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Originally Posted by rubicon
Comfort dogs don't comfort some people. If a person is not inclined toward dogs then they will not be comfortable with a dog in a restaurant and at a hotel. We made reservation for a weekend at a hotel recommended by our hosts for a celebration for some friends. I was not a happy camper when people started showing up with their dogs when checking in. so the next time I make reservations for an overnight that is the first question I am asking them So three large dogs inside a restaurant would drive me out. It would have been more considerate had these three women remained on the outside patio with their darlings.
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And I suppose people in wheelchairs should also be more considerate and not eat in restaurants lest their wheelchairs block the way of some customers. This is the reason for the ADA laws to begin with--people were according those with disabilities second-class status, refusing them access with all of their support services. If these dogs were service dogs, and I'm going to assume they were because the manager told Barefoot they were, they had as much right to be there as anyone else in that restaurant. If they were in training, they still had that right, and also a need to be experiencing inside venues.
As you would not frequent again the hotel that takes dogs, so you could walk out of a restaurant and eat somewhere else. The dogs had the right to be in that hotel and in that restaurant. You have the right to go elsewhere. Nobody's doing the wrong thing in these two situations.