should, They're trained to do a higher purpose of tasks, they dont cuase problems and they are not so unpredictable. They just sit on the carpet, where your shoes have been, the same shoes that you might have trod in fox-dung with a week ago?
2006-11-23 04:53:55 · answer #9 · answered by madbrew2000 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Don't be an idiot! All service dogs are allowed restaurants, planes, buildings, etc. as long as they are clearly marked as a service dog by vest or harness.
Service dogs provide the biggest gift they can give: Independence and Freedom.
2006-11-23 04:53:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋