We just arrived in Beaune, France, on our way to Monpazier. With Crosby. No restaurant at the hotel, so we asked for some suggestions. Because they're so uptight in the US about dogs in restos, I asked of the concierge making suggestions, "Are dogs allowed?" he looked at me like I was nuts. "Of course!"
I don't recall ever hearing of anyone in Europe dying or contracting disease or anything else because someone took a dog out in public, or to a restaurant. People know if it's too hot or otherwise too unsafe to take their dogs out. It's no big deal to them. Our only problem is that the restaurants here are so small and the tables so close together, our golden is not too comfortable in them. We rarely take him. But we might tonight. Both the hotel and the city are new to him, and we've been in the car all day.
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